The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 with Rick Mongan, Bryan Petersen, Duane Mummert, Cheryl Ellis and Dave Skou present. Erin Rydgren, Chronicle Times, represented the press. Isaiah Isaacs and Sarah Tracy were also in attendance. Unless otherwise indicated, all votes were offered as follows: Ayes – Ellis, 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 Skou, seconded by Ellis to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Mummert to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Mummert, 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 May 9, 2023:
Absolute Mobile Shredding LLC
Serv 954.00
AgState
Fuel 34,483.24
Alliant Energy
Serv 419.32
Alpha Wireless Communications
Serv 521.20
Audubon County Sheriff
Fees 31.00
Barco Municipal Products Inc
Supp 981.81
Blaine’s Culligan
Supp 336.09
Bob Barker Company Inc.
Supp 284.40
Bomgaars
Supp 1,273.25
Brave Designs
Supp 15.00
Buena Vista County Sheriff
Fees 186.00
L&L Builders Co.
Serv 311,245.97
Builders Sharpening & Serv
Parts 161.50
Business Forms & Systems Co
Supp 485.05
Central Iowa Distributing
Supp 580.00
Champion Electric, Inc
Serv 1,700.00
Cherokee County Assessor
Serv 1,000.00
Cherokee County Engineer
Fuel 2,115.10
Cherokee County Sheriff
Fees 385.02
Cherokee County Solid Waste
Allo 22,688.33
Cherokee Depot
Alloc 2,327.00
Cherokee State Bank
Flex/Self Fund 13,283.87
Cherokee Regional Medical CTR
Contract 7,867.57
Cherokee Rural Water
Serv 281.46
City of Cherokee
Serv 339.87
City of Marcus
Serv 21.22
City of Meriden
Serv 25.00
City of Quimby
Serv 63.00
CJ Cooper & Associates
Serv 155.00
Clay County Sheriff
Fees 49.00
CML Telephone Coop
Serv 2,569.36
Crawford County Sheriff
Fees 140.75
Deer Valley Mechanical,Inc
Serv 1,500.00
District 3 Recorder Assoc.
Dues 50.00
Double W Trucking
Serv 790.76
Engineering Design Associates
Serv 1,711.25
Elan Financial Services
Supp 1,647.66
Evertek, Inc.
Serv 400.00
Fareway
Supp 3,819.22
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
Fees 180.50
Lee Foresman
Per Diem 25.00
Dale Glienke
Per Diem 20.00
GovConnection, Inc.
Supp 154.65
Graves Construction Co., Inc
Construction 104,142.04
GreatAmerica Financial Svcs
Serv 109.73
Growmark FS
Fuel 8,947.15
Henry M Adkins & Son Inc
Supp 5,912.00
Hydraulic Sales & Service
Supp 94.97
Ida County Sheriff
Fees 179.30
Iowa Department of Revenue
Sales Tax 78.00
Iowa Information Inc
Serv 189.00
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
Serv 150.00
Iowa’s County Conservation Syst
Membership 1,500.00
Jacks Uniforms & Equipment
Clothing 640.18
Julius Cleaners
Serv 37.00
Kaitlin A Letsche
Mileage 27.00
Mark Lockwood
Per Diem 20.00
Kari L Lundy
Mileage 33.50
Mail Services, LLC
Postage 577.80
Marcus Lumber
Supp 33,229.27
Marcus News
Publ 421.09
Marx Leasing
Serv 150.00
Mid American Energy
Serv 3,022.94
Mid-American Benefits, Inc
Admin Fees 602.25
Midwest Lubricants, Inc
Supp 275.00
Midwest Wheel Companie
Parts 346.90
Mills & Miller, Inc
Salt 2,213.40
Modern Heating & Cooling, Inc
Serv 281.08
Motor Parts Sales
Parts 159.88
Northside Tire
Serv 1,288.40
Nuvera
Serv 66.88
OBrien County Sheriff’s Office
Fees 52.00
One Office Solution
Supp 247.31
Overhead Door Co
Serv 5,268.00
Power Systems AHS,LLC
Supp 331.34
Sanitary Services Inc
Serv 514.50
Chuck Schany
Rent 80.00
Lance Shafer
Per Diem 20.00
SHI International Corp
Supp 3,795.30
Sioux Valley Family Health
Serv 300.00
Barbara J Staver
Travel Reimb 188.00
Barb Steward
Serv 300.00
T & L TOOLS
Supp 130.95
Thomson Reuters-West
Fees 1,241.38
Triple C Pest Control
Serv 110.00
Truck Center Companies
Parts 284.50
Verizon Wireless
Serv 1,685.25
Visual Edge IT/Counsel
Serv 27.43
Dustin Wieland
Per Diem 20.00
Woodbury County Sheriff
Fees 135.00
Ziegler Inc
Supp 112,418.19
360 Custom Designs
Serv 176.00
Grand Total $709,288.33

There were no comments from the public.
