By Sam Parsons

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting yesterday morning and approved a services agreement with Mahaska Health. As part of the agreement, the hospital will fully fund a Mahaska County Sheriff’s Deputy to be stationed at the hospital year-round, including salary and benefits, for security purposes. The agreement was approved unanimously by the board.

The board also approved the termination of a 28E agreement with Keokuk County for the shared assistant attorney position. Mahaska County attorney Andrew Ritland told the board that Keokuk County attorney Maddison Denny reached out to him requesting the termination of the agreement in the wake of their shared assistant attorney, Trevor Rubenzer, leaving his role for a new employment opportunity. Ritland told the board that he did not anticipate the vacant role being filled imminently. 

The next regular meeting for the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors is scheduled for October 6.