On Tuesday, November 21st, at 0900, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office will hold a Swearing In Ceremony in the Sheriff’s Office Conference Room on the second floor of the Scott County Courthouse. Jake Turner and Adrian Jones have been hired as the newest deputy sheriffs for Scott County. Jake Turner...

A Medical Care Reimbursement Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is a pre-tax benefit account used to pay for eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses that aren’t covered by your insurance plan or elsewhere. It’s a smart, simple way to save money while keeping you and your family healthy and protected. As you complete your Open Enrollment for 2018 you may wish to consider electing to contribute funds to a FSA to spend on eligible expenses throughout the year.

Each November, American Diabetes Month takes focus in the public health field to raise attention on the disease that tens of millions people are impacted by on a daily basis. Attached you will find information on diabetes, prediabetes and risk factors. For additional information on diabetes, visit https://idph.iowa.gov/diabetes , https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/home/index.html and http://www.diabetes.org/ .

The following policies were approved by the Board on Thursday, October 19, 2017: Human Resources Policy P “Insurance and Deferred Compensation” updated the policy in preparation for upcoming insurance open enrollment. Every October the Board of Supervisors sets the new employee premium rates for...

2017 United Way Pledge Drive Your Department will be receiving pledge forms in the next couple of days. If you would like to contribute please fill it out and have it back to your Scott County United Way representative by October 25, 2017, Wednesday.

10/3/17 @ 9 am in the Board Room. Congratulations for Years of Service, Retirement Recognitions and announcement of the Employee of the Quarter.

Thinking about retiring? Scott Community College is offering a course that focuses on the financial challenges and opportunities unique to today's retirees. If you are thinking of retiring, this course will teach you fundamental principles of financial planning in retirement. Learn how to better manage and control your investments; get information on basic tax reduction strategies; increase your monthly income; protect your life's savings from investment mistakes, and avoid unnecessary estate taxes. Learn how to plan for the threat of a healthcare catastrophe; how to reduce taxes on retirement account distributions; and how to pass your life's savings to your heirs with minimal probate, tax and legal costs.

The Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) is a private, nonprofit corporation whose members are county officials and employees from the 99 counties in Iowa. ISAC has established scholarships which are funded by the ISAC Education Foundation. In 2017, ISAC awarded six $2,500 scholarships, six $1,000 scholarships, and one $2,500 past president scholarship. The scholarships go to high school seniors who are the children of county officials and county employees. ISAC has had a scholarship program for about 18 years. All of the scholarship winners are recognized at a ceremony that takes place every year as part of the business meeting at the ISAC Legislative Conference. Deadline for entries for the 2018 ISAC Scholarships is December 8, 2017 and Scholarships will be awareded during the ISAC Legislative Conference General Session on March 15, 2018.

2017 PRIDE PARTY Thursday November 9th 4:00-7:00 Starlite Ball Room Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Sign Up Here (RSVP by Oct 26) Update: 2017 PRIDE PARTY RAFFLE WINNERS Thanks again to Department Heads and Elected Officials for donating the money for this raffle! Ardel Wright, Retiree Yvonne Bright...