MASON CITY — Cerro Gordo County supervisors approved two rural rezoning requests, payroll changes, road project plans and more than $1.26 million in county claims during their regular meeting on May 18, 2026.
The Board of Supervisors met at 10:00 a.m. with Chairman Casey Callanan, Vice Chairman Carl Ginapp and Supervisor Chris Watts present.
Supervisors first approved the meeting agenda and the minutes from the May 11, 2026 regular session. A public comment session was also held before the board moved into county business.
The board unanimously approved county claims totaling $1,265,677.45.
Supervisors also approved payroll changes for two Secondary Roads employees. Blayne Woltjer was approved at $29.92 per hour, effective May 11, 2026, and Hunter Clausen was approved at $25.43 per hour, effective May 18, 2026. The board directed the county auditor to make the necessary payroll adjustments.
The board also approved the Clerk’s Monthly Report of Fees.
County Engineer Brandon Billings provided an update to supervisors during the meeting. As part of road-related business, the board approved final plans for Project No. STP-S-C017(126)—5E-17 and authorized the board to sign the documents.
Supervisors also held public hearings on two zoning requests.
The first hearing involved a change of zone request from Thomas J. Madden. After closing the public hearing, supervisors approved changing a 4.97-acre parcel from A-1 Agricultural District to A-2 Agricultural Residence District. The property is described as Parcel B, part of the east one-half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 95 North, Range 20 West, in Cerro Gordo County.
The second hearing involved a change of zone request from Duane E. Schlichting. Supervisors approved changing a 2.00-acre parcel from A-1 Agricultural District to A-2 Agricultural Residence District. The property is described as Parcel D, part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 96 North, Range 21 West, in Cerro Gordo County.
The Iowa Primary Care Association also gave a presentation to the board.
Supervisors adjourned at 10:34 a.m.
COUNTY CLAIMS AND EXPENSES
Grand total: $1,265,677.45
43 North Iowa — Custodial — $94.00
43 North Iowa — Expansion of Warm Hand-Off Programs & Re — $702.67
Absolute Waste Removal — Sanitation disposal — $724.04
Ace Professional Cleaning — Repair — $98.00
Active911 Inc. — Equipment — $160.13
Airgas USA LLC — Medical equipment — $114.00
Airgas USA LLC — Repair — $827.25
Albert Lea Seed — Fertilizer/seed — $650.70
Alliant Energy — Utilities — $903.91
Batteries Plus Bulbs — Repair — $240.00
Bauer Built Tires Inc. — Repair — $56.49
Beck Engineering Inc. — Consulting — $9,500.00
Benson, Ericha — Meals/mileage — $146.45
BMC Aggregates LC — Granular — $5,240.34
Bob Barker Company Inc. — Clothing/dry goods — $87.77
Bob Barker Company Inc. — Equipment — $310.76
Brad’s Auto Repair — Repair — $125.26
Brightree Home Health — Software — $4,782.08
BSJ Investments — Fuels — $150.89
Cerro Gordo County Emergency Management — Equipment — $1,956.31
Calhoun County Sheriff — Serve notice — $60.80
Central Iowa Detention — Administration ECI — $3,187.22
Central Iowa Detention — Community Planning/Collaboration — $6,318.00
CenturyLink — Telephone — $52.38
City of Clear Lake — Chemicals/gases — $17.63
City of Rockwell — Utilities — $41.86
City of Ventura — Utilities — $86.50
Clear Lake Fire Department — Equipment — $238.56
Clear Lake Mirror Reporter — Board proceedings — $521.92
Clear Lake Police Department — Equipment — $5,977.49
Clear Lake Sanitary — Utilities — $30.03
Cole Construction — Repair — $5,500.00
Coloff Digital — Software — $250.00
Column Software PBC — Board proceedings — $639.49
Consolidated Energy — Fuels — $3,947.43
Core & Main — Tile lines — $336.33
Counsel Office and Documents — Office equipment lease — $332.72
CovertTrack Group Inc. — Judgment/fine — $675.00
Culligan Mason City — Utilities — $89.20
Cutting Edge Tree Service — Freight — $7,490.00
D & D Sales Inc. — Uniforms — $1,336.00
D & L Sanitation Inc. — Sanitation disposal — $84.00
Daley’s Plumbing & Heating — Freight — $1,395.00
Fareway Stores Inc. — Supplies — $21.07
Fastenal Company — Signs — $554.18
Galls LLC — Uniforms — $598.20
Goodnature Work Stop — Uniforms — $62.00
Goodwin Law Office PC — Consulting — $1,987.50
Hall, Marvin — Purchased service — $175.00
Hancock County Coop — Fuels — $2,940.07
Hanlontown Fire & Rescue — Equipment — $2,108.18
Healthy Harvest of North Iowa — Program Carryforward ECI — $1,272.60
Heiar, Thomas — Meals/mileage — $36.98
