Arrowood appointed deputy auditor
Jasper County’s Assistant Financial Officer Carol Kielly has announced she plans to retire next April. With Kielly’s imminent departure, the auditor’s office wants to ensure that the important position remains filled with a knowledgeable employee. For that reason, the auditor’s office requested the Board of Supervisors create the position of a third deputy auditor.
The supervisors agreed, and approved the auditor’s selection of Teresa Arrowood to fill the position. Arrowood has been serving as real estate clerk in the auditor’s office. She will begin her new duties Sept. 13 and will be learning Kielly’s job duties until Kielly retires in April. Arrowood’s salary will start at $39,428, 66 percent of the auditor’s wages, until Kielly’s retirement, when she will earn 80 percent of the auditor’s wages.
Deputy Auditor Marlena Ray said she felt the selection of Arrowood was a good one.
“Carol started in the assessor’s office and that was a good background,” Ray said. “Now Teresa’s working in real estate will give her good working knowledge of the county. I will be glad to be working along with her.”
Kielly started working for the city assessor’s office while she was still in high school, then went to work for Jasper County in 1975.
In other action Tuesday, the supervisors:
• Approved the annual progress report from the Empowerment Board for fiscal year 2009-10. The Board of Supervisors acts as fiscal agent for Empowerment Board funding of federal dollars for the Early Childhood programs, and state dollars for the School-Ready programs.
• Approved the termination of Geographic Information Systems Professional Services with The Schneider Corp. Schneider will continue to provide web hosting services for the Beacon Website for the Jasper County Assessor’s Office.
• Approved the low bid from Noble Ford of Newton for two 3/4 ton super cab pickups for $27,144 each; and one 1-ton super cab pickup for $27,891 for the Secondary Roads Department. The supervisors also approved the low bid from Charles Gabus Ford for a SUV for use by County Engineer Russ Stutt for $29,297.28.
• Approved the bid from Midwest Automatic Fire Sprinkler Co. of Des Moines for $3,210 to install a fire sprinkler system in a portion of the Jasper County Law Enforcement Center basement utilized by the MINE Task Force.
• Approved the purchase of two heavy-duty dehumidifiers from Boston Green Goods for $4056.96 to be used in the Jasper County Courthouse basement. The courthouse’s lower level has been experiencing moisture and mold issues this summer due to the heavy rains, and county officials’ basement offices have been relocated to other county areas until the situation can be remedied.
• Approved a request from organizers of the 2010 Jasper County Crop Walk to gather on the courthouse lawn on Oct. 3.
• Approved the hiring of Terry Gragg as temporary part-time skilled laborer for the Secondary Roads Department at a pay rate of $19.23, effective Sept. 13 through Dec. 31, 2010.
