The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 with Gary Lundquist, Rick Mongan, Bryan Petersen, Duane Mummert and Wane Miller present. Justin Pritts, Stu Hogg, William Gauthier, Tom Kohn and Sarah Tracy were also in attendance. Unless otherwise indicated, all votes were offered as follows: Ayes – Mongan, Petersen, Mummert, Miller, Lundquist; Nayes – none; Abstentions – three.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Wane Miller, Veteran Affairs Commissioner.
Motion by Mongan, seconded by Miller to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Petersen to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Mongan, seconded by Mummert to approve the claims for payment as presented. Motion carried. A complete listing is available for review in the County Auditor’s office and online.

Claims Approved August 24, 2021:
Alliant Energy
Serv 97.10
Alpha Wireless Communications
Serv 281.20
Arnold Motor Supply
Parts 51.48
Aurelia Municipal Utility
Serv 56.44
Bomgaars
Supp 823.68
Builders Sharpening & Serv
Parts 621.51
Cardmember Service
Supp 125.14
Central Bank
Supp 258.82
Central Iowa Distributing
Supp 1,155.00
CenturyLink Qwest
Serv 158.44
Cherokee County Engineer
Fuel 227.28
Cherokee County Solid Waste
Approp 22,688.34
Cherokee Co Treasurer
Land Taxes 984.00
Cherokee State Bank
Flex/Self Fund 6,632.23
Cherokee Regional Medical Ctr Health Serv 316.00
Cherokee Regional
Medical CTR
Contract 2,318.30
Chronicle Times
Publ 1,530.59
City of Cherokee
Serv 953.53
CML Telephone Coop
Serv 105.15
Counsel
Serv 35.26
Crawford County
Serv 2,050.56
Cummins Sales and Service
Parts 510.69
Dearborn National Life Insur Life Ins 1,032.07
Discover
Supp/Travel Exp 1,086.60
Joseph W Draper
Per Diem 50.00
Don Drefke
Per Diem 50.00
Fareway
Groceries 12.48
Filter Recycling
Serv 250.00
First National Bank of Omaha
Travel Exp 228.82
Foundation Analytical Lab
Serv 295.75
Frank Dunn Co
Supp 829.00
Frontier
Serv 129.95
William Gauthier
Per Diem 50.00
GCC Alliance Concrete Co, Inc.
Concrete 5,809.00
Kristine L Glienke
Travel Reimb 175.50
GovConnection, Inc.
Supp 683.74
Hallett Materials
Gravel 1,384.40
Harlan Hansen
Mileage 16.10
Iowa Lakes Electric Coop
Serv 2,766.00
Iowa State Assoc of Counties
Dues 5,900.00
ISG Field Services LLC
Inspect Pipeline 25,678.64
Jamar Technologies Inc
Part 1,000.71
Dan James
Mileage 8.20
Janitor’s Closet, Ltd
Supp 205.33
Jebro Inc
Supp 2,662.50
Julius Cleaners
Serv 35.20
KCHE
Ads 553.00
Klass Law Firm, LLP
Serv 6,718.00
Koenig Portable Toilets
Serv 112.00
Thomas J Kohn
Reimburse 262.95
Lawson Products Inc
Parts 27.87
Marco Technologies LLC
Serv 106.55
Marcus News
Publ 1,106.40
Martin Marietta Materials
Supp 3,144.03
Janice McMurrin
ROW 3,906.82
Metal Culverts
Pipes 4,859.30
Mid American Energy
Serv 50.65
Midwest Lubricants, Inc
Supp 341.00
Midwest Wheel Companies
Parts 603.74
Wane A Miller
Per Diem/Miles 66.40
Modern Heating & Cooling, Inc
Serv 1,342.93
Motor Parts Sales
Parts 80.89
Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co
Parts 345.83
Northside Tire
Serv 255.53
NW Iowa Yes Center
Shelter 7,890.00
One Office Solution
Supp 445.66
Don Parrott
Mileage 16.20
Michelle K. Pedersen
Per Diem 50.00
Bryan Petersen
Mileage 12.30
Prestox
Serv 133.00
Karla Prunty
Mileage 12.90
Quadient Leasing USA, Inc.
