MONONA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FEBRUARY 27, 2024 The Monona County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. o’clock on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 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. Sarah Haptonstall was present for public comments. Sarah talked to the Board about animal control in the unincorporated areas county and whether the county could help with funding and housing of dogs that were picked up in the unincorporated areas of the county. Possibly collaborating with the cities for housing of the dogs that were either dumped or lost. Sarah has used her own money and donations to house and feed dogs that she has picked up in the unincorporated areas of the county along with what she has picked up within the cities. She does this as a volunteer. Discussion followed, no action taken. Wray Wright was also present for public comments. Wray will be attending Introduction to Planning and Zoning meeting in Council Bluffs on April 18, 2024, no action taken. Present along with the Supervisors and Auditor for the Elected Official / Director Meeting were Kevin Ewing, Sheriff; Sandy Bubke, Zoning/Environmental Health Administrator; Abby Riesberg, Treasurer; Josh Schaben, Conservation Director; Shawn Bellis, Secondary Roads Maintenance Superintendent; Sharon Gries, Chief Deputy Assessor and Jim Wigton, IT Director. Absent were Mark Witzel, Veteran Affairs Director; Kelly Seward, Recorder; Haley Bryan, County Attorney; and Patrick Prorok, EMA Director. Activities were discussed and information was shared. Drainage Deputy Amy Borchardt-Sick and Lisa Jones were present for Drainage business. It was moved by Fox, seconded by Phillips to approve the McNeill final pay app for phase 1 in the amount of $100,418.19. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Phillips and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Secondary Roads Office Manager Deleta Huffman and Shawn Bellis, Secondary Roads Maintenance Superintendent were present for Secondary Roads business. Supervisor Phillips introduced and moved to adopt the following Resolution, seconded by Supervisor Fox: RESOLUTION NO. SR 24-09 The Board of Supervisors consents to the transfer of Jared Mohr to fill the Full-time Area Road Foreman position at an annual salary of $65,418.30. Start date is March 03, 2024. The Area Road Foreman is a management, salaried and exempt from overtime. An Area Road Foreman will not be paid overtime for work over 40 hours in a week; work in excess of 40 hours may be required at times to ensure appropriate performance of essential job functions. Holidays, personal leave, vacation, and sick leave will be the same as outlined in the Monona County Handbook. An Area Road Foreman is expected to give 4 weeks minimum notice before resignation or retirement. Current position Operator III Soldier $25.90 Per Hour Date: February 27, 2024 Ayes: /s/ Fox; /s/ Phillips Nays: None /s/ Bo Fox Chairman, Board of Supervisors ATTEST: /s/ Peggy A. Rolph Monona County Auditor **Supervisor Brouillette abstained from Resolution No. SR 24-09. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillips to table approving external posting for Mechanic. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve internal posing for Operator III. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to table Resolution SR-10 Stop Sign Blencoe K-45. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve advertising for bids for snowplow trucks. Bids are due by March 15, 2024 at 4 p.m. