CERRO GORDO COUNTY — The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors approved changes to traffic control at two rural intersections, signed off on a federal housing grant review document and approved more than $345,000 in county claims during its Monday, August 17, 2026, meeting.
Chairman Casey Callanan, Vice Chairman Carl Ginapp and Supervisor Chris Watts were all present when the meeting was called to order at 10 a.m. The board unanimously approved the agenda and minutes from its August 10 meeting. A public comment period was also held, although the official minutes do not describe any comments made.
Supervisors unanimously authorized Callanan to sign a NIACOG Local Intergovernmental Review Consultation form connected to a USDA Rural Development Housing Preservation grant.
County Engineer Brandon Billings also provided an update before supervisors took action on traffic-control changes at two intersections.
The board unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-58, designating the intersection of 150th Street and Yarrow Avenue as a yield intersection.
According to the resolution, a traffic review or engineering consideration recommended changing the existing traffic-control setup in the interest of public safety and traffic regulation.
The county engineer was authorized to install and maintain the new yield signage and remove any conflicting traffic-control devices. The resolution takes effect upon installation of the authorized signs.
Supervisors also unanimously approved Resolution 2026-59, establishing a four-way stop at the intersection of 310th Street and Eagle Avenue.
The resolution directs the county engineer to install the necessary stop signs in accordance with state-adopted traffic-control standards and remove any conflicting signs. The change becomes effective when the new signage is physically installed.
The meeting adjourned at 10:12 a.m.
COUNTY CLAIMS AND EXPENSES
Supervisors unanimously approved county claims totaling $345,451.95. The claims report included the following expenditures:
• Absolute Waste Remov — sanitation disposal — $1,511.73
• Accurate Analytical — laboratory tests — $310.00
• AdvancedMD — repair — $565.00
• Airgas USA LLC — repair — $1,018.04
• Alliant Energy — utilities — $735.10
• Arnold Motor Supply — lubricants — $131.13
• Arnold Motor Supply — parts — $322.46
• Nichole Benes — meals/mileage — $210.52
• Ericha Benson — meals/mileage — $201.40
• BMC Aggregates LC — culverts — $1,073.11
• BMC Aggregates LC — granular — $17,772.90
• Bolton & Menk Inc. — consulting — $158.00
• Brightree Home Healt — software — $4,782.08
• Bruening Rock Produc — granular — $12,751.25
• C G Co Treasurer — supplies — $119.83
• Carrier Access IT LC — cybersecurity — $8,600.22
• Carrier Access IT LC — equipment — $173.75
• CDW Government, Inc. — equipment — $640.24
• CDW Government, Inc. — supplies — $126.36
• CED/Culver Hahn Elec — repair — $228.89
• Central Iowa Detenti — transportation — $756.80
• CenturyLink — telephone — $98.62
• CINTAS — repair — $139.78
• CINTAS — supplies — $330.78
• City of Rockwell — utilities — $66.44
• City of Thornton — sanitation disposal — $109.86
• City of Thornton — utilities — $67.91
• City of Ventura — utilities — $86.50
• Clear Lake Sanitary — utilities — $28.22
• Clear Lake Sanitary — water testing — $132.00
• CMI Inc. — equipment — $232.20
• Coloff Digital — software — $250.00
• Colorado State Treas — unemployment — $50.75
• Concord Technologies — software — $242.62
• Consolidated Energy — fuels — $147.47
• Control Print Creati — printing — $1,461.25
• Cook Appraisal LLC — legal — $3,500.00
• Country Inn & Suites — purchased services — $1,200.00
• Culligan Mason City — utilities — $124.00
• Culligan — repair — $1,035.39
• D & L Sanitation Inc. — sanitation disposal — $84.00
• Deville IV Apartment — rent — $200.00
• Diamond Mowers Inc. — parts — $2,770.27
• Sabrina Dow — legal — $693.50
• Dr Bill’s Handyman & — mowing — $3,200.00
• Floyd & Leonard Elec — parts — $52.80
• Floyd County Sheriff — legal — $147.00
• Fox Rehabilitation — freight — $1,980.00
• Full Circle Recovery — prevention programs — $2,285.00
• Hancock County Coop — fuels — $2,453.90
• Hardy Rentals — rent — $175.00
• Hawkeye Auto Body — repair — $250.00
• Heartland Asphalt In — repair — $2,425.00
• Krista Hemann — meals/mileage — $169.48