Serv 2,217.00
Rees Mack Sales & Service
Parts 35.73
S & S Equipment, Inc
Parts 642.80
Sanitary Services Inc
Serv 350.10
Schmillen Construction Inc
Serv 15,804.18
Dean Schnoes
Mileage 11.40
Secretary of State
Fee 30.00
Nicky Sleezer
Mileage 9.00
State Steel Of Spencer
Supp 7,013.59
Steffen Truck Equipment Inc
Parts 227.67
The Storm Lake Times
Publ 1,104.59
Street Cop Training, LLC
Serv 249.00
Gene Suhr
Mileage 8.60
Truck Center Companies East
Parts 237.54
Verizon Wireless
Serv 182.16
Wellmark BCBS of Iowa
Insur 95,363.10
WesTel Systems
Serv 405.59
Windstream Iowa-Comm. Inc.
Serv 864.05
Woodward Youth Corporation
Shelter 1,726.05
Xerox Financial Services
Serv 76.23
Ziegler Inc
Supp 5,383.78
Grand Total $256,706.84

Amanda Harper, Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council (SIMPCO), presented information about the Western Iowa Community Regional Housing Trust Fund. Federal Home Loan Bank grants have been received annually since 2013 with a 25% local match for the purpose of developing and preserving affordable housing locally. Cherokee County’s share of the annual local match was $34,573 and approximately $221,776 of home improvements were completed in the 2018 – 2020 grant years for low income, owner occupied homes in Cherokee County with the available grant funds.
Motion by Mongan, seconded by Miller to approve a separation of employment and $286.55 final payout of comp hours and hours worked for Jennifer Miller, Full-Time Jailer, effective August 11, 2021. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Mummert to approve a separation of employment and $760.00 final payout of hours worked for James Leonard, Secondary Roads Seasonal Laborer, effective August 13, 2021. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Mummert to approve a separation of employment and $600.00 final payout of hours worked for Carson Mongan, Secondary Roads Seasonal Laborer, effective August 13, 2021. Motion carried with Mongan abstaining.
Motion by Mongan, seconded by Petersen to approve a separation of employment and $600.00 final payout of hours worked for Trevor Lundquist, Secondary Roads Seasonal Laborer, effective August 13, 2021. Motion carried.
Motion by Miller, seconded by Mummert to approve a separation of employment and $392.00 final payout of hours worked for Brandon Stodden, Conservation Seasonal Laborer, effective July 30, 2021. Motion carried.
Wane Miller, Veteran Affairs Commissioner, reported on national certification completed by Tom Kohn, Veteran Affairs Director and presented a wage authorization moving the Director position from hourly to salary as agreed upon by the Veteran Affairs Commission at the time of Kohn’s hire.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Petersen to approve a wage adjustment from $22.55 per hour wage to an annual $48,000 salary for Tom Kohn, Veteran Affairs Director, effective August 1, 2021. Motion carried with Mongan and Miller abstaining.
The supervisors provided committee reports and reviewed meeting schedules.
Lundquist called for comments from the public. Justin Pritts, Emergency Management Coordinator reported on upcoming employee safety trainings. Sarah Tracy, County Engineer, gave a status report on current construction projects. Stu Hogg, IT Director, reported that the county’s new website will go live next week. Tom Kohn, Veteran Affairs Director, discussed topics shared at a recent district meeting he had attended.
There being no further business, Chairman Lundquist adjourned the meeting at 9:46 a.m.
All board agendas and minutes are available online at www.cherokeecountyiowa.gov.
Kris Glienke, County Auditor
Gary Lundquist, Chairman
Published in the Marcus News September 9, 2021