The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 with Gary Lundquist, Rick Mongan, Duane Mummert, Wane Miller and Bryan Petersen present. There were no representatives from the press. Chuck Waggoner, Marla Conley and Sarah Tracy were also in attendance. Unless otherwise indicated, all votes were offered as follows: Ayes – Lundquist, Petersen, Mummert, Miller, Mongan; Nayes – none; Abstentions – none.
Chairman Mongan called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Wane Miller, Veteran Affairs Commissioner.
Motion by Miller, seconded by Mummert to approve an amended agenda to include a resolution for tax sale certificates. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded Lundquist to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Mummert, 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 March 8, 2022:
Bev Alesch
Election 217.50
Alliant Energy
Serv 1,921.72
Alpha Wireless Communications Serv 281.20
Aurelia Library
Approp 2,392.50
Donna Bird
Election 217.50
Blaine’s Culligan
Supp 46.75
Bomgaars
Supp 676.97
Boothby Funeral Home
Serv 730.80
Harry A Brutsman Jr
DeductRefund 57.76
CAASA
Approp 1,250.00
Cherokee Area Economic Develop
Approp 49,375.00
Calhoun Burns Associates, Inc Serv 45,648.14
Campbell Supply Co
Parts 54.64
Cardmember Service
Supp 2,400.98
CB Household Hazardous Waste
Serv 37.50
Central Bank
Supp 50.00
CenturyLink
Serv 157.81
Champion Electric, Inc
Serv 298.61
Cherokee Co Emergency Services
Approp 20,000.00
Cherokee County Fair
Alloc 6,250.00
Cherokee County EMS Assoc Alloc 2,500.00
Cherokee County Engineer Fuel 2,866.53
Cherokee County Hazmat Approp 2,925.00
Cherokee County Solid Waste Alloc 22,688.33
Cherokee Fire Department
Serv 495.00
Cherokee State Bank
Flex/Self Fund 3,114.93
Cherokee Library
Approp 3,850.00
Cherokee Regional Medical Ctr
Health Serv 450.00
Cherokee Regional Medical CTR Contract 28,490.90
Cherokee Regional Medical CTR Approp 48,468.75
Chronicle Times
Publ 1,429.32
City of Cherokee
Serv 447.57
City of Meriden
Serv 25.00
City of Quimby
Serv 43.00
City of Washta
Alloc 15,000.00
CJ Cooper & Associates
Serv 45.00
CML Telephone Coop
Serv 730.30
Counsel
Serv 114.45
Country Tire & Service, Inc.
Serv 477.40
Denny’s Heating A/C & Plumbing Serv 82.75
Diamond Mowers
Parts 214.94
Discover
Supp 79.20
Rev Don Meyer
Wells 1,000.00
Dultmeier Sales
Parts 148.69
Evertek, Inc.
Serv 1,400.00
Family Crisis Centers
Approp 1,250.00
Karen Ferris
Election 217.50
Fireice Firearms, LLC
Supp 500.00
FORCE America Distributing, LLC
Parts 1,257.88
Frank Dunn Co
Supp 849.00
Dale Glienke
Election 60.00
Kristine L Glienke
Travel Reimb 52.50
Gordon Flesch Company Serv 19.44
GovConnection, Inc.
Supp 93.94
Grand Meadow Heritage
Approp 625.00
GreatAmerica Financial Svcs Serv 692.96
Henry M Adkins & Son Inc
Serv 980.66
Steven Holmes
Safety 40.80
HyVee Pharmacy
Supp 6.90
Iowa Prison Industries
Parts 522.50
IPERS
RoundingDiff 1.31
Janitor’s Closet, Ltd
Supp 354.71
JJSS, LLC Jim’s Sewer Service Serv 210.00
John Deere Financial
Parts 210.96
Tracy Johnson
Reimb 45.31
Laura Jones
Travel Reimb 49.99
JR’s Sales and Service LLC
Serv 65.00
Julius Cleaners
Serv 35.20
Leon Klotz
Elec Hrs 50.00
Koenig Portable Toilets
Serv 99.50
Lawson Products Inc
Parts 4.60
Kaitlin A Letsche
Travel Reimburs 17.50
Loughlin Law Firm
Fees 75.00
Mail Services, LLC
Postage 466.74
Marco
Serv 205.12
Marco Technologies LLC
Serv 126.02
Marcus Ambulance Fund
Alloc 8,500.00
Marcus Library
Approp 2,392.50
Marcus Lumber
Supp 7,519.17
Marcus News
Publ 1,171.64
Matheson Tri-Gas Inc.
Supp 196.58
Mid American Energy
Serv 1,806.47
Mid-American Benefits, Inc.
