Cherokee County Board of Supervisors Meeting
The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 with Rick Mongan, Bryan Petersen, Gary Lundquist and Wane Miller present. Duane Mummert was absent. There were no representatives from the press. Don Fiser, Sarah Tracy, Kelly Puhrmann and Stu Hogg were also in attendance. Unless otherwise indicated, all votes were offered as follows: Ayes – Mongan, Petersen, Miller, Lundquist; Nayes – none; Abstentions – none.
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 Petersen, seconded by Mongan to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Miller 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 November 9, 2021:
Deb Agnitsch
Election 225.00
Bev Alesch
Election 242.50
Pamela Allen
Election 322.00
Alliant Energy
Serv 828.90
Arnold Motor Supply
Parts 59.99
Aurelia Lumber
Supp 110.03
Corinne Bengtson
Election 223.50
Benson Construction
Serv 376.19
Donna Bird
Election 221.00
Blaine’s Culligan
Supp 32.00
Bomgaars
Supp 703.67
Janene Braunschweig
Election 277.50
Mark Braunschweig
Election 52.50
Judy Brown
Election 271.00
Linda Burkhart
Election 200.00
Calhoun Burns Associates, Inc
Serv 49,334.19
Campbell Supply Co
Parts 119.94
Cardmember Service
Supp 3,764.60
Champion Electric, Inc
Serv 341.48
Cherokee County Engineer
Fuel 3,054.65
Cherokee County Extension
Dues 385.00
Cherokee County Solid Waste
Approp 22,700.51
Cherokee State Bank
Flex/Self Fund 1,555.41
Cherokee Regional Medical CTR
Contract 1,926.11
Cherokee Rural Water
Serv 215.80
Christenson Brothers
Projects 386,810.00
Chronicle Times
Publ 823.24
Cintas
Supp 26.43
City of Cherokee
Serv 538.35
City of Meriden
Serv 25.00
CML Telephone Coop
Serv 1,592.09
Cole Papers Inc
Supp 177.32
Continental Fire Sprinkler Co.
Serv 135.00
Counsel
Serv 155.44
Country Tire & Service, Inc.
Serv 519.01
Jamie Deeds
Election 221.50
Discover
Supp 341.38
Karen Egger
Election 345.00
Evertek, Inc.
Serv 400.00
Karen Ferris
Election 229.00
Jodi Feser
Election 200.00
First Cooperative Association
Fuel 22,569.65
Don Fiser
Per Diem 50.00
FORCE America
Distributing,LLC
Parts 71.51
Foundation Analytical Lab
Serv 28.75
GCC Alliance Concrete Co, Inc.
Concrete 10,319.25
Cecilia Gerstandt
ROW 4,171.27
Glens Sport Center Inc
Equip 15,530.00
Cindy Glienke
Election 286.00
Dale Glienke
Election 65.50
Kristine L Glienke
Election 92.50
Cindra Goodburn
Election 200.00
GovConnection, Inc.
Supp 103.20
GreatAmerica Financial Svcs
Serv 133.50
Hallett Materials
Gravel 2,146.46
Pat Harrison
Election 200.00
Henry M Adkins & Son Inc
Serv 9,296.51
Hirschman Fabrication
Parts 200.00
Stuart J Hogg
Election 68.00
Iowa Good Roads Association
Dues 95.00
IA Office of the St Med Exam
Serv 4,341.72
Janitor’s Closet, Ltd
Supp 381.56
Jebro Inc
Supp 528.75
Deena Jones
Election 211.50
Julius Cleaners
Serv 35.20
Carol Leidahl
Election 200.00
Jerad Letsche
Election 383.00
Kaitlin A Letsche
Election 10.00
Lynde Lundquist
Election 200.00
Mail Services, LLC
Postage 406.44
Mallison & Waldner LLC
Serv 125.00
Marcus Lumber
Supp 179.61
Marcus News
Publ 1,177.79
Martin Marietta Materials Supp 4,270.98
Mid American Energy Serv 90.17
Mid-American Benefits, Inc.
