MASON CITY — The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors handled a brief agenda Monday morning, denying a driveway request tied to a local marina development, approving payment for a Rockwell road project, authorizing a payroll change in the Information Technology Department, and signing off on more than $310,000 in county claims during its July 27 meeting.
The meeting opened at 10 a.m. with Chairman Casey Callanan and Supervisors Carl Ginapp and Chris Watts in attendance. Supervisors unanimously approved the agenda and minutes from the previous week’s meeting before opening a public comment period.
The board unanimously approved county claims totaling $310,012.50.
Supervisors also approved a payroll change for Kelly Field in the Information Technology Department, increasing the employee’s hourly wage to $28.59 effective July 13.
One of the meeting’s more notable actions came when the board unanimously denied a driveway request submitted by Maulsby Marine Properties LLC. The meeting minutes do not provide additional details regarding the request or the reason for the denial.
The board also authorized payment and execution of Change Order No. 1 and Pay Estimate No. 1 for the Rockwell Secondary Roads project before hearing a routine update from County Engineer Brandon Billings.
With no further business, supervisors adjourned the meeting at 10:10 a.m.
County claims and expenses approved
The board approved $310,012.50 in claims, including:
- Wellmark Blue Cross — Purchased services: $86,762.45
- General Basic Fund — Mailing: $27,631.25
- Family Connections — Home Visitation ECI: $16,051.68
- B-Three Solutions Inc. — Consulting: $15,590.00
- Alliant Energy — Utilities: $15,476.46
- Schneider Geospatial — Software: $9,336.60
- InBody — Equipment: $9,328.00
- Summit Food Service — Food and provisions: $6,817.42
- Mason City Public Utilities — Utilities: $6,636.95
- Bergland & Cram Architecture — Consulting: $5,950.00
- Consolidated Energy — Fuels: $5,877.47
- NuWay-K&H Co-op — Fuels: $5,380.61
- Rockwell-Swaledale Elevator — Equipment: $5,200.00
- Tritech Software Systems — Software: $4,953.00
- Mason City Tire Service — Tires: $4,889.42
- Nelson Valuations — Legal services: $4,850.00
- Bruening Rock Products — Granular materials: $4,342.69
- Hancock County Cooperative — Fuels: $4,151.04
- Pritchard Ford of Clear Lake — Tires: $4,113.38
- Iowa State Medical Examiner — Autopsies: $3,800.00
The remaining claims covered routine county operations, including road maintenance, vehicle repairs, software, legal services, medical services, utilities, fuel, publications, telecommunications, office supplies and other departmental expenses.