MONONA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AUGUST 11, 2026 The Monona County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. o'clock on Tuesday, August 11, 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 Fox, to approve the agenda. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Wray Wright inquired about who was responsible for damages to roads during harvest. Discussion followed. No action taken. Robert Bianchini inquired about the status with Hawthorn Land Holdings, LLC. The Board informed him that a certified letter was sent by Sandy Bubke, Zoning Administrator, and that Hawthorn Land Holdings LLC was given a timeframe in which to respond. No action taken. Sheriff Ewing updated the Board about rising fuel costs and the 28E agreement with the City of Onawa is to renew in October. No action taken. Secondary Roads Office Manager Deleta Huffman and Wray Wright were present for Secondary Roads business. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to approve ten-year wage increase for Anthony Mahlberg. He will be going from $28.54 per hour to $28.59 per hour per union contract. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to give authorization to accept bids for FY2027 propane and set bid opening for September 15, 2026. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, 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. It was moved by Phillips, seconded by Fox, to approve the drainage claims. Vote on motion: Ayes: Phillips, Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. It was moved by Fox, seconded by Phillips, to approve the accounts payable correction. The payable was put into the wrong FEMA event expense account and corrected. Vote on motion: Ayes: Phillips, Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Per Engineer Caleb Rasmussen, the City of Onawa will let us stockpile the excess rock from the Oliver Lake Lateral No. 1 cleanout project in the west part of the yard by the wastewater treatment plant. 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 Supervisorís meeting at 10:10 a.m. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Fox, to approve the minutes of August 4, 2026, as read. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillips, to approve claims. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to approve General Ledger Journal Entry approval correction to correct January 2026 health insurance claim. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to correct General Ledger Journal Entry approval to correct years on payable from 2025 to 2026. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to authorize the Chairman's signature on status/payroll change form for Tracy Ingram. She will be going from step three at $24.37 per hour with $0.30 longevity to step two at $24.06 per hour with $0.30 longevity per Sheriff's MOU. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to acknowledge receipt of resignation letter from James Alexander from the Monona County Zoning Commission effective July 29, 2026. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillips, to appoint Russ Uhl to the Monona County Zoning Commission. 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 Chairman's signature on status/payroll change report for six-month increase for Keagan Gosch, Auditor Clerk. He will be going from $20.21 per hour to $21.26 per hour per hiring agreement. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to acknowledge receipt of manure management annual update for Ryan Paulsen Facility #59952. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. It was moved by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Fox, to hereby adjourn at the hour of 10:35 a.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 MP8-27-26
