GARNER — Hancock County supervisors moved ahead with work tied to an Alliant Energy gas pipeline, sought state funding for road-worker safety equipment, prepared county property and farmland for sale or lease, installed a new courthouse maintenance director and approved nearly $689,000 in county claims during meetings held from August 4 through August 24.
Supervisors Florence “Sis” Greiman, Gary Rayhons and Osmund “Bud” Jermeland were present for all four meetings.
County moves toward new timekeeping system
The August 4 meeting included approval of a $16,421 quote from Tyler Technologies for licensing and implementation of a new time clock and time-reporting system.
Supervisors also approved a corrective $30,775 transfer from the Mokry Trust Fund to the General Basic Fund.
The board accepted the resignation of Zoning Board member Ron Rudisill, effective July 27.
Claims presented August 4 were approved, with the county noting that the complete August claims listing would appear in the August 17 proceedings.
Farm leases, Corwith property sale and Riverhawk pipeline work
A busy August 10 meeting included several property and personnel matters.
Supervisors signed notices terminating farm tenancies on Secondary Roads Department-owned ground in Crystal, Garfield, Liberty and Orthel townships.
Bids for new leases of the county-owned farmland were scheduled to be due at the Engineer’s Office by 3 p.m. September 25, with the bids set to be opened by supervisors at 9:15 a.m. September 28.
The county also moved to sell property at 208 Maple Street in Corwith by sealed bid. Bids were scheduled to be received through 3 p.m. September 18 and opened at 9:15 a.m. September 21.
Supervisors signed a professional services agreement with Snyder & Associates Inc. involving the Alliant Energy Riverhawk Gas Pipeline.
The board also approved a payroll change for Matt Swanson, moving him from Maintenance Assistant to Maintenance Director effective August 11 at $33 per hour. Supervisors separately approved the recommendation of Swanson for the Maintenance Director position.
Will Blanchard of Garner was appointed to the Hancock County Zoning Commission for the remainder of a term ending December 31, 2030.
Supervisors seek state money for road-worker safety equipment
Supervisors also approved Resolution 2026-028 endorsing an application to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Traffic Safety Improvement Program.
Hancock County wants funding for trailer-mounted attenuators to protect road crews and motorists during maintenance operations.
The devices are designed to absorb impacts in work zones and reduce the danger to workers and the traveling public.
Hancock County was not alone in pursuing the equipment. Cerro Gordo County supervisors took similar action at their August 10 meeting, also seeking Iowa DOT Traffic Safety Improvement Program money for trailer-mounted attenuators. NIT reported on Cerro Gordo County’s road-worker safety funding request here.
Hancock County has pursued other transportation-safety funding this year as well. Earlier county action included support for a 2026 Safe Streets and Roads for All implementation grant application. NIT previously reported on that Hancock County action here.
County puts Austin Pits property up for sealed bids
On August 17, supervisors agreed to sell another piece of county property.
The parcel is described in county records as a portion of Austin Pits, Parcel D, in Crystal Township.
Sealed bids are due in the Hancock County Auditor’s Office by 3 p.m. October 2, with supervisors scheduled to open the bids at 9:15 a.m. October 5.
The board also disallowed various homestead credit applications.
Supervisors signed a North Iowa Area Council of Governments Housing Trust Fund local intergovernmental review consultation form connected with a housing preservation grant.
The county also signed an independent contractor agreement with Ann Tendall for as-needed cleaning at the courthouse and Law Enforcement Center. The agreement calls for $105 per week from August 17, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
County approves $688,839.19 in claims
County claims approved for the August 4 through August 17 period totaled $688,839.19.
Among the largest expenses were seven Library Association allocations totaling $140,000, $84,926.28 to Legge Farms for spraying, $66,773.70 to Pictometry International for services, $55,000 to Sanco Equipment for a new skidloader, $48,037.94 to Motorola Solutions for a maintenance contract, $43,487.38 to Hancock County Coop Oil Association, $42,591.88 to Unplugged Wireless Communications for Britt fire radios and $36,093.37 to BMC Aggregates for road stone.
The county also paid $14,957.30 to WEX Bank for diesel and $12,980 to the Winnebago County Jail for inmates.
Tyler Technologies agreement amended
The August 24 meeting was brief.
