The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 with Rick Mongan, Bryan Petersen, Gary Lundquist, Duane Mummert, and Wane Miller present. There were no representatives from the press. Sarah Tracy, Kelly Puhrmann and Stu Hogg were also in attendance. Unless otherwise indicated, all votes were offered as follows: Ayes – Mongan, Petersen, Mummert, Miller, Lundquist; Nayes – none; Abstentions – none.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Wane Miller, Veteran Affairs Commissioner.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Mongan to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Motion by Mongan, seconded by Mummert to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Miller, seconded by Petersen 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 23, 2021:
Pamela Allen
Elec Hrs 91.80
Alliant Energy
Serv 252.98
Alpha Wireless Communications
Serv 281.20
Aurelia Municipal Utility
Serv 64.34
Blacktop Service Company Inc Serv 18,540.00
Bomgaars
Supp 541.47
Janene Braunschweig
Elec Hrs 102.05
Buena Vista County Sheriff
Fees 59.50
Builders Sharpening & Serv
Parts 135.85
Linda Burkhart
Elec Hrs 77.00
CAASA
Approp 1,250.00
Cherokee Area Econ
Devel Corp
Approp 49,375.00
Cardmember Service
Supp 142.00
Central Iowa Distributing
Supp 845.00
CenturyLink Qwest
Serv 159.21
Champion Electric, Inc
Serv 649.50
Chase Card Services
Supp 780.66
Cherokee County Solid Waste
Approp 12.18
Cherokee State Bank
Flex/Self Fund 12,815.20
Cherokee Regional Medical Ctr
Health Serv 316.00
Chronicle Times
Publ 237.00
City of Aurelia
Serv 120.00
City of Cherokee
Serv 79.28
City of Marcus
Serv 19.31
City of Quimby
Serv 43.00
CJ Cooper & Associates
Serv 175.00
CML Telephone Coop
Serv 32.55
Claudia Comstock
Rent 200.00
Counsel
Serv 81.98
Crawford County Sheriff
Fees 105.66
Dearborn National Life Insur
Life Ins 977.27
DENCO Highway Constr Corp
Serv 20,732.05
Joseph W Draper
Per Diem 50.00
Don Drefke
Per Diem 50.00
Joel M Ehrig
Travel Reimb 328.28
Fareway
Supp 1,785.82
First National Bank of Omaha
Travel 1,423.76
Frontier
Serv 129.95
William Gauthier
Per Diem 50.00
GovConnection, Inc.
Supp 75.34
Jeannette Grant
Elect Hrs 75.00
Growmark FS
Fuel 7,304.40
Hallett Materials
Gravel 1,541.06
Holmes Mowing
Mowing 525.00
ICEA
Conference 900.00
Iowa Dept of Natural Resources
Permits 375.00
Iowa Lakes Electric Coop
Serv 1,849.00
IA Lakes Regional Water
Serv 88.04
Iowa Prison Industries
Supp 3,104.80
Iowa State Sheriffs & Deputies
Membership 250.00
Jacks Uniforms & Equipment Clothing 411.99
Janitor’s Closet, Ltd
Supp 44.48
Julius Cleaners
Serv 35.20
KCHE
Sponsor 225.00
Klass Law Firm, LLP
Serv 462.75
Leon Klotz
Elec Hrs 90.00
Thomas J Kohn
Mileage 83.00
Lawson Products Inc
Parts 53.00
Mary Jane Lund
Elec Hrs 68.00
Mallison & Waldner LLC
Serv 275.00
Marco
Serv 162.56
Marcus News
Publ 198.05
Martin Marietta Materials
Supp 5,306.44
Mid American Energy
Serv 72.90
Mid Sioux Opportunity
Approp 9,000.00
Midwest Lubricants, Inc
Supp 709.30
Midwest Wheel Companies
Parts 1,096.96
Wane A Miller
Per Diem 50.00
Mills & Miller, Inc.
Salt 1,884.75
Modern Heating & Cooling, Inc
Serv 1,743.02
Motor Parts Sales
Parts 1,656.47
Northside Tire
Serv 129.51
O’Halloran International
Parts 124.66
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
Supp 134.73
One Office Solution
Supp 1,327.88
Nickolas L Patterson
Safety 99.99
Michelle K. Pedersen
Per Diem 50.00
Petroleum Marketers
Management
Tank Ins 2,054.00
PJ Greufe & Associates
Serv 1,500.00
Plymouth County Sheriff
Fees 35.00
Pocahontas County Sheriff
Fees 52.90
Prestox
Serv 68.00
Productivity Plus Account
Parts 508.55
Quadient Leasing USA, Inc.
Serv 2,217.00
Quimby Community Center
Serv 35.00
Quimby Fire Dept
Project Pymt 2 10,000.00
Reliance Systems
Serv 200.00
Rhonda Saxen
Elec Hrs 75.00
Secretary of State
Fee 30.00
The Sidwell Company
Serv 3,881.93
Siouxland Regional Transit Syst
Approp 7,465.00
The Storm Lake Times
Publ 944.05
Thomson Reuters-West
Fees 1,606.13
Verizon Wireless
Serv 174.84
Kathy Wankum
Elec Hrs 93.40
Wellmark BCBS of Iowa
Insurance 90,050.02
WesTel Systems
Serv 405.59
Janice Witcombe
Elec Hrs 75.00
Xerox Financial Services
Serv 76.23
Steven J Zarr
Safety 98.42
360 Custom Designs
Serv 10.00
Grand Total $276,351.19
Sarah Tracy, County Engineer, presented construction documents and a utility permit for consideration.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Mongan to authorize the chairman to sign a final zero pay voucher to close out project #BRS-SWAP-CO18(69)–FF-18. Motion carried.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Miller to approve certification of subcontractor payments by Christiansen Bros. on C16 bridge replacement project #BRS-SWAP-CO18(69)–FF-18. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Mongan to approve an underground construction application on county right of way for Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative in Sections 5 and 6 of Grand Meadow Township. Motion carried.
Law Enforcement Center wage authorizations were tabled.
Contracts with Not-For-Profit Entities were reviewed with no action taken.
Kris Glienke, County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections, reviewed redistricting and reprecincting procedures which require all 99 counties to verify whether their existing boundaries for supervisor districts and voting precincts comply with current laws and newly drawn Iowa House and Senate district lines. Cherokee County must have updated districts approved in December and submitted to the Iowa Secretary of State for review and final approval. New supervisor districts and voting precinct boundaries become effective on January 15, 2022 and apply to all elections held after this date.
The supervisors provided committee reports and reviewed meeting schedules.
Lundquist called for comments from the public. Sarah Tracy, County Engineer, discussed the County’s Title VI Coordinator position and asked for input from the supervisors. Tracy expressed frustration about personnel policy issues that often are discussed at length but rarely resolved. She suggested changes to the structure of County Department Head meetings as a means to bring resolution to recurring topics. The Chairman will contact the county’s HR consultant to implement an agenda and action items for monthly department meetings.
There being no further business, Chairman Lundquist adjourned the meeting at 10:40 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 December 9, 2021.