The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 with Rick Mongan, Bryan Petersen, Duane Mummert, Cheryl Ellis and Dave Skou present. Erin Rydgren, Chronicle Times, represented the press. 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 Petersen to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Motion by Petersen, seconded by Ellis to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Ellis, 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 January 23, 2024:
Alliant Energy
Serv 316.54
Alpha Wireless Communications
Serv 281.20
Aurelia Lumber
Supp 78.42
Aurelia Municipal Utility
Serv 111.91
Beck Engineering
Serv 1,320.00
Bomgaars
Supp 837.97
Builders Sharpening & Serv
Parts 497.71
Mark Casey
Reimb 16.00
CB Household Hazardous Waste
Serv 91.54
CCDA c/o ICCS
Dues 40.00
Central Bank
Supp 1,297.65
CenturyLink E911
Serv 20.94
Cherokee Chamber of Commerce
Dues 200.00
Cherokee County Sheriff
Fees 58.63
Cherokee County Solid Waste
Fees 121.05
Cherokee State Bank
Flex/Self Fund 3,241.44
Cherokee Inn
Weather Lodging 190.40
Cherokee Main Street Pharmacy
Medication 47.38
Cherokee Regional Medical Ctr
Health Serv 172.00
Cherokee Rural Water
Serv 10,204.00
Cherokee Chronicle Times
Publ 1,368.86
City of Cherokee
Serv 457.20
CJ Cooper & Associates
Serv 250.00
Nick Clark
Rent 200.00
CML Telephone Coop
Serv 33.13
Cole Papers
Supp 296.67
Corporate Translation Services
Serv 10.83
Dearborn Life Insurance Co
Life Ins 1,049.21
Brian Denery
Per Diem 50.00
Denny’s Heating A/C & Plumbing
Serv 828.96
Joseph W Draper
Travel Reimb 81.00
Don Drefke
Per Diem 50.00
DTN, LLC
Serv 1,127.00
Kelly Ebel
Reimb 30.00
Fareway
Groceries 12.86
Feld Equipment Company
Supp 99.00
Filter Recycling
Serv 300.00
First National Bank of Omaha
Travel Reimb 28.84
FORCE America Distributing,LLC
Parts 136.26
Foundation Analytical Lab
Serv 36.25
Frontier
Serv 129.95
Gordon Flesch Company
Serv 81.78
Grainger
Parts 110.48
Graves Construction Co., Inc
Construction 3,002.60
GreatAmerica Financial Svcs
Serv 73.00
Holzhauer Motors LTD
Serv 9.85
Hy-Vee Inc.
Supp 62.75
Iowa Lakes Electric Coop
Serv 765.00
IA Lakes Regional Water
Serv 65.74
Kasperbauer Cleaners, Inc
Serv 49.62
KCHE
Ads 100.00
Klass Law Firm, LLP
Serv 1,333.36
Thomas J Kohn
Reimb 185.50
Mallison & Waldner LLC
Serv 2,880.00
Marco
Serv 316.69
Ronnie Messenbrink
Travel Reimb 55.00
Mid American Energy
Serv 134.13
Midwest Technology Service
Serv 1,241.00
Midwest Wheel Companies
Parts 633.59
Ashley Miller
Serv 900.00
Wane A Miller
Per Diem 50.00
Mills & Miller, Inc.
Salt 13,456.80
MOCIC
Dues 100.00
Modern Heating & Cooling, Inc
Serv 1,265.00
Motor Parts Sales
Parts 883.19
Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co
Parts 192.28
Nelson Electric
Serv 185.74
Northside Tire
Serv 125.66
Nuvera
Serv 66.88
O’Halloran International
Parts 581.82
One Office Solution
Supp 241.96
Michelle K. Pedersen
Per Diem 50.00
Pocahontas County Sheriff
Fees 94.82
Record Management Systems Inc
Serv 106.47
Rees Mack Sales & Servic
Parts 156.16
Road Machinery & Supplies Co
Supp 27,623.72
Neal Rup
Twp Mtg 10.00
Schumann Equipment
Serv 250.00
Secretary of State
Dues 60.00
Jerry Slota
Twp Mtg 10.00
Cathy Smith
Twp Mtg 10.00
Solutions
Serv 1,362.26
The Storm Lake Times Pilot
Publ 192.00
Matthew D Todd
Twp Mtg 10.00
Truck Center Companies
Parts 718.87
US Police Canine Assoc
Membership 100.00
Verizon Wireless
Serv 354.67
Visual Edge IT
Serv 108.75
Wellmark BCBS of Iowa
Insurance 102,025.93
WesTel Systems
Serv 405.59
WHKS & Co
Serv 1,774.52
Wiese Oil & Supply
Fuel 3,575.00
Ziegler Inc
Supp 2,439.76
360 Custom Designs
Serv 190.00
Grand Total $196,498.74

There were no comments from the public.
The supervisors provided committee reports, discussed meeting schedules and continued to review cash balances with tax revenue options for the 2024/2025 budget.
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 9:52 p.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 February 8, 2024.