Supervisors approved an amendment to the county’s agreement with Tyler Technologies for the Time & Attendance module.
The action followed the board’s August 4 approval of the $16,421 Tyler Technologies quote for the county time clock and time-reporting system.
The meeting adjourned at 9:48 a.m., with supervisors scheduled to meet again August 31.
County claims and expenses
ABSOLUTE WASTE REMOVAL — Trash service — $439.16
ACEK9 — K9 vehicle alarm — $168.00
ALLIANT ENERGY — Utilities — $9,751.98
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES — Supplies — $3,745.81
ANN TENDALL — Cleaning — $420.00
ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY — Batteries — $186.85
AT & T MOBILITY — Data plan for laptops/cell phone bill — $427.57
BATTERIES PLUS BULBS #577 — LED bulbs — $240.97
BEAR CREEK ARCHEOLOGY, INC. — Bridge inspection — $895.00
BMC AGGREGATES LC — Road stone — $36,093.37
BOLTON & MENK INC — Professional services — $14,599.50
BRAD’S PEST CONTROL — Insect control — $70.00
BROTHERS ACE HARDWARE — Engineer supplies — $444.43
C J COOPER & ASSOCIATES INC — Safety screening — $55.00
CAMPBELL SUPPLY CO INC — Shop tools — $866.00
CARD SERVICES — Wireless/patch management/firewall/lodging/parts — $5,187.80
CAROLYN M MILLER CSR-RPR — Transcript — $6.50
CEMSTONE CONCRETE MATERIALS LLC — Concrete — $2,645.00
CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING, INC. — Miscellaneous supplies — $388.00
CENTURY LINK — Phone — $33.95
CERRO GORDO COUNTY SHERIFF — Civil process fee — $108.37
CHRIS HEYER — Mileage — $273.03
CITY OF BRITT — Sewer and water — $107.65
CITY OF CRYSTAL LAKE — Water/sewer fees — $419.17
CITY OF GARNER — Water/sewer — $257.41
CITY OF GOODELL — Sewer and water — $85.00
CITY OF KLEMME — Utilities — $596.96
CLEAR LAKE SANITARY DISTRICT — ESP water testing — $181.00
COLE WEILAND — Well plugging — $567.10
COMMUNICATIONS 1 NETWORK — Internet — $1,001.72
CULLIGAN MASON CITY — Water supplies — $76.60
DCA — Disposition/sentencing order — $28.00
DEAN BORTELL — Campsite refund — $40.00
DUNCAN HEIGHTS INC — Payee services — $570.00
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING — Klemme fire pagers — $2,364.00
ELECTRONIC SPECIALTIES INC — Monthly radio service — $174.00
EMMET COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE — Civil papers served, DD 97 private tile application — $38.00
GARNER LEADER — Legal — $910.41
GARNER LUMBER & SUPPLY CO — Lumber — $18.83
GOLD-EAGLE COOPERATIVE — Fuel — $115.62
HANCOCK COUNTY AUDITOR — Postage, hearing DD 97 JG private tile application — $3.12
HANCOCK COUNTY COOP OIL ASS’N — Parts — $43,487.38
HANCOCK COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM — Grants/safety screenings — $10,072.65
HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF — Serve notice — $983.80
HEARTLAND POWER COOP — Utilities — $10.00
HY-VEE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE — Custodial supplies — $58.86
IACVS — Annual dues — $50.00
INTOXIMETERS INC — Dry gas for PBT testing — $135.00
IOWA ASSOCIATION OF NATURALIST — IAN membership — $20.00
IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK — Network services — $1,100.00
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY — FY26 third quarter — $4,278.00
IOWA DEPT OF REVENUE — Cabin tax — $270.07
IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY — Training — $35.00
IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES — Signs — $4,112.36
IOWA STATE SHERIFFS’ & DEPUTIES’ ASSOCIATION — Jail school — $125.00
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY — Meeting fees — $100.00
IPAC — Printers — $781.20
JAMES NELSON — Meeting/mileage — $62.54
JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL — Parts — $316.68
JOHNSON, MULHOLLAND, COCHRANE — Legal fees, DD — $2,025.00
KIMBERLIE DECAMBRA — Campground host — $200.00
KOSSUTH COUNTY SHERIFF — Serve notice, DD 97 private tile application — $49.76
LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES INC — Interpretation — $23.10
LAWSON PRODUCTS INC — Welding supplies — $195.00
LEGGE FARMS LLC — Spraying — $84,926.28
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION — FY27 budget request — $14,750.00
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION — FY27 budget request — $15,975.00
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION — FY27 budget request — $28,225.00
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION — FY27 budget request — $30,675.00
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION — FY27 budget request — $13,525.00
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION — FY27 budget request — $18,425.00
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION — FY27 budget request — $18,425.00
LINDA JUHL — County vehicle fraud in-service day — $24.62
LINDA LUPPEN — Rent — $550.00
MARC — Parts — $278.37
MARCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC — Copier — $80.44
MARVIN L JOHNSON — Meeting/mileage — $76.22
MASON CITY GLASS SERVICE — Glass — $369.67
MENARDS — Miscellaneous expense — $488.82
MID COUNTRY MACHINERY INC — Parts — $3,037.21
MIDLAND POWER COOPERATIVE — Utilities — $5.32
MIDWEST WASTE LLC — Rural recycling/garbage — $10,132.00
MIDWEST WHEEL COMPANIES — Parts — $252.61
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC — Maintenance contract — $48,037.94
NATIONAL SIGN COMPANY, LLC — Sign supplies — $2,341.94
NELSON SEPTIC SERVICES LLC — ESP portable toilet — $125.00
NEW COOPERATIVE INC — Chemical — $304.63
NEXT GENERATION TECH LLC — Domain renewal/licenses — $186.45
NORTH CENTRAL INTERNATIONAL — Parts — $874.53
NUSS TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT — Parts — $1,519.51
OLLENBURG MOTORS INC — Vehicle service — $139.25
OVERHEAD DOOR CO. OF MASON CITY — Parts — $45.10
PETROBLEND CORPORATION — Filters — $4,681.50
PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP — Services — $66,773.70
PITNEY BOWES BANK INC RESERVE ACCOUNT — Postage — $6,500.00
PLUMB SUPPLY COMPANY-MSC — ESP plumbing supplies — $62.97
POMP’S TIRE SERVICE INC — Tires — $5,014.46
POWERPLAN — Parts — $3,086.19
PRITCHARD AUTO COMPANY — Vehicle service — $801.00
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SERVICES — MV renewal notices — $543.29
QUILL CORPORATION — Office furniture — $187.74
ROBERT RUTER — Well plugging — $369.15
SAMANTHA GOBELI — Training mileage — $142.50
SANCO EQUIPMENT — New skidloader — $55,000.00
SCHLEUSNER DIRT WORKS LLC — Repair DD — $1,659.48
SKYBLUE SOLUTIONS — Phone bill — $944.21
SPENCER STEEL LLC — Sign supplies — $237.50
STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY — Well water testing — $1,263.00
STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER — Autopsy fee/toxicology — $2,047.00
SWENSON’S HARDWARE — Parts — $1,030.22
TIM SMITH — Campground host — $200.00
T-MOBILE — Phone — $1,352.75
T-MOBILE USA INC — Search warrant — $150.00
TREVIPAY — Paper/supplies — $269.82
TRUCK CENTER COMPANIES — Parts — $23.60
TRULSON AUTO PARTS — Parts — $4,974.35
UNPLUGGED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS LLC — Britt fire radios — $42,591.88
USCELLULAR — Data plan — $40.81
VERIZON — Phone — $40.01
VERONICA MAAS — Meeting/mileage — $72.00
VESTIS — Miscellaneous supplies — $157.51
VISUAL EDGE IT — Licenses/contract base rate — $4,021.74
VISUAL EDGE IT — Lease — $78.58
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL LEASING — Printer lease — $369.56
WEST PAYMENT CENTER — Software subscription — $945.05
WEX BANK — Diesel — $14,957.30
WILLSON & PECHACEK PLC — Legal services — $3,759.60
WINNEBAGO COOP — Phone — $581.27
WINNEBAGO COUNTY JAIL — Monthly inmate — $12,980.00
WINNEBAGO COUNTY SHERIFF — Party served — $70.60
YOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICE INC — Juvenile shelter care — $1,399.50
ZIEGLER INC. — Parts — $2,571.16
TOTAL — $688,839.19