Supervisors Casey Callanan, Carl Ginapp and Chris Watts were present for the meeting, which began at 10 a.m. The board approved the agenda and the minutes from the May 18 regular session before holding a public comment session.
Supervisors approved county claims, then approved fiscal year 2027 employee payroll effective July 1, 2026.
The board also approved a payroll change request for Merrin Hanson in the Conservation Department at $17 per hour, effective May 26, 2026. Supervisors then approved the payroll register for the period ending May 16, 2026.
One of the larger actions of the meeting came when supervisors approved fiscal year 2027 salary recommendations for elected officials. The raises were approved at 2.75 percent for the county attorney, auditor, recorder, sheriff, supervisors and treasurer.
Under the approved schedule, the county attorney’s salary will rise from $156,145 to $160,439. The auditor, recorder and treasurer salaries will each rise from $96,217 to $98,863. The sheriff’s salary will rise from $155,656 to $159,937. Supervisor salaries will rise from $53,903 to $55,385.
Supervisors also approved fiscal year 2027 wages for Public, Professional and Maintenance Employees Local Union 2003.
The board approved tax abatements on two mobile homes. The abatements were for mobile home VIN 31183 in the amount of $300 and mobile home VIN 98A17150 in the amount of $3,993.
Supervisors also approved dock permit 60P and reappointed Jessica Reith and Cecil Foell to the Veterans Affairs Commission.
A public hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget amendment opened at 10:05 a.m. According to the meeting minutes, the county finance director explained that an amount had been placed on the wrong line in the publication, but said the total was correct and in compliance after clarification with the state and external auditor.
After the hearing was closed, supervisors approved the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget amendment.
The board also approved supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026. The listed supplemental appropriations included $3,000 for non-department, $35,300 for the Board of Supervisors, $146,139 for county grants, $3,284 for county libraries, a reduction of $1,092,854 for special projects, $15,000 for the auditor, $8,500 for the treasurer, $14,700 for the attorney, a reduction of $238,000 for the sheriff, $20,279 for postage, $1,040,000 for secondary roads, $442,219 for the health department, a reduction of $18,000 for mental health advocate/human services, $25,800 for court services, $7,693 for GIS and $250,000 for no department.
County Engineer Brandon Billings provided an update to the board. Supervisors then approved the fiscal year 2026 Iowa Department of Transportation five-year construction plan amendment and the fiscal year 2026 Iowa DOT budget amendment, authorizing the chair to sign both items.
The board entered closed session at 10:24 a.m. under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(c) to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent, where disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the county’s position. Supervisors returned to open session at 10:36 a.m. and adjourned immediately after.
COUNTY CLAIMS AND EXPENSES
43 North Iowa, custodial, $192.00
Absolute Waste Removal, sanitation disposal, $257.30
Accurate Analytical, lab tests, $218.00
Ahlers & Cooney PC, legal, $3,138.00
Air Chek, lab tests, $402.50
Alliant Energy, utilities, $10,891.77
Amazon Capital Services, equipment, $277.00
Amazon Capital Services, supplies, $59.85
Anderson, Terry, agriculture/horticulture, $404.00
B-Three Solutions Inc., equipment, $14,550.00
Bahls, Ken, meals/mileage, $176.18
Bargen Inc., asphalt, $4,117.50
Batteries Plus Bulbs, repair, $5.00
Blackhawk Sprinklers, repair, $265.00
Blazek Electric Inc., repair, $165.63
BMC Aggregates LC, granular, $10,020.27
Brad’s Auto Repair, repair, $197.32
Cerro Gordo County Emergency Management, repair, $771.50
Cerro Gordo County Recorder, legal, $7.00
Cerro Gordo County Treasurer, insurance, $46,785.00
CADCA, training, $785.00
Carrier Access IT LC, consulting, $4,625.00
Carrier Access IT LC, cyber security, $6,882.32
Carrier Access IT LC, software, $39,518.23
CDW Government Inc., equipment, $10,584.68
CenturyLink, telephone, $638.19
Cert Werks, Program Carryforward ECI, $585.00
CINTAS, repair, $135.72
CINTAS, supplies, $388.22
City of Clear Lake, ditch, $300.00
City of Mason City, Program Carryforward ECI, $2,515.65
