MONONA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING APRIL 14, 2026 The Monona County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. o'clock on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in the boardroom of the courthouse in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa with Chairman Fox presiding. Other Supervisors present: Tom Brouillette and Vince Phillips. Supervisor Absent: None. Also present was Auditor Peggy A. Rolph. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve the agenda. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. At 8:40 a.m. it was moved by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to go into closed session Pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(1)(c) with County Attorney Haley Bryan present. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. At 8:50 a.m. it was moved by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillips, to come out of closed session. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. No action taken. Secondary Roads Office Manager Deleta Huffman, Secondary Roads Maintenance Superintendent Dave Brown, Assistant to the Engineer Bryan Phillips, and Wray Wright were present for Secondary Roads business. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillips to approve ten-year wage adjustment for Jared Mohr. He will be going from $69,274.17 per year to $69,378.57 per year. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Abstained: Brouillette. Supervisor Fox introduced and moved to adopt the following Resolution, seconded by Supervisor Phillips: RESOLUTION NO. SR 26-22 The Board of Supervisors advises and consents to the County Superintendentís recommendation to accept the quote from Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., to supply John Deere 75P Excavator to Monona County as specified. The cost is $129,250.00. Date: April 14, 2026 Ayes: /s/ Bo Fox; /s/ Tom Brouillette; /s/ Vincent Phillips Nays: None /s/ Bo Fox Chairman, Board of Supervisors ATTEST: /s/ Peggy A. Rolph Monona County Auditor Supervisor Brouillette introduced and moved to adopt the following Resolution, seconded by Supervisor Fox: RESOLUTION NO. SR 26-23 The Board of Supervisors advises and consents to the County Superintendent's recommendation to accept the quote from Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., to supply John Deere 7725P Motorgrader to Monona County as specified. The cost is $426,800.00. Date: April 14, 2026 Ayes: /s/ Bo Fox; /s/ Tom Brouillette; /s/ Vincent Phillips Nays: None /s/ Bo Fox Chairman, Board of Supervisors ATTEST: /s/ Peggy A. Rolph Monona County Auditor Supervisor Phillips introduced and moved to adopt the following Resolution, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette: RESOLUTION NO. SR 26-24 The Board of Supervisors advises and consents to the Contract County Engineer's recommendation to accept the quote from Metal Culverts, to supply Culverts for McNeill Drainage Ditch Cleanout to Monona County as specified. The cost is $108,147.20. Date: April 14, 2026 Ayes: /s/ Bo Fox; /s/ Tom Brouillette; /s/ Vincent Phillips Nays: None /s/ Bo Fox Chairman, Board of Supervisors ATTEST: /s/ Peggy A. Rolph Monona County Auditor Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve miscellaneous utility permit for Long Lines to dig up an existing fiber that is going bad and replace it with new piece. Add two hand holes for splicing on Co. Hwy L32 section 36 (84N)(43W). Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Phillips to approve miscellaneous utility permit for Western Iowa Power Cooperative for a single phase 1/0 primary underground cable being installed starting 120 west of 235th and Poplar Avenue going East for 2890 feet then turn and leaving the right of way to the North. Cable will be installed in the roadway of 235th Street at a minimum of 48 inches deep in Jordan Township (83N)(43W) section 11. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Discussion items were seasonal hours, roads, and rock. No action taken. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillips to recess the Board of Supervisor's meeting at 10 a.m. to convene as Drainage Trustees. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Amy Borchardt-Sick and Ashley Brown, Drainage Clerks, were present for drainage business. Others present were: Brian Rife, Tony Smith and Rebecca Wilkerson, Harrison County Supervisors and Wray Wright. McNeill Inter County Drainage District: It was moved by Phillips, seconded by Smith to appoint the following as commissioners for the McNeill Inter County Drainage District reclassification. Amanda Goodenow, Engineer with ISG, Ken Carlson, freeholder in Monona County and Larry King, freeholder with Harrison County, with the pay being $75.00 for a half day and $ 150.00 for a full day, plus mileage. Vote on motion: Ayes: Phillips, Brouillette, Fox, Rife, Smith and Wilkerson. Nays: None. Motion carried. The Board, on its own motion and vote, duly carried, adjourned. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to reconvene the Board of Supervisor's meeting at 10:10 a.m. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Harrison County Supervisors Brian Rife, Tony Smith, and Rebecca Wilkerson were present to discuss sharing a County Engineer. Discussion followed, no action taken. Also present was Wray Wright. Jeff Pratt and Brent McCall, RAGBRAI Committee Members were present to discuss the County making signs for RAGBRAI and to borrow signs from the County during RAGBRAI. Discussion followed, no action taken. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve the minutes of April 7, 2026 as read. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve claims. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Supervisor Phillips attended the Siouxland Regional Transit System meeting; he shared the information presented. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillip to approve general ledger journal entry for payroll to correct accounts. Vote on motion: Aye: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve wage decrease for Alexander Ehlers he will be going from $34.14 per hour to $33.89 per hour and moving from night shift to day shift per Sheriff Department MOU. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillips to approve wage increase for Kalvin Schumacher-Hinrickson he will be going from $34.04 per hour to $34.29 per hour and moving to night shift per Sheriff Department MOU. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to acknowledge receipt of the Monona County Recorderís Quarterly Report of Fees collected. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve retail tobacco license for DOLGENCORP LLC Dollar General Store #24928. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to authorize the Chairmanís signature on Flexible Benefits plan document for Monona County. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve the recommended changes to the policies & procedures manual of the Monona County Veteran Affairs Commission, dated on July 1, 2023. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillips to authorize the Chairmanís signature on status/payroll change report for Merranda Dawa. She will be going from $18.50 per hour to $19.00 per hour per hiring agreement. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to recess at 12:00 p.m. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to reconvene at 1:40 p.m. outside of Ute. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. The Board reviewed the progress of the Ute box culvert project with the contractors, Foreman Wally Morgan, Assistant to Engineer Bryan Phillips, and Secondary Roads Superintendent Dave Brown. No action taken. It was moved by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to hereby adjourn at the hour of 2:00 p.m. o'clock. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. /s/ Bo Fox BO FOX, CHAIRPERSON MONONA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ATTEST: /s/ Peggy A. Rolph PEGGY A. ROLPH, MONONA COUNTY AUDITOR MP4-30-26
