MASON CITY — The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors approved a temporary $10,000 annual pay increase for an employee in the county auditor’s office, authorized more than $428,000 in claims and reorganized several county funds during its regular meeting on Monday, July 13, 2026.
Chairman Casey Callanan called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. Vice Chairman Carl Ginapp and Supervisor Chris Watts were also present.
The board unanimously approved the agenda and minutes from its July 6 meeting before holding a public comment period.
Supervisors approved county claims totaling $428,176.51.
Among the largest payments were $84,000 to Wellmark Blue Cross, $60,828.48 to Pritchard Ford of Clear Lake for equipment, $26,181.19 to Carrier Access IT for cybersecurity, $21,658.26 to SHI International for software and $20,610.73 to K & N Construction for freight expenses.
The board also approved a $10,000 annual pay increase for Auditor’s Office employee Heather Mathre. The increase took effect July 1, 2026, and will remain in place through June 30, 2027.
Supervisors accepted the recorder’s quarterly report of fees and the clerk of court’s monthly report of fees.
The board also approved a federal excise tax return related to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fee.
County funds created and deleted
Supervisors adopted Resolution 2026-49, making several changes to the county’s chart of accounts for fiscal year 2027.
The following funds were created:
Early Childhood Iowa — FMC Fund 104
Early Childhood Iowa T4F Fund 105
Drainage District 73 Fund 873
Drainage District 18 Fund 818
The county also approved the deletion of two inactive funds.
The American Rescue Plan Fund, Fund 003, was established to handle federal ARPA money and had been active since fiscal year 2025.
The ECP/Project Fund, Fund 033, was established for ECP bond proceeds and had not been active since fiscal year 2023.
Slough Bill tax relief approved
The board approved the Cerro Gordo County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2026 recommendations for real estate tax relief under Iowa’s Slough Bill.
The program provides property tax relief for qualifying land maintained as wildlife habitat, forest cover, wetlands or other protected areas.
Assistant County Engineer Andy Swinton provided an update on county engineering and road matters.
Supervisors also accepted manure management plan updates for four livestock sites and directed that the reports be forwarded to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The plans involved:
JCT Site, site No. 58441
Engels North, site No. 61341
Ham Farms LLC — Andrew Muff, site No. 64800
Research Farms LLC — East Site, site No. 66026
The board adjourned at 10:05 a.m.
COUNTY CLAIMS AND EXPENSES
Absolute Waste Removal — Sanitation disposal — $983.71
Accurate Analytical — Laboratory tests — $101.00
Alliant Energy — Utilities — $1,791.16
Monica Allie — Meals and mileage — $115.28
Amazon Capital Services — Printing — $116.01
Amazon Capital Services — Repairs — $1,199.94
Amazon Capital Services — Supplies — $383.74
B-Three Solutions Inc. — Consulting — $15,545.00
Cody Baxter — Supplies — $130.59
Best Western Holiday — Purchased services — $149.80
Brandon Billings — Supplies — $26.70
BMC Aggregates LLC — Granular materials — $527.43
Bob Barker Company Inc. — Clothing and dry goods — $27.30
Bolton & Menk Inc. — Consulting — $3,134.00
Builders FirstSource — Building construction — $819.41
Business Forms & Systems — Printing — $34.42
Carrier Access IT LLC — Cybersecurity — $26,181.19
Central Iowa Detention — Early Childhood Iowa administration — $377.19
Central Iowa Detention — Community planning and collaboration — $7,568.00
Central Lock Security — Equipment — $1,300.00
CenturyLink — Telephone — $45.73
CenturyLink — Telephone — $374.77
Cert Werks — Early Childhood Iowa program services — $3,070.61
Chase Cardmember Services — Magazines and books — $39.99
Chase Cardmember Services — Meals and mileage — $496.34
Chase Cardmember Services — Rent — $40.40
Chase Cardmember Services — Software — $141.08
Chase Cardmember Services — Telephone — $80.02
Chemsearch Inc. — Supplies — $1,140.35
City of Mason City — Utilities — $73.68
City of Rockwell — Utilities — $55.26
City of Thornton — Sanitation disposal — $121.67
City of Thornton — Utilities — $81.42
City of Ventura — Utilities — $86.50
Ginger Clausen — Purchased services — $90.00
Clear Lake Telephone — Telephone — $332.77
Coloff Digital — Software — $250.00
Column Software PBC — Board proceedings — $1,343.19
Column Software PBC — Publication — $136.37
Concord Technologies — Software — $267.71
Consolidated Energy — Fuel — $39.69
Core & Main — Culverts — $100.00
Culligan of Mason City — Utilities — $178.00
Culligan — Repairs — $336.00
Decouraged Apparel — Supplies — $309.23
Fareway Stores Inc. — Food and provisions — $101.03
FarmChem Corp. — Culverts — $84.90
Fast Lane Motor Parts — Repairs — $1,421.95
Fastenal Company — Equipment — $483.61
Matthew Fjone — Supplies — $20.71
Fullerton Funeral Home — Funeral expense — $1,100.00
Galls LLC — Uniforms — $0.34
Glen’s Tire Service — Repairs — $645.00
Glen’s Tire Service — Tires and tubes — $5,145.14
Hancock County Secondary Roads — Insurance — $337.87
Healthy Harvest of North Iowa — Early Childhood Iowa program services — $2,248.25
Heartland Asphalt Inc. — Asphalt — $854.02
Hobby Lobby Inc. — Supplies — $4.97