Caf Admin Fees 65.00
Midwest Lubricants, Inc
Supp 192.50
Midwest Technology Services
Serv 212.22
Midwest Wheel Companies
Parts 1,461.21
Brenda Miller
Election 225.00
Modern Heating & Cooling, Inc
Serv 49.56
Bonnie Mongan
Election 205.50
Motor Parts Sales
Parts 260.88
Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co Parts 323.31
Marilyn M Nelson
Election 210.50
Northside Tire
Serv 500.15
Nuvera
Serv 585.38
O’Halloran International
Parts 774.53
Office Elements
Supp 310.19
Kay Ogren
Election 225.50
Rose Ohlendorf
Election 216.00
One Office Solution
Supp 603.18
Ossian Inc
Salt 8,962.00
Shirley Perrett
Election 211.00
Laura Petersen
Election 214.00
Gene Polson
ROW 4,078.84
Barbara Jean Radke
Election 224.00
Vickie Rainboth
Election 218.00
Amanda Richardson
Election 216.50
Sanitary Services Inc
Serv 763.90
Cynthia Sanow
Election 212.00
Anna Schmadeke
Election 222.00
Seton Identification Products
Supp 94.54
SIMPCO
HazMat Pymt 11,280.70
Solutions, Inc.
Serv 8,112.20
Cindy Stevenson
Election 216.50
Debie A Stevenson
Election 64.00
Barb Steward
Serv 300.00
Storm Lake Honda
Parts 1,625.04
Deb Taylor
Election 286.00
Tri State Overhead Sales Inc
Parts 1,298.89
Triple C Pest Control
Serv 80.00
Van Diest Supply Company
Supp 11,843.00
Verizon Wireless
Serv 2,091.55
Kathy Wankum
Election 415.00
Carla Weber
Election 216.00
Kim Whittaker
Election 200.00
Thomas D Whittaker
Reimb 10.00
WHKS & Co
Consulting Fees 28,615.36
Wiese Oil & Supply
Fuel 2,390.04
Windstream Iowa-Comm. Inc.
Serv 767.73
Lorri Winterhof
Election 200.00
Brian Winterhof
Election 200.00
Ruby Wych
Election 344.50
Xerox Financial Services
Serv 76.23
Gregory J Zarr
Reimb 430.00
Grand Total $651,151.18
Chairman Lundquist read the proposed Flood Plain Ordinance and asked for public comment. No written or verbal comments were received.
Motion by Mongan, seconded by Miller to approve the first reading of the Cherokee County Floodplain Ordinance #2021-05. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Mongan to waive the second and third readings of the Cherokee County Engine and Compression Brake Ordinance #2021-04. Motion carried.
Motion by Mongan, seconded by Petersen to adopt the Cherokee County Floodplain Ordinance #2021-05 as written. Roll call vote: Mongan-aye, Petersen-aye, Miller-aye, Lundquist-aye. Motion carried and ordinance adopted.
Kaitlin Letsche, Election Manager, reviewed the November 2, 2021 City-School Election results.
Motion Miller, seconded by Mongan to certify the Canvass of 2021 City-School Election results. Roll call vote: Mongan-aye, Petersen-aye, Miller-aye, Lundquist-aye. Motion carried with details as follows: Cherokee County Election Turnout of 15.35% with 1,280 of 8,341 registered voters casting a ballot.
