The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 with Rick Mongan, Bryan Petersen, Duane Mummert and Dave Skou present. Cheryl Ellis was absent. There were no representatives from the press. Gary Lundquist, Lynde Lundquist, Kenny Schlenger, Sarah Tracy, Justin Pritts, Kelly Puhrmann and Roger Braun were also in attendance. Unless otherwise indicated, all votes were offered as follows: Ayes – Skou, Mummert, Petersen, Mongan; Nayes – none; Abstentions – none.
Chairman Mongan called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Skou to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Petersen to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Skou, 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 February 14, 2023: 

AgState
Fuel 70,250.12
Alliant Energy
Serv 2,655.90
American Test Center, Inc.
Fees 940.00
Arnold Motor Supp
Parts 1,127.20
Aurelia Municipal Utility
Serv 137.30
Barco Municipal Products Inc
Supp 1,862.32
Beck Engineering
Serv 13,925.75
Benson Construction
Serv 920.00
Robert Berger
Travel Reimb 264.00
Best Western
Lodging 78.40
Patrick Bird
Twp Mtg 10.00
Blaine’s Culligan
Supp 47.25
Bomgaars
Supp 1,048.75
Samantha J Boothby
Reimb 532.36
Chad Brown
Fire Mtg 10.00
Buena Vista County Sheriff
Fees 45.00
Patrick Bunt
Mileage 16.30
Calhoun Burns Associates, Inc
Serv 19,185.90
Cardmember Service
Supp 802.21
Central Bank
Supp 1,583.35
Central Iowa Distributing
Supp 969.00
CenturyLink Qwest
Serv 310.64
Chase Card Services
Supp 858.70
Cherokee Chamber of Commerce
Dues 200.00
Cherokee County Fair
Fee 65.00
Cherokee County Engineer
Fuel 2,328.20
Cherokee County Sheriff
Fees 223.98
Cherokee County Solid Wast
Alloc 22,688.33
Cherokee State Bank
Flex/Self Fund 7,248.83
Cherokee Regional Medical Ctr
Health Serv 2,290.00
Cherokee Regional Medical CT
Contract 12,702.46
Cherokee Rural Wate
Serv 170.16
Cherokee Chronicle Times
Publ 617.00
Cintas
Supp 2,045.78
City of Marcus
Serv 22.58
City of Meriden
Ser 25.00
City of Quimby
Serv 69.66
CJ Cooper & Associates
Serv 305.00
CML Telephone Coop
Serv 2,637.82
Country Tire & Service, Inc.
Serv 114.97
Brian Denery
Per Diem 50.00
Denny’s Heating A/C & Plumbing
Serv 1,449.14
Bobbi DeWitt
Mileage 35.00
Kimberly Dierenfeld
Reimb 14.95
Discover
Supp 444.77
Joseph W Draper
Reimb&PerDiem 154.00
Don Drefke
Per Diem 50.00
DTN, LLC
Serv 930.00
Conrad Ebert
Mileage 16.30
Engineering Design Associates
Serv 2,512.50
Cheryl R Ellis
Reimb 617.98
Equipment Blades Inc
Parts 6,194.69
Evertek, Inc.
Serv 400.00
Feld Equipment Company
Supp 1,401.50
Don Fiser
Per Diem 125.00
FORCE America Distributing,LLC
Parts 17.90
Nathan Foresman
Twp Mtg 10.00
Greyling Frederickse
Twp Mtg 20.00
GreatAmerica Financial Svcs
Serv 109.73
Groves Emergency Lighting LL
Equip 5,454.59
Growmark FS
Fuel 13,597.69
Hallett Materials
Gravel 11,013.41
High Country Aut
Serv 269.50
Stuart J Hogg
Reimb 65.51
Hohbach Construction, Inc.
Rent 200.00
Steven Hueser
Twp Mtg 10.00
Hy-Vee Inc.
Supp 93.38
I-State Truck Center
Parts 200.95
IA Emergency Management Assoc
Fee 150.00
Iowa County Recorders Assoc
Dues 200.00
Iowa Department of Revenue
Sales Tax 66.50
Iowa Lakes Electric Coop
Serv 28,464.15
Iowa Weed Commissioners Assoc
Dues 400.00
IOWWA
Fee 260.00
ISACA
Due 415.00
Jacks Uniforms & Equipment
Clothing 139.95
Dan James
Mileage 16.40
Janitor’s Closet, Ltd
Supp 86.83
JR’s Sales and Service LLC
Serv 90.13
Julius Cleaners
Serv 55.50
Leo Kohn
Serv 140.00
Gerard Kohn
Twp Mtg 10.00
Thomas J Kohn
Reimb 88.07
Ryan R Kolpin
Reimb 305.00
Larrabee Fire Dept
Alloc 5,000.00
Lawson Products Inc
Parts 148.63
Jeff Letsche
Twp Mtg 10.00
Loughlin Law Firm
Fees 150.00
Mail Services, LLC
Postage 480.15
Mallison & Waldner LLC
Serv 3,080.00
Marco
Serv 303.15
Marcus Lumber
Supp 30,914.90
Marcus News
Publ 665.40
Marx Leasing
Serv 150.00
Mid American Energy
Serv 4,028.50
Mid States Organized Crime
Fee 100.00
Mid-American Benefits, Inc
Admin Fees 545.75
Midwest Alarm Company, Inc.
Serv 110.00
Midwest Lubricants, Inc
Supp 1,165.08
Midwest Wheel Companies
Parts 308.51
Wane A Miller
Per Diem 50.00
Mills & Miller, Inc.
