MONONA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING JULY 28, 2026 The Monona County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. o'clock on Tuesday, July 28, 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 Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to approve the agenda. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Russ Uhl and Robert Bianchini were present to inquire about where the County is with the procedural process on the Hawthorn Project. Discussion followed. No action taken. Kevin Ewing, Sheriff, was present for authorization to hire a dispatcher. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Phillips, to give Sheriff Ewing authorization to hire Autumn VanDonkelaar for the dispatch position. Ms. VanDonkelaar will start at $21.65 per hour per Sheriffís Department MOU. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Josh Schaben, Conservation Director, was present for approval of bid for a well at Gramm Wetlands. Josh stated that he received a grant to put in the well. Discussion followed. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to approve $11,795.16 bid from Leo's Pump Shop Inc. to install a well at Gramm Wetlands. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Secondary Roads Engineer John Rasmussen was present for Secondary Roads business. Resolution SR26-45 Classify 265th Street to Level B was not approved for lack of motion. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to acknowledge receipt of resignation letter from Nate Fritz. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to approve internal posting for Operator III in Mapleton. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Discussion items were roads, tree cutting, and five-year plan. No action taken. Patrick Prorok, EMA Director, was present to inform the Board of Supervisors that he would be having a special meeting Wednesday night July 29, 2026, for replacement of the 911 console. Discussion followed. 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: Caleb Rasmussen, Engineer with MOR Engineering. Engineer Rasmussen presented a letter for Dustin Wallis, Armodus, about spraying the weeds on Oliver Lake Lateral 1, which they discussed on 7/28/2026 @ 9:30 a.m. It was unanimously moved and approved to set the completion date of the Oliver Lake Lateral 1 cleanout project to October 15th, 2026, with liquidated damages beginning on October 16, 2026. Engineer Rasmussen will send the signed letter to Dustin Wallis advising of both. Engineer Rasmussen also presented a letter that he will send to the landowners in the Oliver Lake Lateral 1 DD informing them of the procedures for claiming damages related to spoil bank leveling, rock and large debris picking, weed control, custom farming operations due to incomplete work, and Level B road restoration. Landowners will need to submit the damage claims in writing to the Monona County Drainage Office in the Monona County Courthouse any time at or before the completion hearing. Engineer Rasmussen advised landowners to keep accurate records and receipts for the hearing. Landowners will receive written notice for the Completion Hearing per Iowa Code 468 once the work has been completed and the Hearing date has been set. It was moved by Fox, seconded by Phillips, to accept the plans and specs as filed today for the McNeill Inter-County Drainage District Phase II Main Open Ditch Repairs with the amended date and notice of letting and completion. Sealed bids will be due in the Drainage Office of the Monona County Courthouse by September 1st @ 9:00 a.m. They will be opened on September 1, 2026 @ 9:30 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors room in the basement of the Monona County Courthouse, Onawa, IA. Vote on Motion: Ayes: Fox, Phillips and Brouillette. Nays: None. Motion carried. Engineer Rasmussen will provide the notice today to Attorney Gary Taylor as requested for the Union Pacific Railroad. 