MONONA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FEBRUARY 25, 2025 The Monona County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. o’clock on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in the boardroom of the courthouse in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa with Chairman Fox presiding. Other Supervisors present: Tom Brouillette. Supervisors Absent Vince Phillips. Also present was Auditor Peggy A. Rolph. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve the agenda. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Present, along with the Supervisors and Auditor for the Elected Official / Director Meeting, were: Kelly Seward, Recorder; Jim Wigton, IT Director; Abby Riesberg, Treasurer; Josh Schaben, Conservation Director; Kevin Ewing, Sheriff; Sandy Bubke, Zoning/Environmental Health Administrator; Charles Bechtold, Secondary Roads Engineer; Sharon Gries, Chief Deputy Assessor, and Mark Witzel, Veteran Affairs Director. Absent were Haley Bryan, County Attorney; Patrick Prorok, EMA Director; and Tim Peters, Assessor. Activities were discussed and information was shared. Amy Borchardt-Sick and Tammy Blinde, Drainage Clerks, were present for Drainage business. Caleb Rasmussen with ISG was also present. There was a motion by Brouillette, seconded by Fox to have Chairman Fox sign the spraying agreement with B&W Spraying for FY 2025. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. There was a motion by Brouillette, seconded by Fox, to accept the spraying quotes from B&W Spraying for 2025. The quotes are on file in the drainage office. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Engineer Rasmussen discussed the McNeill MOD Improvement on Phase II of the cleanout. He discussed the Crane Intercounty findings in response to the Matt Dehn petition filed May 6, 2024. The McNeill Lat 8 was also discussed. No action was taken. Secondary Roads Engineer Charles Bechtold and Secondary Roads Office Manager Deleta Huffman were present for Secondary Roads business. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to authorize the Chairman’s signature on 28E Agreement Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) Grant Project. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Supervisor Brouillette introduced and moved to adopt the following Resolution, seconded by Supervisor Fox: RESOLUTION NO. SR 25-12 In Support of the Joint CHBP Grant Agreement & Letter of Support for the Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) Grant Project Whereas, Monona County, Iowa bridge FHWA number(s): 250540, has been identified as being part of a joint Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) Grant Project, and Whereas, Iowa bridge FHWA number(s) 250540 has been included in a Bundle, as detailed in Exhibit B, and Whereas, we accept the Contracting Authority for the bundle as detailed in Exhibit B, and acknowledge the roles and responsibilities of each party as detailed in Section 3 and 4, and Whereas, it is desired by and in the interest of Monona County to participate fully in the CHBP project activities as a sub-recipient and provide all requisite information necessary to bring to completion all project phases through final completion, and Whereas, we are in support of the Iowa DOT providing Primary Recipient roles and duties, and Whereas, we understand and accept the sub-recipient roles and responsibilities as defined in the “28E Cooperative Agreement for a Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) Grant Project”, including its referenced Exhibits, and Whereas, each County as shown in Section 4, paragraph A shall be responsible for all matching funds and accept any costs exceeding the funds requested in the CHBP Grant application for their respective structure, and Whereas, it is the intent of Monona County, upon award of CHBP funds, to enter into a Federal-aid Agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Monona County, Iowa hereby approves and directs the Chair to sign this Letter of Support for the