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WCHC Bond Refinance Saves County and Hospital Money
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WCHC Saving Around $600,000 Through Bond Refinancing
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Washington County Supervisors Table Action on COVID Relief Funds
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After tabling the item last week, the Washington County Board of Supervisors approved changes to the county’s procurement policy during their meeting Tuesday.
County Engineer Jacob Thorius commented that he changed some of the wording of the policy after talking with County Attorney John Gish, which now includes that competitive pricing is “not required” instead of “encouraged” for purchases of less than $10,000. Thorius also pointed out a change after discussing with County Auditor Dan Widmer that purchases exceeding $75,000 shall require the Board of Supervisors approval, rather than $20,000 that was previously included. A revised procurement policy was sought as the county is looking to apply to the Iowa Department of Homeland Security to reimburse funds spent for cleanup following last year’s derecho.
A wide-ranging election bill sits on Governor Kim Reynolds’ desk, which the Washington County Auditor points out was strongly opposed by the Iowa State Association of County Auditors.
The bill proposes many changes for absentee and poll voting with greater sanctions on county auditors, including shortening the period of mailing absentee ballots and early in-person voting from the current 29 days to 20 days before an election, closing election day polls an hour earlier at 8 p.m., requiring that mailed absentee ballots be in election officials’ hands by 8 p.m. on Election Day instead of the postmark date with some exceptions, and moving up the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot and for voter preregistration to 15 days before Election Day instead of the current 10 days. Washington County Auditor Dan Widmer (R) says the shortened period for mailing absentee ballots and for his office to be able to contact voters to correct ballot issues is going to have a large impact on his