The Des Moines County Board approved a contract with the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission to draft a data‑center ordinance, paying $6,000 at initiation and $6,000 on completion (not to exceed $12,000); members discussed holding a public hearing or work session to gather community input.

After the regular meeting the board met in a work session with guests to discuss data centers, which county ordinances currently do not allow, and explored options including a temporary moratorium and drafting new ordinance language.

Following adjournment the board agenda schedules an information sharing session to address data center ordinance considerations; the agenda lists the session but provides no materials or staff presenters in the excerpt.

Commissioners agreed to refine a proposed resident survey about the county's vision and to hold a short work session; the session sparked an extended discussion about a county solar ordinance, transmission capacity, tax treatment of solar projects and whether incentives should benefit local taxpayers.