Bridge Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) Grant Project and the 28E Cooperative Agreement for a Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) Grant Project, and to provide all pertinent correspondence and project information to: Attn: Nicole Stinn, P.E. Secondary Roads Engineer Iowa DOT Local Systems Bureau 800 Lincoln Way Ames, IA 50010 Date: February 25, 2025 Ayes: /s/ Bo Fox; /s/ Tom Brouillette Nays: None /s/ Bo Fox Chairman, Board of Supervisors ATTEST: /s/ Peggy A. Rolph Monona County Auditor Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve internal posting for Operator II Mapleton Shop. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Discussion items were work zone safety workshop, FEMA, pavement program, rock hauling, and roads. No action taken. Denise Ballard of IGHCP presented the IGHCP insurance renewal to the Board of Supervisors. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve IGHCP insurance renewal. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to recess at 12:19 p.m. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to reconvene at 12:58 p.m. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Due to the ordinance not being published in full, the public hearing was not held to adopt the changes to Zoning Regulations Chapter 100. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to set a new public hearing date of March 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. to consider adopting the changes recommended by the Zoning Commission to Chapter 100. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Regina Smith, Michelle Matney, and Annie Carver from RML Architects were present to review the bids to replace the courthouse roof. Also present was Randy Ping, Building Maintenance. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to table approval of the courthouse roof bids until more information is obtained. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Miscellaneous budgets were reviewed. No action was taken. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve the minutes of February 18, 2025, as read. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve claims. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Vendor Name, Payable Description, Total Payments Access Systems Leasing, Copier Contract$1,387.50 Aegix Global Llc, Subscription$3,220.00 Agriland Fs Inc, Propane$3,054.42 Allen’s Septic & Portables Llc, Septic System Service$285.00 At&T Mobility, Phone Services$43.76 Bauer Built Tire-, Tires $2,518.68 Black Hills Energy, Utilities $2,633.51 Blackstrap Inc., Salt$10,690.14 Bomgaars Inc, Supplies$2,337.90 Bound Tree Medical, Training Supplies$627.34 Brent Streck, Preliminary Investigation$301.60 Burgess Health Center, Inmate Services$145.00 Burgess Public Health, Public Health Services$21,592.36 Calhoun-Burns & Assoc. Inc., Bridge Inspections And Ratings$6,772.50 Carrier Container Company, Llc, Garbage Service$425.00 Castana, City Of, Utilities$102.00 Central Iowa Distributing Inc, Custodial Supplies$1,036.10 Century Link, Phone Services$188.42 Chn Garbage Service, Garbage Service$90.09 Cj Cooper & Associates, Inc., New Employee Clearinghouse Query$15.00 Cmrs-Fp, Postage$252.11 Cornhusker International Truck, Parts, Labor, Filters$3,810.41 Dale Vitito, Uniform Expense$2,189.10 David Poole, Conference Board Meeting$59.60 Devin Kline, Preliminary Investigation$200.00 Diamond Mowers Inc, Parts$310.02 Don C Groves, Equipment Installation$9,884.69 Donald Thompson, Mileage Reimbursement$27.28 Ed M Feld Equipment Co., Inspection$528.00 Electronic Engineering, Service Agreement$1,993.50 Employee Benefit Systems, Group Insurance$171,983.08 Enviro Tech Services, Inc, Calcium Chloride$3,412.50 Family Medicine Clinic Pc, Inmate Services$136.00 Filtercare Of Nebraska, Llc, Filters$133.15 First Bankcard-Auditor, Expenses$1,382.26 First Bankcard-Co. Attorney, Computer Equipment$593.43 First Bankcard-Conservation, Expenses$2,338.40 First Bankcard-Data Processing, Expenses$137.97 First Bankcard-Zoning, Expenses$1,014.66 