Salt 2,345.70
Modern Heating & Cooling, Inc
Serv 1,123.33
Motor Parts Sales
Parts 524.53
Ray Mullins
Twp Mtg 10.00
Murphy Tractor & Equipment C
Parts 1,156.04
Kale Nelson
Twp Mtg 10.00
Northside Tire
Serv 387.20
Northwest Iowa Assessor’s Assoc
Regist 500.00
Nuvera
Serv 62.65
NW Iowa Yes Center
Shelter 471.25
O’Halloran International
Parts 3,574.11
Betty Ohlson
Lease 700.00
One Office Solution
Supp 244.54
Ossian Inc
Supp 10,232.72
Robert E. Parker
Fire Mtg 10.00
Don Parrot
Mileag 32.20
Michelle K. Pedersen
Per Diem 50.00
Tim Perrin
Fire Mtg 10.00
Bryan Petersen
Mileage 12.30
Plymouth County Sheriff
Fee 37.50
Prestox
Serv 84.75
Karla Prunty
Mileage 9.90
Quadient Leasing USA, Inc.
Serv 2,217.00
Richard Ravnsborg
Twp Mtg 10.00
Roger Redig
Twp Mtg 20.00
Reedsburg Hardware
Parts 141.41
Rees Mack Sales & Service
Parts 7.22
Reliance Systems
Supp 200.00
Robertson Implement Co Inc
Supp 521.55
Ross Lawn Care
Serv 59.90
Sanford Laboratories
Serv 110.00
Sanitary Services Inc
Serv 530.55
Chuck Schany
Rent 160.00
Dean Schnoes
Mileage 22.20
Justin Schulenberg
Twp Mtg 20.00
DJ Sechler
Mileage 6.60
Select Parts Inc
Parts 739.75
Share Corp
Supp 453.16
SHI International Corp
Supp 121.00
The Sidwell Company
Serv 1,655.41
Sioux County Sheriff
Fees 62.75
Dave L Skou
Mileage 8.40
Solutions
Serv 1,612.80
Dan & Barb Steward
Lease 700.00
Barb Steward
Ser 300.00
The Storm Lake Times
Publ 982.47
Gene Suhr
Mileage 17.00
Heidi Taylor
Mileage 20.60
The Accurate Court Reporter
Serv 156.00
Thomson Reuters-West
Fees 600.07
Sarah A Tracy
Travel Reimb 573.05
Triple C Pest Control
Serv 80.00
Truck Center Companies
Part 1,094.33
U.S. Postal Service CMRS-POC
Postage 2,000.00
Valley Glass & Framing Co
Serv 60.67
Verizon Wireless
Serv 1,736.65
Visual Edge IT
Serv 69.31
WesTel Systems
Serv 405.59
Wiese Oil & Supply
Fue 2,960.83
Paul Wilberding
Twp Mtg 10.00
Woodbury County Sheriff
Fees 48.00
Ziegler Inc
Supp 3,539.11
John Zimmer
Twp Mtg 10.00
Grand Total $340,523.41

Mongan called for comments from the public. Gary Lundquist reported on landfill activities and recent bids for replacement of a building. Roger Braun asked about progress on the county’s current lease with Little Sioux Wildlife Association, reminding the supervisors of a March 1st deadline to terminate lease agreements.
Sarah Tracy, County Engineer, reported that final design plans for the F Avenue project should be completed by Beck Engineering this spring; plats completed by Dave Wilberding for a portion of 480th Street have been delivered to Little Sioux Corn Processors for review; and a meeting with Blacktop Services to finalize work days on the M21 paving project will be held this week.
Petersen asked about the proposed timeline for work on the F Avenue paving project. Tracy stated the road project is included in the 2025 construction plan. Petersen and Skou asked if some of the preliminary work such as a culvert replacement, relocation of utilities and right of way purchases could get started sooner to spread out the cost of the project. Tracy reminded the board that the agreement with Little Sioux Corn Processors stipulates that construction on the project must be completed in the same calendar year as it is started and cannot be spread across multiple construction seasons. Petersen clarified that his preference is to complete a few of the smaller portions of the total project in the current year to avoid having to bond for the total cost of the project. Tracy requested bonding for the total six million dollar project cost instead of using the engineer’s construction budget so that local roadway projects can be completed.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Mummert to approve Resolution #2023-05 “Right-To-Use Lease Asset Policy” to comply with GASB Statement No. 87 which requires a lessee to recognize a lease liability and intangible right-to-use lease assets effective with the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Roll call vote: Skou-aye, Petersen-aye, Mummert-aye, Mongan-aye. Motion carried and resolution adopted.
Committee reports and meeting schedules were provided by each of the supervisors. Options for cash balances and property tax revenues for the 2023/2024 fiscal year were considered. Pending legislation regarding county valuations and taxing authority has caused uncertainty in the county’s budget process and the supervisors continue to monitor possible adjustments that may be necessary to certify the final budget.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Mummert to approve publication of the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Proposed Property Tax Levy Notice and to set a public hearing at 9:15 a.m. on March 7, 2023. Motion carried.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Skou to send a letter to all county departments requesting a 2% reduction in expenditures for the 2023/2024 budget. Motion carried.
There being no further business, Chairman Mongan called for a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Motion by Skou, seconded by Petersen to adjourn the meeting at 10:06 a.m.
All board agendas and minutes are available online at www.cherokeecountyiowa.com .
Attest: Kris Glienke, County Auditor
Rick Mongan, Chairman
Published in the Marcus News on March 2, 2023