City of Aurelia – Mayor (2 year term)
Gene L. Suhr – 163 votes
Write In – Nate Westphal – 20 votes
Scattering of write ins – 8 votes
City of Aurelia – Council Member (vote for three)
Roman A. Redig – 186 votes
Brent Fassler – 177 votes
Sue Johnson – 167 votes
Scattering of write ins – 10 votes
City of Aurelia – Council Member To Fill A Vacancy (vote for one)
Courtney Bruce – 107 votes
Denny Weathers – 105 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
City of Cherokee – Mayor (4 year term)
Craig Schmidt – 379 votes
Scattering of write ins – 12 votes
City of Cherokee – Council Member At Large (vote for one)
Quinn Black – 328 votes
Scattering of write ins – 30 votes
City of Cherokee – Ward 2 Council Person (vote for one)
Write In – Dave Wilberding – 32 votes
Scattering of write ins – 12 votes
City of Cleghorn – Council Member (vote for two)
Jennifer Huff – 35 votes
Tom Dilocker – 34 votes
Scattering of write ins – 1votes
City of Larrabee – Mayor (4 year term)
Dan James – 16 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
City of Larrabee – Council Member (vote for three)
Dustin Richardson – 14 votes
Isaac Cruz – 12 votes
Janice Robinson – 12 votes
Jamie Fassler – 7 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
City of Marcus – Mayor (2 year term)
Patrick Bunt – 256 votes
Scattering of write ins – 12 votes
City of Marcus – Council Member (vote for two)
Conrad Ebert – 250 votes
Steve Schmillen – 228 votes
Scattering of write ins – 6 votes
City of Marcus – Council Member To Fill A Vacancy (vote for one)
Robin Jenness – 255 votes
Scattering of write ins – 6 votes
City of Meriden – Mayor (2 year term)
Write In – DJ Sechler – 18 votes
Scattering of write ins – 2 votes
City of Meriden – Council Member (vote for three)
Write In – Joe Peterson – 16 votes
Write In – Jordan Petersen – 13 votes
Write In – Nicole Glassmaker – 10 votes
Scattering of write ins – 12 votes
City of Quimby – Mayor (2 year term)
Write In – Betty Woltman – 6 votes
Scattering of write ins – 15 votes
City of Quimby – Council Member (vote for three)
Nicole Goettsch – 45 votes
Dylan Dalton – 42 votes
Donald Fiser – 37 votes
Erin Rydgren – 5 votes
Scattering of write ins – 6 votes
City of Washta – Mayor (2 year term)
Donald Parrott – 27 votes
Scattering of write ins – 1vote
City of Washta – Council Member (vote for three)
Jennifer Conner – 25 votes
Lawrence L. Patterson – 24 votes
April Joy – 15 votes
Scattering of write ins – 13 votes
Alta – Aurelia Community School – Director at Large (vote for two)
Bradley Rohwer – 221 votes
Mitch Lanschwager – 175 votes
Tom Hinkeldey – 62 votes
Corey Diischer – 51 votes
Jodi Theisen – 29 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Cherokee Community School – Director at Large (vote for two)
Brian Freed – 383 votes
Ray E. Mullins II – 361 votes
Kelly Lundell – 231 votes
Scattering of write ins – 8 votes
Galva – Holstein Community School – Director District 1 (vote for one)
Jamie Whitmer – 2 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Galva – Holstein Community School – Director District 3 (vote for one)
Jeff Witzke – 2 votes
Katie Johnson – 0 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Galva – Holstein Community School – Director District 4 (vote for one)
Matthew Wittrock – 1 vote
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Galva – Holstein Community School – Director District 6 (vote for one)
Don Kalin – 1 vote
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Galva – Holstein Community School – Director District 2 To Fill A Vacancy (vote for one)
Tyler Gebers – 1 vote
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Kingsley – Pierson Community School – Director At Large (vote for two)
Lindsay Letsche – 0 votes
Jason Collins – 0 votes
Melissa Harder – 0 votes
Megan Plendl – 0 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
*Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn School – Director At Large (vote for two)
Belinda Leavitt – 309 votes
Luke Olson – 298 votes
Scattering of write ins – 13 votes
River Valley Community School – Director District 1 (vote for one)
Jessica Wilson – 71 votes
Scattering of write ins – 2 votes
River Valley Community School – Director District 4 (vote for one)
Kory Dausel – 40 votes
Sharleen Duncan – 36 votes
Scattering of write ins – 1 vote
Sioux Central Community School – Director District 2 (vote for one)
Sara K. Sangwin – 0 votes
Randy Ripke – 0 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Sioux Central Community School – Director District 3 (vote for one)
Lory Krummen – 0 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
South O’Brien Community School – Director District 1 (vote for one)
Sue McCauley – 0 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
South O’Brien Community School – Director District 3 (vote for one)
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
South O’Brien Community School – Director District 6 (vote for one)
Gina Paulsen – 0 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
South O’Brien Community School – Director District 2 To Fill A Vacancy (vote for one)
Bobbi Honkomp – 0 votes
Joshua Rausch – 0 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Iowa Central Community College – Director District 2 (vote for one)