Admin Fees 518.00
Midwest Alarm Company, Inc. Serv 667.39
Midwest Lubricants, Inc
Supp 317.75
Midwest Technology Services Serv 658.80
Midwest Wheel Companies Parts 46.64
Mills County Sheriff’s Office
Fees 58.00
Mobile Binders
Supp 1,444.11
Motor Parts Sales
Parts 133.12
Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co Parts 7,245.22
Northside Tire
Serv 362.26
Northwest District of Assessors
Dues 500.00
Rose Ohlendorf
Election 217.50
One Office Solution
Supp 652.64
Plymouth County Auditor
Fee 500.00
Power Systems AHS,LLC
Supp 230.26
Prestox
Serv 147.00
Quimby Library
Approp 2,392.50
Vickie Rainboth
Election 193.00
Sanitary Services Inc
Serv 532.80
Rhonda Saxen
Elec Hrs 44.00
Senior Citizens
Approp 693.75
Sioux County Sheriff
Fees 53.40
Siouxland Regional Transit Syst Approp 7,465.00
Solutions, Inc.
Serv 500.00
Cindy Stevenson
Election 217.50
Barb Steward
Serv 300.00
The Storm Lake Times
Publ 647.75
T & L TOOLS
Supp 259.00
Thomson Reuters-West
Fees 951.79
Triple C Pest Control
Serv 80.00
Truck Center Companies
Parts 378.13
Gerald M Tuttle
Safety 73.81
Verizon Wireless
Serv 1,647.69
Kathy Wankum
Election 285.00
Washta Library
Approp 2,392.50
Thomas D Whittaker
Travel Reimburs 17.50
Wiese Oil & Supply
Fuel 3,038.86
Windstream Iowa-Comm. Inc. Serv 1,140.44
Winther Stave & Co LLP
Serv 12,000.00
Janice Witcombe
Elec Hrs 44.00
Timothy R Wych
Reimb 84.57
Ziegler Inc
Supp 277.59
360 Custom Designs
Serv 98.00
Grand Total $349,432.11
Kaitlin Letsche, Election Manager, reviewed the March 1, 2022 Special Election results.
Motion by Lundquist, seconded by Miller to certify the Canvass of results of the March 1, 2022 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn School Special Election. Motion carried with details as follows:
Election Turnout in the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District (Cherokee and Plymouth Counties) was 10.97% with 224 of 2,042 registered voters casting a ballot.
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn School – Public Measure 18-DY for Revenue Purpose Statement
YES, for the question – 183 votes (81.7%)
NO, against the question – 41 votes (18.3%)
Letsche reviewed procedures and results of a post-election audit called by the Secretary of State in all 50 counties holding special elections on March 1, 2022. A three-member board consisting of absentee board members met at the Cherokee County Courthouse on Thursday, March 3, 2022 to verify the votes cast at the #7 Marcus Precinct during the March 1, 2022 M-M-C School Special 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 Public Measure on the 195 ballots cast at the Marcus 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 Mummert, seconded by Petersen to certify the 2022 M-M-C School Special Election Post-Election Audit results of the hand count of 195 ballots cast in the #7 Marcus Precinct for the Public Measure which exactly matched the results tape of the ballot tabulating machine on election day. Motion carried.
Motion by Lundquist, seconded by Miller to approve Resolution #2022-17 Desire to Sell and Assign Tax Sale Certificates for Real Property “WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors for Cherokee County, Iowa, desire to sell and assign tax sale certificates for the following described real property: Parcel Number 03 22 231 001;
WHEREAS, Cherokee County is the holder of various tax sale certificates on real property across the County, and WHEREAS, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors intends to sell and assign the tax sale certificates to the highest bidder and reserve the right to reject any and all bids, and WHEREAS, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors believes said sale to be in the best interest of the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Supervisors for Cherokee County, Iowa, hereby resolves to sell and assign the tax sale certificates to above described real estate to the highest bidder retaining the right to reject any and all bids. Roll call vote: Lundquist-aye, Petersen-aye, Mummert-aye, Miller-aye, Mongan-aye. Motion carried and resolution adopted.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Petersen to approve Resolution #2022-13 “To Approve the ISAC Group Benefits Program 28E Agreement” for employee Voluntary AD&D policies through the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) Group Benefits Program. Roll call vote: Lundquist-aye, Petersen-aye, Mummert-aye, Miller-aye, Mongan-aye. Motion carried and resolution adopted.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Lundquist to approve a “Cherokee County Provider and Program Participation Agreement” for fiscal year 2022 county funding of covered services provided by the Cleghorn Library for the benefit of Cherokee County citizens and individuals. Motion carried.
The supervisors reviewed a quote for updating restrooms in the courthouse including touchless fixtures and constructing a new family style ADA restroom.
Motion by Miller, seconded by Mummert to accept a quote from Denny’s Service, Cherokee, to provide and install new fixtures in existing restrooms, break rooms and new family style ADA restroom with payment from American Rescue Plan (ARP) Funds. Motion carried.
The supervisors provided committee reports and reviewed meeting schedules.
Mongan called for comments from the public. Sarah Tracy, County Engineer, reported that it will be a busy construction season in Cherokee County with numerous projects happening at the same time across the county. Tracy stated that communicating with the public about upcoming road closures and detours will be the first priority.
There being no further business, Chairman Mongan called for a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Motion by Lundquist, seconded by Mummert to adjourn the meeting at 9:38 a.m.
All board agendas and minutes are available online at cherokeecounty.iowa.gov .
Attest: Kris Glienke, County Auditor
Rick Mongan, Chairman
Published in the Marcus News on March 31, 2022