Iowa County Treasurer’s E-Government Alliance Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 9:30 AM – Microsoft Teams Present: Abby Riesberg, Amy Johnson, Beth Gerlach, Linda Manwarren, Mark Myers, Shelly Sitzmann, and Ted Rasmusson Minutes from July 9, 2025 Board Meeting were approved with a motion by Shelly, second by Beth, all ayes. Treasurer’s Report: There is an ending balance on June 30, 2025 of $1,437,053.06 which includes IPAIT account. Approved with a motion by Shelly, second by Amy, all ayes. Checks Written: 7049, Abby Riesberg, 197.40 7050, Mark Myers, 203.00 7051, Shelly Sitzmann, 134.40 7052, Amy Johnson, 14.70 7053, Chad Murray, 99.40 7054, Beth Gerlach, 235.20 7055, Scott Co Treasurer, 126.00 EFT Debits and Transfers: Catalis, ACH – Tax Sale Fees, 1,901,237.00 Deposits and Transfers: Transfer, Tax Sale Acct – Catalis Portion, 1,901,237.00 Transfer, Tax Sale Acct – ICTEA Portion, 8,244.00 Transfer, Tax Sale Acct – Interest, 14.96 Interest, Operating Acct, 706.69 FY25 Audit: TP Anderson is going to start working on the FY25 Audit. Interest Distribution: Discussion of upcoming interest distribution to the Counties and the collaboration of vendors and board members involved. Reconciliation Reports: Continued discussion between Shem, Jennifer, and Anita to find resolution to variances in reporting to ease bank reconciliation process. Catalis: Linda provided a preview of the page uniformity template. Linda stated the survey enhancement is in testing mode. ICTEA Board asked for a few tweaks to include a survey link and a delete survey option. The enhancement to verify mailing address with tax payment was reported as completed. Proposed Future Web Enhancements with the hope of implementation by June 30, 2025: 1. Add fields for valuation for current tax year and future tax year for scheduled pmts. - 8 estimated hours – waiting on information from Solutions and Tyler software vendors. 2. Find a solution to prevent out-of-order payment. Example: previous year taxes are delinquent, but taxpayers pay the current year before the previous year. – 12 estimated hours – pulled enhancement back to adjust enhancement as causing issue for taxpayer when paying special assessments, 8-7-24. 3. Add a Vendor/Partner tab on website – 20 estimated hours 4. Enhance reporting criteria for escrow companies for specific parcels – TBD 5. Enhance the Library/Knowledge documents to have “preview document” instead of “download” to prevent unnecessary files accumulating on the PCs download folder taking up unnecessary space. – 5 estimated hours 6. Develop a survey link (like Survey Monkey) – 120 estimated hours – In Test Mode 7/9/2025 7. Enhancement for customers to verify/review parcels current mailing address when an online payment is completed, similar to the MV side. – Completed as of 7/9/2025 ICTEA Board meeting. Merchant Services: no update DOT Modernization: Continued discussion of DOT Modernization, aka MVD360. Upcoming Meetings: Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 9:30 AM: ICTEA Board Meeting Tuesday, August 19, 2025, time TBD: ICTEA Board Meeting, Des Moines, IA Thursday, August 21, 2025, time TBD: ICTEA Membership, Des Moines, IA Thursday, October 23, 2025, time TBD: ICTEA Board and Web Policy Group Other Items: Next ICTEA Board Meeting: Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 9:30 AM – Microsoft Teams Motion to adjourn meeting by Ted, second by Abby, all ayes. Respectfully submitted, Abby Riesberg MP7-31-25