Hemann, Krista — Meals/mileage — $191.40
Hernandez Muniz, Nara — Meals/mileage — $60.24
Hitchcock, Tim — Meals/mileage — $151.64
Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel — Funeral — $655.72
Huber Supply Co. Inc. — Repair — $121.50
Hunt, Lauren — Meals/mileage — $320.75
Iowa Communications — Software — $904.00
Iowa Department of Natural Resources — Tax/fee disbursement — $30.00
Iowa Law Enforcement — Training — $2,875.00
Iowa State Association of Auditors — Training — $300.00
ISACA — Training — $750.00
J & J Machining Welding — Parts — $592.70
Johnson Heating & Air — Freight — $9,600.00
K & N Construction LLC — Freight — $11,400.71
Knorr Electric Inc. — Repair — $400.00
LaBounty, Christine — Meals/mileage — $280.09
Landfill of North Iowa — Ditch — $81.14
Lawson Products Inc. — Parts — $514.19
Little Lambs Preschool — Program Carryforward ECI — $330.00
Manly Fire Department — Equipment — $984.00
Mark’s Tractor & Implement — Equipment — $706.50
Mark’s Tractor & Implement — Parts — $400.32
Martin Marietta Materials — Blading — $966.17
Mason City Chamber of Commerce — Program Carryforward ECI — $7,422.57
Mason City Chamber of Commerce — Public education — $100.00
Mason City Family YMCA — Program Carryforward ECI — $250.00
Mason City Fire Department — Equipment — $389.99
Mason City Police Department — Equipment — $389.99
Mason City Tire Service — Repair — $643.95
Mason City Tire Service — Tires/tubes — $1,832.67
MBT Bank — Debt — $925,000.00
MBT Bank — Interest — $2,081.25
Mechanical Air Systems — Repair — $1,160.00
Menards — Repair — $303.66
Menards — Supplies — $640.67
MercyOne North Iowa — Hospital treatment — $212.24
Meservey Fire Department — Equipment — $1,892.54
Mid-America Research — Supplies — $630.00
MidAmerican Energy — Utilities — $49.34
NAPA Auto Parts — Parts — $126.99
Nassco Inc. — Equipment — $61.84
Nassco Inc. — Supplies — $509.67
Nelson Septic Service — Sanitation disposal — $980.00
North Central Mechanical — Repair — $918.23
North Iowa Area Council — Freight — $2,700.00
North Iowa Community — Program Carryforward ECI — $5,299.20
North Iowa Mercy Clinic — Outpatient — $7.59
North Iowa Radon — Freight — $2,164.16
Northwood Public Library — Program Carryforward ECI — $250.00
NuWay-K&H Co-op — Fuels — $4,067.42
Pioneer Animal Hospital — Animal disposal — $45.00
Pitney Bowes Purchase — Mailing — $5,075.00
Pittsburgh Paints Co. — Repair — $50.71
Plagge, Payton — Mowing — $1,170.00
Plumb Supply Company — Repair — $123.22
Plymouth Fire Department — Equipment — $2,514.64
Pritchard Ford of Clear Lake — Repair — $280.63
Robert’s Quick Lube — Repair — $100.73
Rockwell Fire Department — Equipment — $786.00
Rockwell Public Library — Program Carryforward ECI — $567.25
Rockwell-Swaledale EMS — Equipment — $786.00
Roto Rooter — Repair — $200.00
S & A Lawn Mowing — Repair — $80.00
Secory Plumbing & Heating — Repair — $773.00
Shipman Gutters LLC — Freight — $19,220.00
Stanard & Associates — Publication — $121.00
Summit Food Service — Food/provisions — $13,054.91
Suntrac Services Inc. — Equipment — $60.00
Swaledale Fire Department — Equipment — $1,138.62
Tell Construction — Freight — $22,100.00
The Spectrum Group — Printing — $45.75
Thornton Fire Department — Equipment — $1,701.50
Thrifty White Pharmacy — Medicine — $7,164.91
Thrifty White Pharmacy — Supplies — $97.99
Trask, Lisa — Repair — $700.00
Truck Center Companies — Lubricants — $193.08
Truck Center Companies — Parts — $250.35
Truck Center Companies — Safety items — $38.56
Tugs Daycare — Program Carryforward ECI — $825.00
Turnbull, Andrea — Meals/mileage — $32.63
Two B’s Lawn Care Inc. — Mowing — $825.00
ULINE Inc. — Supplies — $178.25
US Cellular — Telephone — $748.22
Vandenberg, Steve — Rent — $200.00
VanWall Equipment Inc. — Parts — $584.75
Ventura Fire Department — Equipment — $856.62
Verizon Wireless — Data line — $308.54
Verizon Wireless — Telephone — $2,381.76
Vermeer Iowa & N. Missouri — Parts — $125.57
VISA — Food/provisions — $94.95
VISA — Other service — $51.34
VISA — Repair — $1,117.84
VISA — Software — $21.40
VISA — Supplies — $467.78
Visual Edge IT — Office equipment lease — $426.63
WageWorks Inc. — Purchased service — $2,117.48
Webster County Public — Program Carryforward ECI — $9,120.00
Wellmark Blue Cross — Purchased service — $87,000.00
Wells Fargo Financial — Office equipment lease — $134.31
West Fork Community School — Program Carryforward ECI — $375.00
WEX Bank — Fuels — $7,864.53
Willemsen, Jodi — Meals/mileage — $239.16
Wogen, Jeanne — Meals/mileage — $121.80
Worth County Public Health — Program Carryforward ECI — $3,085.61