There were no right of way permits to consider.
Sarah Tracy, County Engineer, reported on current maintenance projects. Vogel has completed spraying pavement markings on the southern half of the county. Demco is crack filling on C60 and will apply slurry leveling to the roadway. Demco is also crack filling three miles on C16 and will apply a scrub seal to the surface. Tracy provided a progress update on the F Avenue project: Design Plans are nearly 100% complete; Beck Engineering is verifying plats for land ownership and legal descriptions; Beck Engineering is working with utility companies for relocation costs and a timeline of completion; engineering staff will soon begin contacting property owners about land acquisitions and hiring an appraisal firm as needed.
Isaiah Isaacs inquired what the process is for assignment of county held tax sale certificates. The specific property that Isaacs presented has a prior tax assessment from the City of Cherokee. The supervisors advised Isaacs to contact the city to see if they would provide a release or negotiation for the amount of money that is past due. The county will meet with the County Treasurer to review a list of all county held tax sale certificates and develop a plan to accept bids for the properties in order to get them back on the tax roll.
Ben Johnson requested abatement of interest on delinquent property taxes accumulated since 2010/2011.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Skou to abate $8,521.26 which is half of the $17,042.53 total amount due for delinquent property taxes, interest and fees on parcel #98-07-27-327-008 (North ½ Lot 6 of Block 64 Except West 10’Town Lot CO 11th Addition, Cherokee, Iowa ) as requested by Ben Johnson, Omaha. Motion carried.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Ellis to approve a “Cherokee County Provider and Program Participation Agreement” for fiscal year 2024 county funding of covered services provided by CAASA for the benefit of Cherokee County citizens and individuals. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Mummert to approve a “Cherokee County Provider and Program Participation Agreement” for fiscal year 2024 county funding of covered services provided by the Marcus Historical Society for the benefit of Cherokee County citizens and individuals. Motion carried.
Motion by Skou, seconded by Petersen to approve a “Cherokee County Provider and Program Participation Agreement” for fiscal year 2024 county funding of covered services provided by the Marcus Library for the benefit of Cherokee County citizens and individuals. Motion carried.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Skou to approve a “Cherokee County Provider and Program Participation Agreement” for fiscal year 2024 county funding of covered services provided by MidSioux Opportunities for the benefit of Cherokee County citizens and individuals. Motion carried.
Motion by Skou, seconded by Ellis to approve a “Cherokee County Provider and Program Participation Agreement” for fiscal year 2024 county funding of covered services provided by the Quimby Library for the benefit of Cherokee County citizens and individuals. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Skou to approve a “Cherokee County Provider and Program Participation Agreement” for fiscal year 2024 county funding of covered services provided by the Senior Citizens for the benefit of Cherokee County citizens and individuals. Motion carried.
Motion by Ellis, seconded by Mummert to approve a “Cherokee County Provider and Program Participation Agreement” for fiscal year 2024 county funding of covered services provided by the Washta Library for the benefit of Cherokee County citizens and individuals. Motion carried.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Petersen to approve a “Cherokee County Provider and Program Participation Agreement” for fiscal year 2024 county funding of covered services provided by the Marcus Trails Project for the benefit of Cherokee County citizens and individuals. Motion carried.
The supervisors provided committee reports and reviewed meeting schedules.
There being no further business, Chairman Mongan called for a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Motion by Mummert, seconded by Ellis to adjourn the meeting at 10:17 a.m.
All board agendas and minutes are available online at www.cherokeecounty.iowa.gov .
Attest: Kris Glienke, County Auditor
Rick Mongan, Chairman
Published in the Marcus News on June 1, 2023