The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 with Bryan Petersen, Cheryl Ellis, Dave Skou, Ray Mullins II and Shane Bellefy present. There were no representatives from the press. Chuck Stubbe was also in attendance. Unless otherwise indicated, all votes were offered as follows: Ayes – Mullins, 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 Mullins, seconded by Skou to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Motion by Ellis, seconded by Bellefy to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Skou, seconded by Ellis 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 April 14, 2026:
Agrivision Equipment
Serv 1,579.66
AgState
Fuel 9,200.00
Ahlers & Cooney PC
Serv 1,200.00
Allender Butzke Engineers Inc
Serv 14,754.32
Alliant Energy
Serv 1,081.53
Alpha Wireless Comm Co
Serv 691.50
Arnold Motor Supply
Parts 257.41
Ascendance Trucks Midwest LLC Parts 1,512.68
Aurelia Lumber Co
Supp 914.07
Aurelia Municipal Utility
Serv 181.69
Beck Engineering
Serv 2,220.00
Benson Construction
Serv 725.00
Benson’s Sanitation
Serv 150.40
Blaine’s Culligan
Supp 1,383.42
Builders Sharpening & Serv
Parts 269.91
Calhoun Burns Associates, Inc
Serv 17,066.50
Campbell Supply Co
Parts 239.76
Karin L Cedar
Reimb 83.50
Central Bank
Supp 2,639.40
Cherokee Aviation Authority
Approp 47,905.00
Cherokee Chronicle Times
Publ 948.88
Cherokee County Solid Waste
Approp 22,688.33
Cherokee County 4-H
Alloc 5,000.00
Cherokee Main Street Pharmacy Medication 174.90
CRMC Foundation Pickleball Court Donation 10,000.00
CRMC Public Health
Contract 2,080.30
Cherokee Rural Water
Serv 279.15
Cherokee County Secondary Road Fuel Reimb 2,286.60
Cherokee State Bank Flex/Merp Flex/Self Fund 6,624.50
Cintas
Supp 58.64
City of Cherokee
Serv 168.68
City of Marcus
Serv 26.03
City of Meriden
Serv 35.00
City of Quimby
Serv 66.00
CJ Cooper & Associates
Serv 70.00
CML Telephone Coop Assn
Serv 2,658.14
Corporate Translation Services
Serv 1.12
Peter Cosgrove
Per Diem 20.00
Country Tire & Service, Inc
Serv 1,402.30
Cruz Electric 110 Inc
Drug Box Camera 2,300.00
Deer Valley Mechanical, Inc
FEMA Serv 163,040.00
Elan Financial Services
Supp 2,350.46
Ed M Feld Equipment Company Supp 144.00
Flock Safety
License Plate Reader 11,500.00
Lee Foresman
Per Diem 25.00
Freedom Buildings Inc.
Repair Sec Rds 29,388.32
Dale Glienke
Per Diem 20.00
Gordon Flesch Company
Serv 91.78
GovConnection, Inc
Supp 1,057.65
Henry M Adkins & Son IncServ 7,864.72
Hirschman Fabrication
Parts 160.00
Ida County Sheriff
Fees 600.00
Iowa County Recorders Assoc
Dues 200.00
Iowa Department of Revenue
Sales Tax 28.00
Iowa Lakes Electric Coop
Serv 641.00
Iowa Prison Industries
Parts 1,907.59
Iowa Workforce Development
Unemployment 931.40
ISCTA
Fee 90.00
Jack’s Uniforms & Equip
Supp/Clothing 590.64
JCL Solutions
Supp 86.35
Mark Lockwood
Per Diem 20.00
Mail Services, LLC
Postage 5,335.57
Marcus Lumber
Supp 515.32
Marcus News Inc
Publ 860.88
Martin Marietta Materials
Supp 317.74
Mid American Energy
Serv 2,572.67
Midwest Tech Services LLC
Serv 439.68
Midwest Wheel Companies
Parts 2,058.73
Ashley Miller
Serv 600.00
Modern Heating & Cooling, Inc
Serv 2,261.03
Motor Parts Sales
Parts 407.08
Murguia Online Investigations
Training 350.00
Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co Parts 4,558.42
Northside Tire
Serv 1,610.84
Nuvera
Serv 65.00
NW Iowa Yes Center
Shelter 359.05
One Office Solution
Supp 96.84
PepsiCo Beverage Sales LLC
Sec Rds Beverages 424.00
RJ Thomas Mfg. Co. Inc.
Supp 320.00
Point C Self Fund Admin Fees
Admin Fees 641.25
Point C Health COE
Caf Admin Fees 75.00
Prestox
Serv 104.86
Professional Office Services
Serv 640.75
Jennifer Ann Ryen
Serv 744.00
Sanford Laboratories
Serv 271.00
Sanitary Services Inc
Serv 480.40
SCE, LLC
Parts 320.00
Shield Technology Corporation
Software 5,000.00
Sioux Valley Family Health
Serv 585.00
Smith & West Lawn Enforcement Serv 11,040.00
Snap On Credit LLC
Software 94.00
Solutions Inc Harris Local
Serv 710.98
Stanard & Associates Inc
Serv 82.00
State Steel of Spencer
Supp 480.00
Barb Steward
Serv 300.00
T Mobile
Serv 833.36
Triple C Pest Control
Serv 80.00
Truck Center Companies East
Parts 2,706.29
Veenstra & Kimm Inc
Serv 149.00
Verizon Wireless
Serv 739.68
Vermeer Sales & Service
Parts 186.84
Vestis
Uniforms 102.38
Visual Edge IT VEIT, LLC
Serv 27.37
Visual Edge IT
Serv 326.34
WesTel Systems
Serv 490.54
Kim Whittaker
Elec Hrs 150.00
WHKS & Co
Serv 13,776.95
Dustin Wieland
Per Diem 20.00
Winter Equipment Company, Inc. Parts 1,577.78
Ziegler Inc
Supp 5,873.30
Grand Total 453,443.15
There were no comments from the public.
Motion by Bellefy, seconded by Skou to approve a $15,000 payment from the Rural Betterment fund to the Marcus Fair as a fundraising match for their Commercial Building Project. Motion carried.
The supervisors provided committee reports and reviewed meeting schedules.
There being no further business, Chairman Petersen called for a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Motion by Ellis, seconded by Bellefy to adjourn the meeting at 9:23 a.m.
All board agendas and minutes are available online at cherokeecounty.iowa.gov.
Attest: _____
Bryan Petersen, Chairman
Kris Glienke, County Auditor