First Bankcard-Sec Roads, Expenses$57.10 First Bankcard-Sheriff, Expenses$738.55 First Bankcard-Va, Expenses$67.57 First Bankcard-Mechanic, Expenses$1,732.89 Fp Finance Program, Postage Meter$158.18 Geri Johnson, Conference Board Meeting$40.00 Grant Jager, Mileage Reimbursement$24.15 Griffith Plumbing Llc, Services$790.00 Henry Adkins & Sons Inc., Election Equipment$45,622.93 Hoffman Agency, Insurance$1,000.00 Hundertmark, Shop Supplies$350.00 Ictea, Credit Card Machine$424.99 Interstate Battery System Inc, Batteries$546.85 Iowa Communications Network, Network Services$226.00 Iowa State University, Work Zone Safety Class$990.00 Isac, Continuing Ed$420.00 Istate Truck Center Inc., Parts$863.59 Jack’s Ok Tire Service, Tires$7,732.00 James Henschen, Conference Board Meeting$105.80 Janet Ryan, Conference Board Meeting$61.00 Jeff J. Pithan, Fuel$80.01 Jessen Automotive Llc, Parts, Filters, Supplies, Tools$1,071.41 Jim Hawk Truck Trailers Inc., Parts$1,053.57 John Deere Financial, Battery$130.30 John Larson, Conference Board Meeting$45.20 Joshua Schaben, Work Boots$156.51 Julie Kuhlman, Conference Board Meeting$45.20 Kaleb Kaster, Meal Reimbursement$21.00 Kalie Stanfield, Well Plugging$600.00 Karen Kennedy, Conference Board Meeting$101.60 Kuhlmann Collision Repair, Vehicle Repairs$1,863.70 Kurtis Pryor, Parts$250.00 L & L, Inc, Continuing Education$675.00 Leaf Capital Funding Llc, Copier Contract$129.00 Lewis Drug Inc, Inmate Medical$34.02 Long Lines, Phone Service$3,694.93 Lonnie Campbell, Conference Board Meeting$20.00 Mac’s Chevrolet-Pontiac Inc, Parts, Labor$998.97 Mail Services, Llc, Postage$308.31 Mapleton Communications, Phone Service$100.47 Mapleton Press Inc., Publications$1,264.75 Mapleton, City Of, Utilities$2,901.24 Mcnally Operations Llc, Supplies$191.75 Menards-Sioux City, Supplies$579.77 Mid American Energy, Utilities$1,319.48 Midwest Wheel Co. Inc., Parts$462.54 Monona County Sanitary Landfil, Landfill Services$345.80 Monona County Secondary Roads, Fuel Reimbursements$514.50 Mrb Enterprises Llc, Garage Door Service $470.75 Newman Traffic Signs Inc., Road Closed Signes$885.55 North American Truck & Trailer, Filters$704.47 Office Elements, Supplies$293.89 Onawa Democrat, Publications$1,861.12 Onawa Sentinel, Supplies$105.00 Onawa, City Of, Utilities$5,116.27 O’reilly Automotive Inc., Parts, Filters, Supplies, Oil$728.38 Orkin, Pest Control$114.00 Other Policy & Administration, Mileage$164.50 Power Wash Usa, Vehicle Maintenance$35.00 Powerplan, Parts, Filters$2,868.92 Quality Telecommuncations Co., Phone Setup$157.50 Rasmussen Lumber Co, Supplies$102.64 Rees Mack Sales & Services Inc, Parts$1,956.57 Ricky J. Ramussen, Floor Epoxy$4,999.00 Ringcentral Inc, Phone Services$2,669.31 Rml Architects Llc, Building Maintenance$1,555.00 Robert Haack, Mileage Reimbursement$9.92 Ryan Publishing Company, Publications$327.00 Safety Kleen Systems Inc, Supplies$606.08 Sam’s Club Mc/Syncb, Inmate Supplements$722.33 Sandy Bubke, Mileage Reimbursement$34.72 Schildberg Construction Inc., Granular$79,967.51 Schumacher Elevator Co., Maintenance$309.78 Schwig Outdoors, Llc, Boat Dock/Ramp$9,400.00 Scott Fox, Conference Board Meeting$37.50 Seat-State Election Administrators Training, Seat Dues$200.00 Secur-Serv, Computer Services$20,521.00 Sexton Oil Company, Diesel, Gasoline$39,493.64 Sharon L Gries, Supplies$5.35 Shawn Hamann, Conference Board Meeting$87.60 Shield Technology Corp., Remote Interface$100.00 Simply Signs & Creative Customs, Uniform Expense$130.00 Siouxland District Health, Water Tests$250.00 Siouxland Lock & Key, Keys$35.50 Soldier, City Of, Utilities$58.30 State Hygienic Laboratory, Water Tests$357.50 State Medical Examiner, Autopsy$4,094.00 Stinn Backhoe & Plmbg Services, Sewer Repairs$186.52 Sunshine Foods, Client Services$635.65 The Design House Plus, Llc, Brochures$95.41 Titan Machinery, Parts$1,595.80 Todd A. Wright, Window Replacement$9,979.00 Town Of Moorhead, Water And Sewer$44.30 Twin Valley Vet Clinic, Veterinary Care$78.22 Tyler Ruge, Meal Reimbursement$46.16 Us Imaging