Clear Lake Bank & Trust, contribution, $24,457.81
Clear Lake Hometown, freight, $8,930.00
Clear Lake Mirror Reporter, publication, $210.88
Cole Construction, repair, $750.00
Colorado State Treasurer, unemployment, $451.35
Column Software PBC, publication, $186.69
Consolidated Energy, fuels, $4,977.24
Consolidated Energy, parts, $47.98
Control Print Creative, printing, $450.50
Core & Main, tile lines, $175.97
Country Inn & Suites, purchased service, $840.00
Crysteel Truck Equipment, parts, $202.92
Custom Concrete Contracting, plow/blade, $2,885.00
Delta Dental of Iowa, insurance, $12,859.98
Electronic Engineering, repair, $112.22
EMC National Life Co., purchased service, $391.20
Family Connections, Home Visitation ECI, $12,338.20
Fastenal Company, parts, $37.40
Fidelity Security Life, insurance, $68.86
Floyd & Leonard Electric, equipment, $360.47
Floyd & Leonard Electric, lubricants, $116.56
Floyd & Leonard Electric, parts, $70.51
Franklin Rural Electric, utilities, $94.44
Galls LLC, uniforms, $162.93
Goodnature Work Stop, supplies, $129.97
GRP & Associates Inc., sanitation disposal, $115.00
Hahn, Heather, training, $191.53
Hancock County Learning Center, Program Carryforward ECI, $3,053.00
HEALTHCAREfirst, software, $235.88
Heartland Asphalt Inc., asphalt, $24,204.00
Heartland Tire Inc., repair, $1,002.46
Heiar, Thomas, meals/mileage, $49.30
Heiar, Thomas, transport, $416.98
Hy-Vee Accounts Receivable, food/provisions, $209.51
Imaging Spectrum Inc., supplies, $291.42
Jones, Jody, meals/mileage, $47.85
LabSource Inc., uniforms, $525.07
Legler, Ann Marie, meals/mileage, $48.57
Lehmann Family Dental, outpatient, $317.27
Lou’s Gloves Inc., supplies, $220.00
Martin Brothers Distribution, food/provisions, $553.34
Martin Marietta Materials, asphalt, $156.93
Mason City Public Utilities, utilities, $1,871.48
Mason City Tire Service, repair, $297.00
Mason City Tire Service, tires/tubes, $1,052.03
Mediacom, supplies, $432.50
Menards, ditch, $105.97
Menards, parts, $181.78
Menards, supplies, $134.07
MercyOne North Iowa, hospital treatment, $643.53
MercyOne North Iowa, supplies, $1,032.10
MercyOne Occupational, medical exam, $173.00
Metal Storm MFG LLC, parts, $150.00
MidAmerican Energy Co., utilities, $416.49
Midwest AcuTech LLC, data line, $2,000.00
MidWest Wheel Company, tires/tubes, $40.55
Moonlight Floors, custodial, $1,395.00
NAPA Auto Parts, parts, $326.04
Naumann, Danielle, meals/mileage, $101.76
Newman Catholic Daycare, Program Carryforward ECI, $200.00
North Central Mechanical, repair, $3,114.52
North Iowa Southern Minnesota, other service, $1,000.00
North Iowa Area Community College, training, $276.00
North Iowa Mercy Clinic, outpatient, $189.65
North Iowa Radon, freight, $3,024.64
Perkins, Guy, purchased service, $294.25
Petro-Blend Corp., lubricants, $803.40
Petro-Blend Corp., parts, $1,626.31
Pitney Bowes Purchase, mailing, $1,009.75
Pittsburgh Paints Co., repair, $107.29
Plumb Supply Company, equipment, $420.30
Prairie Energy Cooperative, utilities, $221.54
Professional Office, mailing, $2,110.40
Professional Office, printing, $499.88
Quality Pump & Control, repair, $350.00
Radio Communications, parts, $1,547.87
Radiologists of North Iowa, outpatient, $12.56
Redwood Software International, cyber security, $3,299.00
Reliance Standard Life, purchased service, $6,607.09
Router12 Networks LLC, online information, $90.00
Router12 Networks LLC, telephone, $90.00
ScriptSourcing LLC, medicine, $459.14
Secure Shred Solutions, other service, $67.00
Shipman Gutters LLC, freight, $7,700.00
Short Elliott Hendrickson, consulting, $222.45
Staples Business Advantage, equipment, $24.49
Staples Business Advantage, printing, $293.08
Staples Business Advantage, supplies, $62.20
Summit Fire Protection, repair, $730.00
Summit Food Service, food/provisions, $6,491.90
The Reinalt-Thomas Corp., repair, $64.00
The Shredder, purchased service, $132.00
The Spectrum Group, printing, $165.94
Transamerica Employee Benefits, purchased service, $2,245.24
Tritech Software Systems, software, $12,169.99
Truck Center Companies, lubricants, $177.75
Truck Center Companies, parts, $803.34
ULINE Inc., election supplies, $484.91
UnityPoint, lab tests, $42.00
VanWall Equipment Inc., parts, $421.92
Ventura Public Library, Program Carryforward ECI, $2,094.12
Verizon Wireless, telephone, $136.98
Verizon Wireless, telephone, $961.31
VISA, data line, $468.00
VISA, equipment, $24.94
VISA, IT hardware, $35.90
VISA, mailing, $130.54
VISA, software, $296.45
VISA, supplies, $161.29
VISA, training, $50.00