Jefferson Co. BOS Discusses and Considers Reduction in County Attorney Budget

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attends the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairfield, Iowa. This is coverage of Part One of a Two Part Episode. This episode shows the part of the meeting agenda where the Board of Supervisors discusses and considers reduction in the County Attorney budget. Lee Dimmitt mentions that the Board has legal authority to take money from the County Attorney’s budget. County Attorney Chauncey Moulding stressed to Lee Dimmitt some of the possible legal ramifications the Board may be facing if the Board reduces his budget. Assistant Jefferson County Attorney Ed Kelly explained the Iowa Supreme Court is retaining this case for themselves to rule on and he urged the Board patience to let the legal process run its course. The Board wants to have a conversation with County Attorney Chauncey Moulding and County Sheriff Bart Richmond. Watch it all here! It all happened October 6, 2025.