MASON CITY — Cerro Gordo County supervisors backed a pair of Mason City transportation funding efforts, approved nearly $448,000 in county claims and spent more than half an hour behind closed doors during their Tuesday, September 8 meeting.
Chairman Casey Callanan, Vice Chairman Carl Ginapp and Supervisor Chris Watts were all present when the regular meeting began at 10:00 AM.
The board unanimously approved the agenda, minutes from its August 31 meeting and county claims totaling $447,679.59.
County backs Highway 122 and South Taft improvements
Supervisors unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-62 supporting Mason City’s application for Iowa Department of Transportation funding through the Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program, or ICAAP.
The money would be used for improvements at the intersection of Highway 122 and South Taft Avenue.
County officials said the project is intended to make travel through the intersection safer and more efficient, strengthen an important entrance into Mason City and improve access to nearby businesses.
Supervisors also authorized Callanan to sign a separate letter supporting Mason City’s application through the State Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program.
That proposal is tied to bicycle and pedestrian improvements along the Highway 122 corridor and would connect with Mason City’s existing trail network.
Both county actions passed unanimously.
Manure plan sent to Iowa DNR
The board also approved a report from the county Environmental Health Service Manager concerning a manure management plan update for Balsam Beef & Bacon, site No. 58052, and ordered the report forwarded to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The operation has capacity for thousands of hogs and hundreds of cattle, with manure application ground located in Cerro Gordo and Hancock counties.
Supervisors spend 37 minutes behind closed doors
A substantial portion of Tuesday’s 51-minute meeting was conducted outside public view.
At 10:13 AM, supervisors unanimously entered closed session under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(c), which allows government bodies to privately discuss strategy with legal counsel involving current or imminent litigation when public discussion could prejudice the government’s position.
The board returned to open session at 10:44 AM.
One minute later, supervisors went behind closed doors again.
The second session was held under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(j), allowing discussion of the purchase or sale of particular real estate when premature disclosure could affect the price the county would pay or receive.
Supervisors returned to open session at 10:51 AM.
The published minutes do not identify the lawsuit, threatened litigation or property discussed during either closed session.
No action concerning either closed-session matter was recorded after supervisors returned to open session.
The board immediately adjourned at 10:51 AM.
Other county business
Supervisors also approved the Clerk’s Monthly Report of Fees.
County Engineer Brandon Billings provided an update, although the published minutes do not contain details of his report.
The September 8 meeting followed the board’s August 31 meeting, when supervisors accepted more than $302,000 in completed work at the Rockwell Secondary Roads Maintenance Facility and approved nearly $398,000 in claims.
County claims approved
The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors approved the following claims totaling $447,679.59:
Active911 Inc, equipment — $915.00
Ahlers & Cooney PC, labor relations — $540.00
Ahlers & Cooney PC, legal — $1,214.00
Alliant Energy, utilities — $2,960.92
Amazon Capital Servi, supplies — $280.38
B-Three Solutions In, equipment — $19,456.00
Batteries Plus Bulbs, supplies — $240.00
Bauer Built Tires In, tires/tubes — $75.68
Billings, Brandon, meals/mileage — $21.13
Blazek Electric Inc, repair — $116.24
BMC Aggregates LC, granular — $17,613.14
Bob Barker Company I, cloth/dry goods — $720.77
Bob Barker Company I, equipment — $233.72
Bob Barker Company I, supplies — $434.80
Boiler & Pressure Ve, repair — $40.00
Bolton & Menk Inc, consulting — $316.00
C G Co Recorder, legal — $64.00
CDW Government, Inc., equipment — $158.56
CenturyLink, telephone — $375.83
Chickasaw Co Public, tax/fee disbursement — $235.96
City of Mason City, transport — $500.00
City of Mason City, utilities — $1,117.19
Clear Lake Mirror Re, board proceedings — $192.20
Clear Lake Telephone, telephone — $332.77
Cole Excavating LLC, building construction — $1,455.00
Column Software PBC, publication — $258.62
Colwell Motors, repair — $155.00
Consolidated Energy, fuels — $4,931.58
Culligan, repair — $364.00
D & D Sales Inc, printing — $48.00
D & D Sales Inc, uniforms — $939.00
Electronic Engineeri, equipment — $50.85
Floyd & Leonard Elec, ag/horticulture — $153.52
Floyd & Leonard Elec, parts — $90.48