Brandon Michael Wessels – 2 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Iowa Lakes Community College – Director District 6 (vote for one)
Pat Kibbie – 0 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Northwest Iowa Community College – Director District 4 (vote for one)
Steve Loshman – 277 votes
Scattering of write ins – 2 votes
Western Iowa Tech Community College – Director District 2 (vote for one)
Bill Anderson – 782 votes
Scattering of write ins – 9 votes
Western Iowa Tech Community College – Director District 8 (vote for one)
Russell Wray – 0 votes
Scattering of write ins – 0 votes
Alta-Aurelia Community School – Public Measure CI for PERL Levy
YES, for the question – 168 votes
NO, against the question – 113 votes
River Valley Community School – Public Measure WA for SAVE Revenue Purpose
YES, for the question – 67 votes
NO, against the question – 17 votes
*Results from Cherokee County only and does not include Plymouth County election results
Kris Glienke, Cherokee County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, reviewed procedures and results of a post-election audit called by the Secretary of State in all 99 counties. A five-member board consisting of absentee board members met at the Cherokee County Courthouse on Monday, November 8, 2021 to verify the votes cast at the Ward 2 Precinct during the November 2, 2021 City-School Election. The Cherokee County Auditor and Election Manager were also in attendance to observe the process. The audit team hand counted the votes cast for the office of Mayor on the 87 ballots cast at the Cherokee polling site on election day. The team’s hand counted results were then compared to those reported by the ballot tabulator results tape generated at the polls on election night and found the results matched exactly. Extensive testing of the ballot tabulators is conducted by the Auditor’s Office in advance of every election to assure that the tabulators are accurately recording the votes from the paper ballots.
Motion by Mongan, seconded by Petersen to certify the 2021 City-School Election Post-Election Audit results of the hand count of 87 ballots cast in the Ward 2 Precinct for the office of Mayor which exactly matched the results tape of the ballot tabulating machine on election day. Motion carried.
Shari Kastein, Family Crisis Centers, provided an informative presentation including general numbers of Cherokee County residents supported after suffering harm from Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Homicide and Violent Crimes. Kastein reported that federal grant funding for Family Crisis Centers will be reduced by 20% in fiscal year 2023 and asked the supervisors for additional financial support to maintain services within the county. The supervisors will take the request under consideration.
Motion by Miller, seconded by Mongan to approve a separation of employment and $4,991.34 final payout of vacation, comp hours, longevity and hours worked for Paul Paltz, Building Custodian, effective November 3, 2021. Motion carried.
Motion by Mongan, seconded by Petersen to approve a separation of employment for Kristal Phillips, Part-Time County Attorney, effective November 11, 2021. Motion carried.
Motion by Mongan, seconded by Petersen to approve a $57,654.00 annual salary authorization for Meghann Whitmer, Part-Time County Attorney, effective November 15, 2021. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Miller to approve a county employee lateral transfer for Kelly Ebel, Secondary Roads Operator to Courthouse Building Custodian, effective November 15, 2021. Ebel is allowed to carryover his current $24.61 per hour wage; January 21, 2002 benefit date; and current vacation/sick leave balances. Accrued comp hours will be paid out from the department in which overtime hours were incurred. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Miller to approve “Cherokee County Provider and Program Participation Agreements” for fiscal year 2022 county funding of covered services that benefit Cherokee County citizens and individuals as provided by the following entities: Siouxland Regional Transit Services; Cherokee Community Foundation Trails; Cherokee Public Library; Aurelia Public Library; and Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC) through a Memorandum of Understanding. Motion carried.
The supervisors provided committee reports and reviewed meeting schedules.
Lundquist called for comments from the public. Sarah Tracy, County Engineer, gave a status update on hiring for open positions in the Secondary Roads Department and discussed issues with the M21 resurfacing project and Quimby sewer project at the L51 intersection. Tracy reported that her department is on track to complete local construction and maintenance projects that were included in the County’s Five-Year Construction Plan for Spring 2022 completion.
There being no further business, Chairman Lundquist adjourned the meeting at 10:28 a.m.
All board agendas and minutes are available online at www.cherokeecountyiowa.gov
Attest: Kris Glienke, County Auditor
Gary Lundquist, Chairman
Published in the Marcus News November 25, 2021.