The Webster County Board of Supervisors named Krystal Lloyd as the county’s new budget and finance director Tuesday.

Lloyd has been with the county since 2015 and joined the Auditor’s Office in 2017. She was the Democratic nominee for Webster County auditor in last year’s election. She was defeated by Republican Shaunna Abrams.

In her new position, she replaces Deena McCaulley, who took a role outside of county government. Lloyd’s new role became effective July 7. Her starting salary is $75,000.

“We are thrilled to have Krystal Lloyd transition to be our new budget and finance director,” said Supervisor Niki Conrad. “She has done excellent work in the Auditor’s Office and as the drainage clerk. She’s also helped with elections. I’d be here all day telling you all of the things that Krystal does for us, and we’re so glad that she has joined us in this role.”

“Krystal is an excellent employee,” said Supervisor Bob Thode. “She has done a great job and I look forward to working with her in her new job.”

The supervisors approved the purchase of a motor grader from Ziegler Cat in Fort Dodge for $454,297. The county will trade a grader in for $73,500 making the total cost for the county $380,797.

According to Webster County Engineer Jamie Johll, the delivery time of the new motor grader is estimated in three to six months.

The city of Dayton was approved to temporarily detour traffic onto county roads Quail Avenue, Racine Avenue, and 380th Street on Sept. 1 for the annual Labor Day Parade.

“They’ve been really good with traffic control and we haven’t had any issues in the past,” said Johll.

Lanyon will be getting a traffic light at the intersection of 204th Avenue and 390th Street.

“I want to thank Engineer Johll and his team for getting this installed,” said Supervisor Nathan Montgomery. “There’s been some citizens that have reached out with concerns about traffic there, so I think this light on that main intersection going into town should help with some safety measures as we move forward.”

The supervisors also heard from Webster County Treasurer Brenda Angstrom. She informed the board that there would be no changes to the county’s investment policies for the new fiscal year. These policies have not changed since 2024.

Depositories will also remain the same as last fiscal year with First Interstate at $20 million, Northwest Bank at $12 million, First State Bank at $6 million, and Green State Bank at $25,000.

“As I’ve stated in the past, these are amounts that we can go up to,” said Angstrom. “That doesn’t mean that that is what’s in the bank at all times.”

Angstrom also told the board that requests for proposals (RFP) had been received from four area banks. The highest interest RFP was submitted by First State Bank, who the county was also with last year, at 4.36 percent and an APY of 4.43. The supervisors approved First State Bank’s RFP.