Inc, Services$3,219.26 Van Meter Inc, Lights$1,457.14 Vanguard Appraisals Inc, Appraisal Contract$30,715.20 Verizon Wireless, Phone Services$1,685.27 Vetter Equipment Co, Brush Cutting, Def$1,495.34 Visual Edge It, Inc., Copier Lease$211.62 Western Iowa Power Coop, Utilities$1,221.08 Wiatel, Phone Service$577.10 William J. Wood, West Central Development$175.00 Wimactel, Inc., Payphone$91.50 Windstream, Phone Service$69.19 Wohlers Fire Equipment Llc, Sprayer$6,750.00 Ziegler Inc, Parts, Labor, Oil, Filters$9,725.22 Total:$590,352.69 Fund Recap Report Fund:Description: 0001 General Basic, $104,322.30 0002 General Supplemental, $22,780.58 0007 Co. Attorney Trust Fund, $134.21 0011 Rural Basic, $13,836.80 0020 Secondary Roads, $194,172.23 0036 Arpa Funding, $38,406.26 0040 Conservation Trust, $6,835.54 4000 Emergency Management, $1,583.86 4010 E911 Surcharge Trust Fund, $1,419.11 4100 County Assessor, $34,878.72 8500 Health Insurance Trust Fund, $171,983.08 Monthly Total:$590,352.69 Breakdown For Payroll Claims Listing Ppe: 2/1/2025 Gross County Share (Match), Total Department, Payroll, Fica Match, Medicare Match , Ipers Match, W/Co.Share Assessor, 11,051.12, 650.01, 152.00, 1,043.22, 12,896.35 Supervisors, 4,113.25, 230.65, 53.95, 388.29, 4,786.14 Auditor, 11,650.97, 635.56, 148.64, 1,099.86, 13,535.03 Treasurer, 8,482.64, 474.10, 110.88, 800.77, 9,868.39 County Attorney, 11,456.11, 610.55, 142.78, 1,081.45, 13,290.89 Sheriff, 55,256.37, 3,278.76, 766.78, 4,870.00, 64,171.91 Recorder, 7,029.57, 417.04, 97.53, 663.59, 8,207.73 Auto/Treasurer, 4,012.22, 198.73, 46.48, 378.76, 4,636.19 Drainage, 3,659.65, 217.74, 50.93, 345.48, 4,273.80 Environ.Hlth/Zoning, 1,819.20, 99.59, 23.29, 171.73, 2,113.81 Sec. Road, 83,567.92, 4,870.28, 1,138.99, 7,719.81, 97,297.00 Veterans Admin, 753.42, 46.71, 10.92, 59.79, 870.84 Custodial, 3,215.20, 197.31, 46.15, 303.52, 3,762.18 Conservation, 8,123.43, 484.16, 113.24, 760.89, 9,481.72 Elections, 2,442.59, 148.79, 34.80, 230.58, 2,856.76 Emerg. Mgt., 2,236.80, 134.97, 31.56, 211.15, 2,614.48 All Totals, 218,870.46, 12,694.95, 2,968.92, 20,128.89, 254,663.22 Breakdown For Payroll Claims Listing Ppe: 2/15/2025 Gross County Share (Match), Total Department, Payroll, Fica Match, Medicare Match , Ipers Match, W/Co.Share Assessor, 11,051.14, 660.23, 154.40, 1,043.22, 12,908.99 Supervisors, 4,113.25, 240.64, 56.28, 388.29, 4,798.46 Auditor, 11,571.65, 648.53, 151.67, 1,092.37, 13,464.22 Treasurer, 8,482.64, 488.02, 114.14, 800.76, 9,885.56 County Attorney, 11,456.11, 633.26, 148.09, 1,081.45, 13,318.91 Sheriff, 56,168.02, 3,369.27, 787.96, 4,950.36, 65,275.61 Recorder, 7,029.56, 420.76, 98.41, 663.59, 8,212.32 Auto/Treasurer, 4,012.23, 206.68, 48.34, 378.76, 4,646.01 Drainage, 3,659.66, 220.86, 51.66, 345.48, 4,277.66 Environ.Hlth/Zoning, 1,819.22, 99.59, 23.29, 171.73, 2,113.83 Sec. Road, 85,263.77, 5,008.80, 1,171.45, 7,875.14, 99,319.16 Veterans Admin, 976.98, 60.57, 14.17, 80.90, 1,132.62 Custodial, 3,476.20, 215.52, 50.40, 328.15, 4,070.27 Townships, 10.00, 0.62, 0.15, 0.94, 11.71 Conservation, 8,123.42, 492.67, 115.22, 760.89, 9,492.20 Elections, 2,442.59, 150.49, 35.19, 230.58, 2,858.85 Emerg. Mgt., 2,236.80, 137.00, 32.04, 211.15, 2,616.99 All Totals, 221,893.24, 13,053.51, 3,052.86, 20,403.76, 258,403.37 Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to acknowledge receipt of Manure Management Annual Update from Scott Johnson facility #59950. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Fox to acknowledge receipt of Monona County Clerk of Court report of fees collected for January 2025. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to acknowledge receipt of resignation letter from Kelly Seward, Monona County Recorder, effective March 31, 2025. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. 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 and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. /s/Bo Fox BO FOX, CHAIRPERSON MONONA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ATTEST: /s/Peggy A. Rolph PEGGY A. ROLPH, AUDITOR MP3-13-25
