The Cedar County Commission met August 31, 2026. Present: Kenneth Thomton; Presiding Commissioner; Ted Anderson, Southern Commissioner, Ron Alumbaugh, Northern Commissioner, Peggy Kenney, Training Advisor; Caria Lowe, Treasurer.

Minutes from August 24,2026, were approved and signed

Motion by Anderson; Second by Thornton to enact a burn ban for all of Cedar County until further notice

Alumbaugh-yes; Anderson-yes; Thornton-yes

Bill & Betty Pins discussed what they consider an abandoned burned house and the potential safety hazard it could cause

Leah Morton, Assessor, presented a weekly reportfrom August 25-31,2026

Paul Long, Ollisl AkersIArney Insurance discussed the county going out for RFQ for risk management insurance

James McCrary, Sheriff presented weekly report

Bills were approved and signed

Met with DJ Ford, Road & Bridge Supervisor

Weston Hanger presented a “Conditional Right of Way Clearance Certification Statement” for BRO-ROZO(001)

Motion by Anderson; Second by Alumbaugh to approve $2,900 to Tyler Technologies out of ARPA fundsfor continued software improvement

Alumbaugh-yes; Anderson-yes; Thornton-yes