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Monona County supervisors approve road equipment purchases, culverts and multiple administrative motions
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Summary
At their April 14 meeting the Monona County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved three resolutions to buy heavy road equipment and culverts, granted utility permits, and passed several personnel and administrative motions including wage adjustments and licenses.
The Monona County Board of Supervisors on April 14 adopted three resolutions to purchase heavy road equipment and culverts, approved utility permits and completed a slate of routine administrative actions.
Supervisor Bo Fox moved and the board approved Resolution SR 26-22 to accept Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co.'s quote for a John Deere 75P excavator at $129,250.00. Supervisor Tom Brouillette introduced and the board adopted Resolution SR 26-23 to purchase a John Deere 7725P motorgrader at $426,800.00. Supervisor Vincent Phillips introduced and the board adopted Resolution SR 26-24 to accept Metal Culverts' quote for culverts needed for the McNeill Drainage Ditch cleanout at $108,147.20. All three resolutions were adopted unanimously.
The board approved a Long Lines utility permit to remove and replace a section of existing fiber and to add two hand holes for splicing on County Hwy L32, and approved a Western Iowa Power Cooperative permit to install a single‑phase primary underground cable in Jordan Township at a specified minimum depth and routing. Both permits were approved by motion.
In routine business the board approved claims and minutes for April 7, approved a general ledger payroll journal correction, and acknowledged receipt of the Monona County Recorder’s Quarterly Report of Fees Collected. Personnel actions approved included a ten‑year wage adjustment for Jared Mohr (annual pay moving from $69,274.17 to $69,378.57; vote noted with one abstention), a wage decrease for Alexander Ehlers (from $34.14/hour to $33.89/hour) and a wage increase for Kalvin Schumacher‑Hinrickson (from $34.04/hour to $34.29/hour) tied to Sheriff’s Department shift changes under the department MOU. The board authorized the chair’s signature on the county Flexible Benefits plan document and approved recommended changes to the Monona County Veteran Affairs Commission Policies & Procedures Manual. The board also approved a retail tobacco license for DOLGENCORP LLC (Dollar General Store #24928).
The meeting recessed at noon, reconvened later for an outside site visit, and adjourned at 2:00 p.m.