Huber Supply Co. Inc. — Chemicals and gases — $19.50
Huber Supply Co. Inc. — Repairs — $121.50
ICUBE — Dues — $200.00
Iowa Department of Natural Resources — Licenses and permits — $75.00
Iowa Department of Natural Resources — Utilities — $50.00
Iowa Department of Natural Resources — Water testing — $25.00
Iowa Department of Transportation — Signs — $812.05
Iowa Drainage District Association — Training — $50.00
Iowa Travel Industry — Contribution — $515.00
Iowa Workforce Development — Unemployment — $785.69
Iowa’s County Conservation System — Dues — $2,500.00
Iowa’s County Conservation System — Training — $1,125.00
Iowa State Association of Counties — Dues — $400.00
Iowa State Association of Counties — Training — $275.00
Iowa State County Treasurers Association — Training — $394.00
JCL Solutions — Supplies — $1,794.50
Johansen Welding — Repairs — $625.00
K & N Construction LLC — Freight — $20,610.73
Laci Kapalata — Meals and mileage — $48.58
Landfill of North Iowa — Sanitation disposal — $181.65
Lehmann Family Dental — Outpatient services — $813.64
Lisa Losen — Meals and mileage — $87.73
Marco Inc. — Office equipment lease — $409.73
Marco Technologies LLC — Repairs — $334.70
Lucas Mariner — Supplies — $164.29
Martin Marietta Materials — Asphalt — $312.77
Martin Marietta Materials — Blading — $4,366.10
Martin Marietta Materials — Flood and erosion control — $4,757.14
Mason City Lumber Company — Repairs — $7,391.10
Mason City Lumber Company — Wood — $3,021.53
Mason City Tire Service — Tires and tubes — $402.98
Menards — Repairs — $119.99
Menards — Supplies — $174.61
Midwest AcuTech LLC — Data line — $900.00
Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office — Legal services — $37.00
Moonlight Floors — Custodial services — $1,395.00
Lynn Nagel — Supplies — $133.71
NAPA Auto Parts — Lubricants — $143.88
NAPA Auto Parts — Parts — $462.85
Danielle Naumann — Building remodeling — $106.99
Neapolitan Labs LLC — Software — $4,000.00
Nelson Septic Services — Sanitation disposal — $1,000.00
Spencer Nielsen — Supplies — $307.43
North Iowa Community Action Organization — Early Childhood Iowa program services — $6,624.00
North Iowa Juvenile Detention Services — Juvenile detention and shelter care — $3,850.00
North Iowa Media Group — Magazines and books — $399.39
North Iowa Transition Center — Custodial services — $94.00
Shanna Northrup — Meals and mileage — $105.13
NuWay-K&H Cooperative — Fuel — $9,814.70
ODP Business Solutions — Supplies — $134.69
Omnitel Communications — Telephone — $575.08
Matt Orton — Supplies — $224.65
Overhead Door Company — Parts — $179.60
Sandy Pals — Prevention programs — $10.73
Pitney Bowes Global — Office equipment lease — $501.78
Payton Plagge — Mowing — $5,850.00
Plumb Supply Company — Supplies — $50.05
Powerplan — Parts — $53.46
Pritchard Ford of Clear Lake — Equipment — $60,828.48
Professional Office Services — Mailing — $1,941.81
Professional Office Services — Printing — $460.23
Rees Truck & Trailer — Parts — $700.00
Cody Roberts — Supplies — $258.16
James Roseland — Conservation board expense — $97.15
Scholastic Inc. — Supplies — $454.37
SHI International Corp. — Software — $21,658.26
SkyBlue Solutions — Online information — $195.88
State Hygienic Laboratory — Laboratory tests — $2,810.00
Shelby Steenhard — Supplies — $258.00
Stellar Truck & Trailer — Parts — $1,850.00
Sherry Struchen — Meals and mileage — $248.68
The Shredder — Purchased services — $132.00
Dylan J. Thomas — Legal services — $3,385.20
Thomson Reuters-West — Magazines and books — $978.52
Tierney South LLC — Rent — $11,445.00
Titan Machinery Inc. — Parts — $430.59
Tractor Supply Credit — Wood — $218.94
University of Northern Iowa Roadside Program — Training — $285.00
United States Postal Service — Mailing — $1,080.00
United States Treasury — Taxes and fees — $1,975.30
Valsoft Corporation — Data processing — $440.00
Van Diest Supply Company — Chemicals and gases — $4,943.30
Ventura Telephone Company — Telephone — $193.58
Verizon Wireless — Online information — $525.67
Verizon Wireless — Telephone — $293.68
VISA — Dues — $600.00
VISA — Food and provisions — $40.00
VISA — Magazines and books — $1,308.00
VISA — Mailing — $231.46
VISA — Public education — $688.93
VISA — Signs — $173.80
VISA — Software — $568.46
VISA — Supplies — $3,585.35
VISA — Training — $145.00
Visual Edge IT — Office equipment lease — $100.83
WageWorks Inc. — Consulting — $203.73
WageWorks Inc. — Purchased services — $3,137.03
Webster County Public Health — Early Childhood Iowa program services — $8,960.00
Wellmark Blue Cross — Purchased services — $84,000.00
Wells Fargo Financial — Repairs — $179.22
Wells Fargo Financial — Supplies — $160.44
West Fork Community School District — Early Childhood Iowa program services — $815.00
West Payment Center — Data processing — $2,211.87
West Payment Center — Magazines and books — $128.78
WEX Bank — Fuel — $12,246.17
WHKS & Co. Inc. — Consulting — $7,000.00
Winnebago Cooperative Telephone — Telephone — $232.27
Workspace — Furniture — $7,828.82
Worth County Sheriff’s Office — Legal services — $21.00
Wright County Sheriff’s Office — Service of notice — $37.00
Youth Shelter Care — Juvenile detention and shelter care — $977.97
Ziegler Inc. — Parts — $353.90
Ziegler Inc. — Repairs — $1,943.11
Angela Zimmerman — Meals and mileage — $101.50
TOTAL CLAIMS — $428,176.51
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