The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 with Bryan Petersen, Cheryl Ellis, Dave Skou and Shane Bellefy present. Ray Mullins II was unable to be in attendance. There were no representatives from the press. Tony Puffett, Chuck Stubbe, Kelly Puhrmann, Justin Pritts, Derek Scott, Sam Boothby, Jodi Mongan and Stu Hogg were also in attendance. Unless otherwise indicated, all votes were offered as follows: Ayes – Ellis, Bellefy, Skou, Petersen; Nayes – none; Abstentions – none.
Chairman Petersen 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 Bellefy, seconded by Skou to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Ellis, seconded by Skou to approve the claims for payment as presented. Motion carried. A complete listing is available for review in the County Auditor’s office.

Claims Approved January 27, 2026: 

AgState
Fuel 7,571.61
Ahlers & Cooney PC
Serv 1,200.00
Alliant Energy
Serv 708.31
APCO International
Serv 110.00
Arnold Motor Supply
Parts 79.20
Bomgaars
Supp 1,807.91
Builders Sharpening & Serv
Parts 1,805.40
Central Bank
Supp 1,287.57
CenturyLink E911
Serv 33.95
Cherokee Chronicle Times
Publ 126.30
Cherokee County Sheriff
Fees 69.00
Cherokee Regional Medical Ctr
Serv 183.00
Cherokee State Bank Flex/Merp
Flex/Self Fund 4,878.11
City of Cherokee
Serv 612.94
CJ Cooper & Associates
Serv 390.00
CML Telephone Coop Assn
Serv 1,167.87
Cole Papers Inc
Supp 309.13
Cornhusker International Truck
Parts 151.14
Peter Cosgrove
Per Diem 20.00
Cost Advisory Services
Serv 4,450.00
Crysteel Manufacturing
Parts 494.91
Brian Denery
Per Diem 50.00
Details Custom Print
Supp 165.97
District III Palo Alto County
Dues 200.00
Joseph W Draper
Travel Reimb 60.00
Dave Ellis
Per Diem 50.00
Fareway
Groceries 2,812.09
Fareway Commissary
Supp 86.69
First National Bank of Omaha
Travel Reimb 219.05
FORCE America Distributing
Parts 215.50
Lee Foresman
Per Diem 25.00
Frontier Communications
Serv 129.95
Gordon Flesch Company GFC
Serv 87.78
GovConnection, Inc
Supp 323.80
Alyssa A Herbold, P.L.C.
Serv 1,500.00
Hy-Vee Inc.
ILEA Meal Plan 2,865.00
Iowa County Recorders Assoc
Dues 50.00
IOWA DNR
Well Permit Fee 25.00
Iowa Lakes Electric Coop
Serv 2,481.00
IA Lakes Regional Water
Serv 67.40
ISAA
Fee 1,200.00
Kapp’s Fire Extinguisher Sales
Fire Ext & Supp 119.15
KCHE AM & FM
Ads 155.00
Lawson Products Inc
Parts 80.00
Mark Lockwood
Per Diem 20.00
Loffler Companies, Inc.
Supp 43.57
Loughlin Law Firm
Fees 125.00
Evan Magnussen
Twp Mtg 10.00
Mail Services, LLC
Postage 621.08
Marco Technologies
Serv 363.97
Mid American Energy
Serv 172.35
Midwest Wheel Companies
Parts 972.40
Ashley Miller
Serv 600.00
Wane A Miller
Per Diem 50.00
Mills & Miller, Inc.
Salt 2,057.00
Motor Parts Sales
Parts 4.48
Ray E Mullins
Rural Fire Mtg 10.00
Murphy Tractor & Equipment
Parts 3,703.44
David Nielsen
Rural Fire Mtg 10.00
Northside Tire
Serv 268.72
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Supp 21.01
One Office Solution
Supp 79.96
Robert E. Parker
Rural Fire Mtg 10.00
Nickolas L Patterson
Reimburse 79.99
Michelle K. Pedersen
Per Diem 50.00
PepsiCo Beverage Sales LLC
Sec Rds Beverages 424.00
Blaine Perry
Rural Fire Mtg 10.00
Steven Peters Family Farms LLC
Crop Damage 1,445.38
Lisa M. Phillips
Reimburse 11.80
RJ Thomas Mfg. Co. Inc.
Supp 5,456.20
Prestox
Serv 215.84
Richard Ravnsborg
Twp Mtg 10.00
Reliance Telephone of GF Inc Serv 210.00
Timothy Rice
Stipend 6,000.00
Jennifer Ann Ryen
Serv 600.00
Sanitary Services Inc
Serv 82.60
Solutions Inc. Harris Local
Serv 64,420.70
Kiel Stephens
ROW Old 21 3,943.00
Sandra Stowater
ROW Old 21 1,232.19
Truck Center Companies East
Parts 2,417.36
US Postal Service CMRS-POC
Postage 4,000.00
Verizon Wireless
Serv 38.48
Vermeer Sales & Service
Parts 6.23
Vestis
Uniforms 86.80
Visual Edge IT
Serv 245.59
Wellmark BCBS of Iowa
Insurance 114,622.74
WesTel Systems
Serv 405.59
Winther Stave & Co LLP
Serv 13,000.00
Ziegler Inc
Supp 195.13
Grand Total 268,777.33

There were no comments from the public.
Lonnie Benson, Benson Sanitation, asked to be considered for county business accounts and will provide bids to county departments.
Derek Scott, County Sheriff, presented a wage authorization for consideration.
Motion by Skou, seconded by Ellis to approve a $30.00 per hour wage authorization for Isaiah Isaacs, Part-Time Deputy, effective January 27, 2026. Motion carried.
Stu Hogg, IT Director, reviewed his 2026/2027 proposed budget.
Ryan Kolpin, County Attorney, presented highlights of his proposed 2026/2027 budget.
Kris Glienke, County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, reviewed line items in her proposed 2026/2027 budget.
Sam Boothby, County Recorder, presented a revenue report for consideration.
Motion by Ellis, seconded by Skou to approve the County Recorder’s $102,460.66 December 31, 2025 Quarterly Revenue Report with $31,169.75 retained by the county. Motion carried.
Boothby presented highlights of her proposed 2026/2027 budget.
A draft copy of the Cherokee County Personnel Policy was reviewed and revisions will be sent back to the HR Attorney. No action was taken.
The supervisors provided committee reports and discussed meeting schedules.
Review of the 2026/2027 budget continued.
There being no further business, Chairman Petersen called for a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Motion by Bellefy, seconded by Ellis to adjourn the meeting at 11:42 a.m.
All board agendas and minutes are available online at cherokeecounty.iowa.gov .
Attest: Kris Glienke, County Auditor
Bryan Petersen, Chairman
Published in the Marcus News on February 12, 2026