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 10:55 a.m. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Jim Wigton, IT Director, was present to discuss replacing the SQL server and to get authorization to accept bids for SQL server. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Fox, to give Jim Wigton authorization to accept bids for SQL server. Vote on motion: Aye: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Beau Hupke, Hoffman Agency, presented the insurance renewal. Discussion followed. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Fox to approve the insurance renewal. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. John Lidgett, Orkin Account Manager, was not present to meet with the Board. Motion was made by Supervisor Fox, seconded by Supervisor Brouillette, to approve the minutes of July 21, 2026, as read. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion was made by Supervisor Brouillette, seconded by Supervisor Phillips, to approve claims. Vote on motion: Ayes: Fox, Brouillette, and Phillips. Nays: None. Motion carried. Vendor Name, Payable Description Total Payments Access Systems Leasing, Copier Lease $994.04 Al's Corner Oil, Gas For Tools $10.35 Angela Komarek, Continuing Ed & Training $511.88 At & T, Phone Services $168.96 At&T Mobility, Phone Services $45.53 Auditor Of State, Rob Sand, Audit Services $67,639.35 Bauer Built Tire, Tires $266.25 Bentson Pest Management, Pest Control $225.00 Bierschbach Equipment & Supply, Patching - Joint Sealant $7,975.00 Black Hills Energy, Utilities $315.12 Blencoe, City Of, Utilities $558.40 Bomgaars Inc - Conservation, Supplies $953.29 Bomgaars Inc - Secondary Roads, Tools, Safety, Oil, Supplies $773.28 Bomgaars Inc - Sheriff, Supplies $633.30 Bomgaars Inc - Auditor, Supplies $131.97 Brandon East, Meeting Expenses $128.92 Brent Streck, Medical Investigation $200.00 Briggs Inc. Of Omaha, Parts $115.50 Burgess Health Center, Dietitian Consulting $75.00 Carrier Container Company, Llc, Garbage Services $1,035.61 Carroll Distributing, Patching - Saw Blades $1,586.38 Castana, City Of, Utilities Castana $102.00 Central Iowa Distributing Inc, Janitor Supplies $928.00 Century Link, Phone Services $186.09 Cj Cooper & Associates, Inc., Pre- Employment Physical $190.00 Core-Mark Midcontinent Inc, Inmate Groceries $648.65 Eakes Office Solutions, Shop Supplies $641.24 Electronic Engineering, Maintenance $2,012.50 Employee Benefit Systems, Health Insurance $178,315.60 Family Crisis Centers, Fy 26-27 Appropriation $1,000.00 Family Medicine Clinic Pc, Inmate Medical $260.00 First Bankcard - Auditor, Expenses $436.36 First Bankcard - Co Attorney, Expenses $230.75 First Bankcard - Conservation, Expenses $274.65 First Bankcard - Data Processing, Expenses $67.98 First Bankcard - Ema, Expenses $54.45 First Bankcard - Env/Zoning, Expenses $783.02 First Bankcard - Secondary Roads, Postage, Safety, Spraying $132.60 First Bankcard - Sheriff, Expenses $3,096.71 First Bankcard - Recorder, Expenses $302.40 First Bankcard - Mechanics, Tools, Supplies, Parts, Labor $2,492.23 Fp Finance Program, Postage Meter Rental $132.18 Goslar Funeral Home And Monuments, Burial Expenses $7,000.00 Hallett Materials, Road Gravel $1,376.40 Hamann Trucking Llc, Hauling Roadstone $1,723.73 Harrison County Secondary Roads, Engineering Services July 2026 $10,856.89 Iaccvso, Membership Dues $50.00 Iceoo, Iceoo Conference 2026 $275.00 Icube, Fy 27 Dues $200.00 Imwca, Work Comp Fy2026/2027 $61,886.00 Iowa Communications Network, Ethernet Port $234.46 Iowa Department Of Revenue, Hotel/Motel Tax $280.93 Iowa Dept Of Natural Resources, Permit Fees $225.00 Iowa Dnr, Annual Fee $25.00 Isac, Fy 27 