• Henry M Adkins & Son — software — $7,950.00
• Hogan Bremer Colonia — general transportation — $823.00
• Huber Supply Co Inc. — repair — $198.02
• IMWCA — insurance — $23,212.00
• Iowa Dept Of Natural — licenses/permits — $420.00
• Iowa Law Enforcement — medical exam — $175.00
• Iowa Law Enforcement — training — $25.00
• Iowa Prison Industri — supplies — $413.95
• Jackson Landscape — permanent landscaping — $2,169.00
• JazzHR — software — $4,170.14
• Landfill of North Io — ditch — $104.00
• Language Line Servic — consulting — $47.07
• Language Link — telephone — $39.20
• Lawson Products Inc. — parts — $42.50
• Lea Mobile Glass Inc. — parts — $187.29
• Lea Mobile Glass Inc. — repair — $70.00
• Marco Inc. — office equipment lease — $409.73
• Marco Technologies L — repair — $180.60
• Martin Brothers Dist — equipment — $197.72
• Martin Brothers Dist — food/provisions — $397.60
• Martin Marietta Mate — blading — $1,041.62
• Martin Marietta Mate — flood/erosion control — $921.31
• Mason City Lumber Co — wood — $655.65
• Mason City Red Power — lubricants — $204.40
• Mason City Red Power — parts — $234.60
• Mason City Rentals L — rent — $414.90
• Mason City Tire Serv — tires/tubes — $271.96
• Menards — purchased services — $57.85
• Menards — repair — $84.34
• Menards — safety items — $14.98
• Menards — signs — $19.74
• Menards — supplies — $107.91
• MercyOne North Iowa — hospital treatment — $650.56
• MidAmerican Energy C — utilities — $127.65
• Midwest AcuTech LLC — consulting — $7,612.50
• Midwest AcuTech LLC — data line — $600.00
• MidWest Wheel Compan — equipment — $99.43
• MidWest Wheel Compan — safety items — $70.90
• MidWest Wheel Compan — tires/tubes — $227.85
• Moonlight Floors — custodial — $2,790.00
• NAPA Auto Parts — lubricants — $191.16
• NAPA Auto Parts — parts — $57.59
• Nassco Inc. — equipment — $785.28
• Nassco Inc. — supplies — $2,319.75
• Nelson Septic Servic — sanitation disposal — $1,000.00
• North Central Mechan — repair — $180.30
• North Iowa Area Coun — freight — $2,100.00
• Shanna Northrup — meals/mileage — $171.00
• NuWay-K&H Co-op — fuels — $11,001.85
• NuWay-K&H Co-op — repair — $224.69
• Pioneer Animal Hospi — animal control — $160.00
• Pitney Bowes Inc. — supplies — $161.01
• Plumb Supply Company — equipment — $1,246.00
• Plumb Supply Company — repair — $338.67
• Pritchard Ford of Cl — repair — $221.73
• Radiologists Of Nort — outpatient — $173.45
• Robert’s Quick Lube — repair — $201.44
• Todd Rothove — mowing — $600.00
• S & A Lawn Mowing — mowing — $160.00
• S & A Lawn Mowing — repair — amount not listed
• Secory Plumbing & He — repair — $65.00
• Secure Shred Solutio — other services — $67.00
• Samantha Severson — meals/mileage — $25.46
• Samantha Severson — prevention programs — $7.90
• Staples Business Adv — equipment — $113.28
• Staples Business Adv — printing — $334.72
• Staples Business Adv — supplies — $73.00
• State Hygienic Labor — laboratory tests — $1,538.00
• Stellar Truck & Trai — equipment — $7,316.76
• Stellar Truck & Trai — parts — $191.85
• Sherry Struchen — meals/mileage — $174.04
• Summit Food Service — food/provisions — $6,836.71
• Tell Construction — freight — $17,460.00
• The Crittenton Cente — juvenile detention and shelter care — $793.05
• The River Register — magazines/books — $82.00
• Thrifty White Pharma — medicine — $23,771.87
• Thrifty White Pharma — supplies — $1,716.39
• Truck Center Compani — parts — $390.80
• Andrea Turnbull — meals/mileage — $25.84
• Tyler Technologies I — software — $23,673.00
• ULINE Inc. — supplies — $225.63
• US Cellular — telephone — $40.84
• Valsoft Corporation — data processing — $440.00
• Veenstra & Kimm Inc. — consulting — $7,236.94
• Verizon Wireless — data line — $308.56
• Verizon Wireless — telephone — $456.85
• Visual Edge IT — equipment — $1,644.81
• Visual Edge IT — office equipment lease — $194.59
• Visual Edge IT — repair — $32.99
• Volatia Language Net — purchased services — $92.96
• Wellmark Blue Cross — purchased services — $84,000.00
• Wells Fargo Financia — office equipment lease — $139.19
• Wells Fargo Financia — repair — $155.85
• WEX Bank — fuels — $715.65
• Jeanne Wogen — meals/mileage — $230.28
• Youth Shelter Care — juvenile detention and shelter care — $279.42
• Ziegler Inc. — parts — $1,378.85
• Ziegler Inc. — repair — $6,109.43
GRAND TOTAL: $345,451.95