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Discussion items were vacated county properties, truck quotes, granular surfacing and bridge routes, no action taken. Auditor Rolph review budgets and levies with the Supervisors, no action taken. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve the minutes of February 20, 2024 as read. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve claims. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Breakdown For Payroll Claims Listing Ppe: 2/3/2024 Gross County Share (Match), Total Department, Payroll, Fica Match, Medicare Match , Ipers Match, W/Co.Share Assessor, 9,341.63, 520.45, 121.71, 879.02, 10,862.81 Supervisors, 3,933.71, 223.19, 52.20, 371.35, 4,580.45 Auditor, 9,888.64, 540.83, 126.49, 933.48, 11,489.44 Treasurer, 8,221.32, 459.18, 107.39, 776.09, 9,563.98 County Attorney, 9,659.16, 543.85, 127.20, 911.83, 11,242.04 Sheriff, 52,371.53, 3,098.45, 724.65, 4,616.98, 60,811.61 Recorder, 6,817.98, 406.27, 95.02, 643.61, 7,962.88 Auto/Treasurer, 3,885.37, 193.42, 45.23, 366.78, 4,490.80 Drainage, 3,454.22, 196.82, 46.03, 326.08, 4,023.15 Environ.Hlth/Zoning, 1,758.40, 96.32, 22.53, 165.99, 2,043.24 Sec. Road, 75,218.21, 4,379.72, 1,024.25, 7,100.62, 87,722.80 Veterans Admin, 935.00, 57.97, 13.56, 88.26, 1,094.79 Custodial, 3,281.60, 201.75, 47.18, 309.79, 3,840.32 Conservation, 7,791.51, 466.11, 109.01, 729.83, 9,096.46 Elections, 2,369.42, 141.48, 33.09, 223.67, 2,767.66 Emerg. Mgt., 2,103.20, 127.01, 29.70, 198.54, 2,458.45 All Totals, 201,030.90, 11,652.82, 2,725.24, 18,641.92, 234,050.88 Breakdown For Payroll Claims Listing Ppe: 2/17/2024 Gross County Share (Match), Total Department, Payroll, Fica Match, Medicare Match , Ipers Match, W/Co.Share Assessor, 9,311.63, 530.77, 124.13, 879.02, 10,845.55 Supervisors, 3,933.71, 230.01, 53.79, 371.35, 4,588.86 Auditor, 9,888.64, 551.43, 128.96, 933.48, 11,502.51 Treasurer, 8,221.31, 469.54, 109.82, 776.09, 9,576.76 County Attorney, 10,187.11, 595.01, 139.15, 961.67, 11,882.94 Sheriff, 52,433.04, 3,122.12, 730.20, 4,622.10, 60,907.46 Recorder, 6,817.97, 407.29, 95.26, 643.61, 7,964.13 Auto/Treasurer, 3,885.36, 200.24, 46.83, 366.78, 4,499.21 Drainage, 1,941.41, 116.71, 27.30, 183.27, 2,268.69 Environ.Hlth/Zoning, 1,758.40, 96.32, 22.53, 165.99, 2,043.24 Sec. Road, 75,151.54, 4,408.20, 1,030.93, 7,094.34, 87,685.01 Veterans Admin, 731.00, 45.32, 10.60, 69.01, 855.93 Custodial, 2,991.60, 185.48, 43.38, 282.41, 3,502.87 Townships, 370.00, 22.94, 5.37, 0.00, 398.31 Conservation, 7,791.51, 472.25, 110.44, 729.83, 9,104.03 Elections, 2,369.41, 142.50, 33.33, 223.67, 2,768.91 Emerg. Mgt., 2,103.20, 128.71, 30.10, 198.54, 2,460.55 All Totals, 199,886.84, 11,724.84, 2,742.12, 18,501.16, 232,854.96 Vendor Name, Payable DescriptionTotal Payments Access Systems, Copier Lease$84.45 Access Systems Leasing, Copier Contract$1,818.16 Agriland Fs Inc, Diesel, Gas$41,499.07 Albers Excavating & Hauling Llc, Snow Removal$4,050.00 A-Ox Welding Supply Inc., Supplies$233.42 Barry Motor Co Llc, Car Parts$146.08 Bauer Built Tire-, Tires$1,416.76 Bill's Water Condition, Inc., Softener Rent$26.00 Black Hills Energy, Utilities $1,981.95 Bomgaars Inc, Supplies$3,834.44 Burgess Public Health, Services$31,570.90 Calhoun-Burns & Assoc. Inc., Bridge Inspections & Ratings$1,661.50 Capital One Trade Credit, Parts$201.48 Carrier Container Company, Llc, Garbage Service$425.00 Cassie Faith, Continuing