Dues $7,675.00 Jay-Lan Lawn Care, Lawn Care $63.53 Jeannette Riesberg, Reimbursement $12.74 Joe Lander, Meeting Expenses $108.00 John Deere Financial, Parts $350.03 Jon Pinkelman, Medical Investigation $200.00 Josh Perlinger, Reimbursement $74.00 Karl Emergency Vehicles, Tahoe $35,740.20 Kelly Parsley, Meeting Expenses $86.54 Kick Ash Tree Services, Blue Lake Tree Removal $14,000.00 Knoepfler Chevrolet, 2026 Silverado $49,179.00 Labels Direct, Labels $349.00 Leaf Capital Funding Llc, Copier Lease $129.00 Lewis Drug Inc, Inmate Medications $7.99 Long Lines, Phone Services $2,037.47 Mac's Chevrolet-Pontiac Inc, Vehicle Maintenance $2,154.04 Mapleton Communications, Phone/Internet Service Mapleton $103.47 Mapleton Press Inc., Publication $1,458.97 Mapleton, City Of, Utilities $734.83 Mary Jo Dehn, Meeting Expenses $60.75 Max I Walker, Uniform Service $326.58 Maxine M Buckmeier, Legal Services $2,075.80 Mccloy Chiropractic Clinic, Pre-Employment Physical And Drug Screen $205.00 Mcnally Operations Llc, Office Supplies $58.13 Menards-Sioux City, Magnetic Sweeper $49.99 Metal Culverts Inc., Mcneill Phase Ii Cmp $22,548.80 Mid American Energy, Utilities $757.44 Midwest Turf & Irrigation, Mower Parts $77.98 Monona Co. Economic Dev Partnership For Growth, Fy 26-27 Appropriation $20,000.00 Monona County Fair Association, Fy 26-27 Appropriation $25,000.00 Monona County Historic Preservation Commission, Fy 26-27 Appropriation $500.00 Monona County Iron, Labor Fabrication $65.00 Monona County Sanitary Landfill, Assessment Billing $69,030.00 Monona County Secondary Roads, Fuel $667.24 Monona County Treasurer, Merchant Fees $62.49 Morton Buildings Inc, Building Repairs $56,718.00 Motorola Solutions Inc, Smart Connect $5,206.43 Msc Industrial Supply Co., Shop Supplies $76.28 Nfcs, Llc, Humvee Hitch $474.00 North American Truck & Trailer, Parts, Filters $337.28 Onawa Democrat, Board Proceedings $1,798.90 Onawa, City Of, Utilities $4,717.15 O'reilly Automotive Inc. ,Parts $63.35 Other Policy & Administration, Mileage $46.20 Panoramic Software Corporation, Annual License Fee $520.00 Power Wash Usa, Car Washes $115.00 Property Records Industry Association, Dues $60.00 Quality Telecommuncations Co., Door Access Replacement $2,012.50 Rasmussen Lumber Company, Supplies $137.25 Ringcentral Inc, Phone Services $1,295.71 Robert Haack, Meeting Expenses $11.36 Rxc Tires Llc, Vehicle Maintenance $122.00 Ryan Publishing Company, Public Notices Weeds, Row, Row Permits $318.00 Safety Kleen Systems Inc, Shop Supplies $357.80 Schneider Geospatial, Online Permit Services $103,472.00 Schumacher Elevator Co., Elevator Modernization $54,593.89 Secur-Serv, Managed Services $19,075.34 Sexton Oil Company, Diesel, Gas $51,576.08 Shawn Hamann Llc, Towing Motor Grader 10S $1,450.00 Silverline Mobile Concrete Llc, Patching - Concrete $5,768.40 Simpco, Fy 26-27 Appropriation $20,654.15 Simply Signs & Creative Customs, Uniforms $21.00 Siouxland District Health, Water Tests $752.00 Siouxland Reg Transit, 3Rd Qtr. Assessment $5,394.50 Soldier, City Of, Utilities $58.30 State Hygienic Laboratory, Water Tests $948.00 State Medical Examiner, Autopsy $2,062.00 Struble Agronomy, Llc, Weed Eradication $7,872.50 Stryker Sales, Llc, Aed Battery $300.00 Sunshine Foods, Vouchers $463.43 Terri L Pratt, Continuing Ed & Training $502.21 The Iowa Sportsman, Advertising $350.00 Thomson Reuters, Subscription $705.00 Town Of Moorhead, Utilities $44.30 Tree Dogs Llc, Tree Removal $4,200.00 Tyler Technologies, Subscription Fees $54,508.35 Vanguard Appraisals Inc, Service Contracts $15,725.00 Verizon Connect Nwf, Inc, Vehicle Trackers $969.95 Verizon Wireless, Phone Services $1,509.68 Versed Hr, Consulting Fees $2,400.00 Veterans Memorial Museum, Fy 26-27 Appropriation $2,000.00 Vetter Equipment Co, Tires/Blades $431.68 Visual Edge