MONONA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING JULY 14, 2025 The Monona County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. o’clock on Monday, July 14, 2025, in the boardroom of the courthouse in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa with Chairman Fox presiding. Other Supervisors present: Vince Phillips and Tom Brouillette arriving at 8:35 a.m. Supervisor Absent: None. Also present was Auditor Peggy A. Rolph. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve the agenda with adding ìauthorization to purchase a vehicleî to Conservation’s agenda item. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Patrick Prorok, EMA Director, was present to update the Board on the water main break in the City of Onawa. Bomgaars and HyVee donated water. Nine pallets of water were given out to Onawa residents. The county garage sale will be on July 26, 2025, from nine to noon outside of the Morton building behind the Courthouse. No action taken. Secondary Roads Engineer Charles Bechtold was present for Secondary Roads business. Discussion items were Weed Commissioner, FEMA meeting, Streets and Roads Conference, road detours, gravel roads, and bridges. No action taken. Josh Schaben, Conservation Director, was present for authorization to purchase a pickup truck, lawn mower utility trailer and for approval of a well at Gray’s Landing. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve purchase of a 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Custom Pickup from Knoepfler Chevrolet for $41,016.78. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve purchase of a lawn mower utility trailer from Marx Trailer for $5,908. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Phillips to approve a well at Gray’s Landing installed by R Meeker Well LLC for $24,913.05. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Amy Borchardt-Sick and Ashley Brown, Drainage Clerks, were present for Drainage business. Engineer Rasmussen did not get a chance to review the use of flexamat on the McNeill Lateral 8 with Monona County Engineer Bechtold. No action taken. Engineer Rasmussen talked with the City Administrator Brian Keller about the trimmings that need cleaned up in the Onawa Drainage District from when the City installed the power lines. Keller is going to talk it over with the Council on how to proceed. Kevin Ewing, Sheriff, was present to discuss storage for the evidence room. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillips to give Sheriff Ewing authorization to accept bids for the evidence room. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve the minutes of July 8, 2025, as read. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to approve claims. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Supervisor Fox attended the Monona County Conservation meeting; he shared the information presented. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette to acknowledge receipt of letter from Monona County Economic Development requesting FY 2026 funding be disbursed. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Phillips to acknowledge receipt of Monona County Sheriffís report of fees collected for June 2025. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. 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 June 2025. 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 Chairman’s signature on Monona County and Provider Program Agreement with Blencoe Senior Citizens. 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 10:50 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 MP7-31-25