Floyd County Public, tax/fee disbursement — $1,093.41
Fortra, LLC, consulting — $225.00
Frank Dunn Company, asphalt — $4,530.00
Frontier Communicati, telephone — $139.95
Galls LLC, uniforms — $278.27
Hancock County Coop, fuels — $9,999.06
Hancock County Healt, tax/fee disbursement — $111.88
Hancock County Sheri, legal — $32.50
Hank’s Plumbing Inc, repair — $230.69
Harris, Lindy, meals/mileage — $238.64
Heartland Asphalt In, asphalt — $9,982.50
Hennepin County Sher, serve notice — $100.00
Huber Supply Co Inc, medical equipment — $43.12
Hy-Vee Accounts Rece, food/provisions — $39.48
Iowa Dept of Transpo, signs — $710.38
J & M Lawn Care and, mowing — $490.00
Jim Hunt Electric LL, repair — $120.81
Johansen Welding, signs — $90.00
Johnson, Lon, equipment — $20.83
Kockler, Tanner, legal — $113.00
Kwik Trip Business P, meals/mileage — $92.54
LED Lighting Solutio, signs — $9,006.03
Lehmann Family Denta, outpatient — $122.82
Lutheran Services in, Home Visitation ECI — $13,885.15
Maben, Patti, custodial — $325.00
Mac Tools, equipment — $52.99
Magic Mike’s Detail, repair — $270.00
Marco Inc, office equipment lease — $148.84
Martin Brothers Dist, equipment — $153.49
Martin Brothers Dist, food/provisions — $580.12
Mason City Fire and, ambulance — $269.68
Mason City Glass Ser, repair — $7,770.00
Mason City Red Power, parts — $991.32
Mason City Shopping, rent — $15,309.13
Mason City Tile & Ma, building construction — $3,463.27
McKesson Medical-Sur, supplies — $164.90
Menards, equipment — $19.98
Menards, parts — $165.55
Menards, repair — ($65.98)
Menards, signs — $278.99
Menards, supplies — $197.24
MercyOne North Iowa, hospital treatment — $800.77
MercyOne Occupationa, medical exam — $692.00
Mitchell County Home, tax/fee disbursement — $1,950.12
Motorola Solutions I, software — $28,668.25
NAPA Auto Parts, lubricants — $88.44
Nassco Inc, equipment — $594.02
Nassco Inc, food/provisions — $89.38
Nassco Inc, supplies — $770.65
Nelson Septic Servic, uniforms — $75.00
Nixon, Aaron, rent — $100.00
North Central Mechan, repair — $100.00
North Iowa Mercy Cli, outpatient — $544.88
North Iowa Radon, freight — $2,274.91
NuWay-K&H Co-op, fuels — $12,890.21
O’Hern, Terry, custodial — $525.00
Office Elements, furniture — $7,439.67
Omnitel Communicatio, telephone — $575.08
Over Board Construct, freight — $59,680.00
Overhead Door Co of, repair — $1,057.30
Petro-Blend Corp, parts — $871.00
Pit & Septic Cleaner, repair — $515.00
Pitney Bowes Global, office equipment lease — $148.29
Robert’s Quick Lube, repair — $85.73
Rockwell Coop Teleph, telephone — $405.60
Rothove, Todd, mowing — $800.00
Router12 Networks LL, online information — $50.00
Runde, Erin, purchased services — $2,000.00
Schinagel, Nichole, purchased services — $175.00
Schneckloth, Scott, rent — $300.00
ScriptSourcing, LLC, medicine — $650.02
Stalker Radar Applie, equipment — $2,931.00
Staples Business Adv, equipment — $33.18
Staples Business Adv, printing — $275.36
Staples Business Adv, supplies — $182.65
Stellar Truck & Trai, parts — $330.55
Stellar Truck & Trai, safety items — $64.60
Streicher’s Inc, supplies — $303.00
Summit Food Service, food/provisions — $14,174.64
The River Register, board proceedings — $500.31
The Spectrum Group, printing — $309.00
Tierney Main Street, rent — $3,400.00
Tierney South LLC, rent — $11,445.00
Trask, Lisa, repair — $700.00
Truck Center Compani, parts — $16,005.46
Truck Center Compani, repair — $15,414.99
Truck Center Compani, safety items — $68.62
ULINE Inc, equipment — $340.03
United Rentals (Nort, parts — $257.62
USA Today LocaliQ, serve notice — $140.00
Valsoft Corporation, data processing — $40.00
Van Buren County She, serve notice — $45.70
VanWall Equipment In, parts — $30.30
Ventura Telephone Co, telephone — $193.58
Verizon Wireless, online information — $357.19
Verizon Wireless, telephone — $173.94
Vigilnet America LLC, repair — $273.00
VISA, advertising — $109.77
VISA, credit/information — $164.95
VISA, dues — $30.00
VISA, election supplies — $1,785.00
VISA, food/provisions — $139.03
VISA, fuels — $202.88
VISA, furniture — $39.99
VISA, mailing — $82.00
VISA, meals/mileage — $1,366.65
VISA, other equipment — $4,094.00
VISA, repair — $586.94
VISA, signs — $2,882.00
VISA, supplies — $586.23
VISA, training — $998.96
Visual Edge IT, office equipment lease — $2,041.45
Visual Edge IT, supplies — $35.62
Vogelson, Kara, meals/mileage — $180.88
Vogelson, Kara, transport — $13.00
WageWorks, Inc., purchased services — $3,044.53
Wellmark Blue Cross, purchased services — $84,000.00
WEX Bank, fuels — $9,637.57
Whipple, Eric, general supplies — $41.12
Whipple, Eric, uniforms — $39.96
Wilcke, Ryan, chemicals/gases — $30.00
Winnebago Co Public, tax/fee disbursement — $388.64
Winnebago Coop Telec, telephone — $232.27
Winnebago County She, legal — $44.00
Worth Co Public Heal, tax/fee disbursement — $1,813.17
Ziegler Inc, lubricants — $52.62
Ziegler Inc, parts — $819.40
Ziegler Inc, repair — $900.00
Grand total: $447,679.59