It, Inc., Copier Lease $225.55 West Central Community Action, Fy 26-27 Appropriation $3,000.00 Western Iowa Power Coop, Utilities $6,781.97 Whks & Co, Contract Engineer Servies $1,448.13 Wiatel, Phone Services $577.10 Will Keenan, Reimbursement $60.78 William J. Wood, West Central $350.00 Wimactel, Inc., Phone Services $91.50 Windstream, Phone Services $570.21 Ziegler Inc, Parts, Labor $2,054.07 Total $1,064,067.24 Fund Recap Report Fund: Description: 0001 General Basic: $443,912.58 0002 General Supplemental: $16,424.43 0009 Dare Trust Fund: $399.54 0011 Rural Basic: $116,931.26 0020 Secondary Roads: $167,564.43 0023 Special Res Enhancement Trust: $0.00 0036 Arpa Funding: $56,798.90 0040 Conservation Trust Fund: $106.33 4000 Emergency Management: $627.46 4010 E911 Surcharge Trust Fund: $7,276.33 4100 County Assessor: $75,710.38 8500 Health Insurance Trust Fund: $178,315.60 Total: $1,064,067.24 Breakdown For Payroll Claims Listing Ppe: 7/4/2026 Gross County Share (Match), Total Department, Payroll, Fica Match, Medicare Match, Ipers Match, W/Co.Share Assessor, $2,724.94, $128.16, $29.98, $257.23, $3,140.31 Supervisors, $1,331.43, $58.49, $13.67, $125.70, $1,529.29 Auditor, $3,324.07, $149.73, $35.03, $313.80, $3,822.63 Treasurer, $2,751.58, $140.02, $32.74, $259.75, $3,184.09 County Attorney, $3,703.29, $146.84, $34.33, $349.59, $4,234.05 Sheriff, $24,373.92, $1,328.39, $310.65, $2,554.64, $28,567.60 Recorder, $2,266.51, $109.30, $25.57, $213.96, $2,615.34 Auto/Treasurer, $1,241.19, $48.11, $11.25, $117.16, $1,417.71 Drainage, $1,150.11, $61.64, $14.41, $108.57, $1,334.73 Environ.Hlth/Zoning, $582.48, $22.04, $5.15, $54.99, $664.66 Sec. Road, $25,021.33, $1,190.83, $278.50, $2,276.48, $28,767.14 Veterans Admin, $145.60, $9.03, $2.11, $13.74, $170.48 Custodial, $988.02, $59.01, $13.80, $93.27, $1,154.10 Townships, $0.00, $0.00, $0.00, $0.00, $0.00 Conservation, $3,011.05, $163.33, $38.19, $253.23, $3,465.80 Elections, $671.83, $32.14, $7.52, $63.42, $774.91 Emerg. Mgt., $614.80, $34.03, $7.96, $58.04, $714.83 All Totals, $73,902.15, $3,681.09, $860.86, $7,113.57, $85,557.67 Breakdown For Payroll Claims Listing Ppe: 7/18/2026 Gross County Share (Match), Total Department, Payroll, Fica Match, Medicare Match , Ipers Match, W/Co.Share Assessor, $9,851.94, $583.05, $136.36, $930.01, $11,501.36 Supervisors, $4,438.09, $257.66, $60.25, $418.96, $5,174.96 Auditor, $11,080.28, $640.62, $149.83, $1,045.98, $12,916.71 Treasurer, $9,171.97, $548.81, $128.35, $865.84, $10,714.97 County Attorney, $12,119.96, $687.32, $160.75, $1,144.12, $14,112.15 Sheriff, $63,769.96, $3,832.52, $896.32, $6,281.93, $74,780.73 Recorder, $7,555.01, $442.75 ,$103.54, $713.19, $8,814.49 Auto/Treasurer, $4,137.30, $234.33, $54.81, $390.56, $4,817.00 Drainage, $4,182.22, $255.62, $59.78, $394.81, $4,892.43 Environ.Hlth/Zoning, $1,941.61, $106.30, $24.86, $183.29, $2,256.06 Sec. Road, $84,382.81, $4,931.01, $1,153.26, $7,854.69, $98,321.77 Veterans Admin, $873.60, $54.16, $12.67, $82.47, $1,022.90 Custodial, $3,519.20, $218.19, $51.03, $332.21, $4,120.63 Human Services, $100.00, $6.20, $1.45, $0.00, $107.65 Conservation, $11,500.08, $701.04, $163.94, $997.36, $13,362.42 Elections, $2,443.03, $148.64, $34.76, $230.62, $2,857.05 Emerg. Mgt., $2,399.20, $146.92, $34.36, $226.48, $2,806.96 All Totals, $233,466.26, $13,795.14, $3,226.32, $22,092.52, $272,580.24 Supervisor Fox attended the Monona County Economic Development meeting; he shared the information presented. Motion was made by Supervisor Phillips, seconded by Supervisor Fox, to appoint Dave Brown to the Monona County Safety Committee. 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 Monona County and Provider Agreement with Ute 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 12:09 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 MP8-13-26