Education$323.50 Central Iowa Distributing Inc, Supplies$1,297.00 Century Link, Phone Services$214.49 Cmrs-Fp, Postage$427.73 Core-Mark Midcontinent Inc, Inmate Supplements$1,177.35 Cornhusker International Truck, Parts$885.31 Dale Vitito, Battery$28.95 District Iii Recorders Assoc., Dues$100.00 Ed M Feld Equipment Co., Extinguisher Inspection$372.00 Election Administration, Car Use$224.02 Employee Benefit Systems, Group Health Insurance$157,624.14 Enviro Tech Services, Inc, Calcium Chloride$11,385.00 Family Medicine Clinic Pc, Inmate Services$336.00 Fillenwarth Beach, Hotel Expense$203.00 First Bankcard-Auditor, Expenses$100.63 First Bankcard-Co. Attorney, Expenses$270.00 First Bankcard-Conservation, Expenses$2,463.85 First Bankcard-Data Processing, Expenses$124.10 First Bankcard-Ema, Expenses$16.56 First Bankcard-Secondary Roads, Expenses$1,240.55 First Bankcard-Sheriff, Expenses$771.84 First Bankcard-Treasurer, Expenses$123.92 Frannie's Cafe Llc, Inmate Meals$720.75 Gcc Alliance Concrete Co, Inc, Bridge B2-5 Plum Ave Concrete$3,386.00 Hamann Trucking Llc, Hauling Granular$5,435.31 Harland Technology Services, Computer Maintenance$1,508.89 Henry Adkins & Sons Inc., Voting Tablet$2,848.00 Hoffman Agency, Insurance Motorgrader 5007$4,591.00 Hundertmark, Parts$50.00 Husker Steel Inc, Bridge B2-5$97,166.00 Hydraulic Sales & Service Corp, Parts$200.30 Hyvee, Ilea Meal Expense$2,596.84 I & S Group, Drainage Services$796.25 Imwca, Work Comp$1.00 Inland Truck Parts, Parts$687.57 Interstate Battery System Inc, Supplies$831.80 Iowa Emergency Mgmt Assoc, Conference Registration$155.00 Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, Training$7,100.00 Isac, Conference Registration$840.00 Jim Hawk Truck Trailers Inc., Supplies$377.04 Joel Allen Bubke, Snow Removal$4,117.50 John Deere Financial, Parts, Oil, Filters$626.00 Kelly Seward, Mileage$78.74 L & L, Inc, Continuing Education$675.00 Laken Bellis, Service Work$190.00 Leaf Capital Funding Llc, Copier Lease$112.25 Lisa Meadows, Clothing Repair$25.00 Long Lines, Phone Service$3,653.73 Mail Services, Llc, Postage$290.11 Mapleton Communications, Phone Service $97.47 Mapleton Fire Department, Building Rent$125.00 Mapleton Press Inc., Publication$1,073.35 Mapleton, City Of, Utilities $3,212.06 Mark D. Sturgeon, Services$12.50 Martin Marietta Materials, Granular$35,315.96 Matthew A. Fouts, Surveying Ticonic$6,900.00 Mcmaster-Carr, Supplies$27.67 Mcnally Operations Llc, Office Supplies$60.00 Menards-Sioux City, Supplies$1,799.77 Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes, Services$500.00 Michael Kennedy, Trapping Beaver Gorham's Dam$225.00 Mid American Energy, Utilities$1,308.99 Midwest Honda Suzuki Kubota, Parts$557.85 Midwest Service & Sales Co., Blades$2,447.00 Midwest Wheel Co. Inc., Parts$101.12 Monona County Iron, Parts, Labor$686.28 Monona County Sanitary Landfil, Disposal Fee$21.00 Monona County Secondary Roads, Vehicle Maintenance$593.28 Monona County Sheriff, Services$226.80 Msc Industrial Supply Co., Supplies$236.80 Newman Traffic Signs Inc., Signs$1,491.57 Niewohner Construction Inc., Snow Removal$4,575.00 North American Truck & Trailer, Filters$1,972.02 Office Elements, Office Supplies$789.93 Onawa Democrat, Publication$686.01 Onawa Sentinel, Publication$140.00 Onawa, City Of, Country Club Road$283,547.64 O'reilly Automotive Inc., Car Care$396.28 Pathology Medical Service, Services$275.00 Pelan Funeral Services, Services$777.00 Power Wash Usa, Car Care$24.00 Price-Storm Heating & Cooling , Parts & Labor Heating$621.11 Rasmussen Lumber Co, Parts$15.51 Rasmussen Lumber Company, Supplies$536.14 Rees Mack Sales & Services Inc, Parts, Labor$9,786.72 Rj Thomas Mfg. Co., Inc., Table Frames$1,890.00 Rml Architects Llc, Services$2,218.20 Rtl Equipment Inc., Parts$433.88 Rxc Tires Llc, Tires$354.00 Ryan Publishing Company, Publication$444.60 Safety Kleen Systems Inc, Solvent $244.45 Sam's Club Mc/Syncb, Inmate Supplements$478.85 Sandy Bubke, Mileage$12.71 Schumacher Elevator Co., Services$1,045.96 Secondary Road Fund, Fuel$29.39 Siouxland District Health, Water Tests$100.00 Siouxland Hydraulic Inc, Parts, Labor$1,737.88 Siouxland Reg Transit, Services$5,394.50 Soldier, City Of, Utilities$58.30 Sooland Bobcat, Parts$233.71 Stangel Pharmacy, Inmate Prescriptions$123.56 State Hygienic Laboratory, Water Tests$444.00 State Medical Examiner, Services$2,205.00 Stock Trailer City Inc, Parts$40.50 Terri L Pratt, Continuing Education$319.90 The Laurens House Of Print, Custom Stamp$79.29 Thomson Reuters, Library Material$413.15 Tigges, Bottaro & Lessmann, Llp, Services$3,878.00 Titan Machinery, Parts$320.80 Titan Machinery, Tractor Shaft$186.00 Todd A. Wright, New Windows$142,500.00 Twin Valley Vet Clinic, Dog Food$127.78 Ute Fire Department, Building Rent$125.00 Verizon Wireless, Phone Service$1,727.87 Vetter Equipment Co, Parts/Supplies$853.40 Visual Edge It, Inc., Copier Contract$261.36 Walk On Water, Inc., Floating Steel$9,625.00 Westergaard & Herbold, P.L.C., Services$168.00 Western Iowa Power Coop, Utilities$718.52 Western Iowa Tech, Tuition Fee$50.00 Wiatel, Internet Service$74.95 William J. Wood, W Central Dev.$175.00 Wimactel, Inc., Pay Phone$91.50 Windstream, Phone Services$570.21 Zachary Schrader, Services$450.00 Ziegler Inc, Motorgrader$483,326.23 Grand Total:$1,432,412.51 Fund Recap Report Fund, Description:Monthly Fund Total 0001, General Basic$85,011.52 0002, General Supplemental$7,823.39 0007, Co. Attorney Trust Fund$127.78 0011, Rural Basic$7,798.31 0020, Secondary Roads$1,012,721.25 0023, Special Res Enhancement Trust$9,625.00 0036, Arpa Funding$145,514.45 4000, Emergency Management$1,166.21 4010, E911 Surcharge Trust Fund$789.52 4100, County Assessor$4,210.94 8500, Health Insurance Trust Fund$157,624.14 Total:$1,432,412.51 Supervisor Fox attended the Monona County Economic Development and Monona County Conservation meetings; he shared the information presented. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to appoint Karen Barnett to the Monona County Historic Preservation Commission. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried, Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Fox to re-appoint Jacob Harding to the Monona County Historic Preservation Commission. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve six-month wage increase for Dylan Stroman; he will be going from $25.18 plus $0.25 per hour for night shift differential to $28.51 per hour plus $0.25 per hour for night shift differential per union contract. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Fox to authorize the Chairman’s signature on letters to adjacent landowners to Lloyds Addition Subdivision. 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 grievance letter, grievance #17643. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. It was moved by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to hereby adjourn at the hour of 12:48 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, AUDITOR MP3-14-24
