By Sam Parsons

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met yesterday morning and discussed potential 28E agreements to be made with the city of Eddyville for police protection services for both fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25. County auditor Teri Rodgers said that the city had already begun making payments for the last fiscal year, and both agreements were approved by the board.

The board also discussed police protection services for unincorporated cities in Mahaska County. Supervisor Chuck Webb outlined a potential framework for a collection of cities including Barnes City, Beacon, Eddyville, Fremont, Keomah, Leighton, University Park, and Rose Hill. Those cities would pay a combined amount of over $156,000 to the county for police protection services. Ultimately, the board agreed to move forward with that framework, with the idea that they would revisit hourly rates.

The next regular meeting with the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors is scheduled for October 7.