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Hancock County supervisors approve fireworks permit, equipment purchases and sharps contract
Summary
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors on June 8 approved a fireworks permit for Crystal Lake’s July 4 celebration, authorized a $25,000 purchase of two dehydration units, and approved a Stericycle sharps-disposal service to be paid from the county Opioid Fund.
Hancock County supervisors on June 8 approved a fireworks permit for Crystal Lake’s July 4 celebration, authorized equipment purchases including a $25,000 dehydration system, and approved a sharps-disposal service contract to be paid from the county Opioid Fund.
The actions were taken during an adjourned session in Garner with Supervisors Osmund “Bud” Jermeland (chair), Florence (Sis) Greiman and Gary Rayhons present. On a motion by Supervisor Gary Rayhons, seconded by Supervisor Florence (Sis) Greiman, the board approved the tentative agenda and later approved the minutes of the June 1, 2026 meeting.
The board voted, by a single motion that carried unanimously, to sign the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool (ICAP) Anniversary Information Acknowledgement and Commitment to Continue Membership and to approve a fireworks display application from Save the Lake (Crystal Lake) for July 4, 2026, with rain dates of July 5–8.
Also approved in that motion was a quote in the amount of $25,000 to install two RenoDry USA dehydration-system units, with the purchase to be charged to the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. The motion included approval of a Summit Fire Protection quote for two Halotron fire extinguishers priced at $1,782.50.
In a subsequent motion, the board approved a Member Proxy form for ICAP appointing Michelle K. Eisenman, Hancock County Auditor, as the county’s primary contact and Rachel Martinez, Hancock County Attorney, as alternate. The board also approved a service agreement with Stericycle, Inc. for sharps containers at two county locations at $139.98 per month; the agreement is to be paid from the county Opioid Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. An invoice from Summit Fire Protection for two fire extinguishers for the Maintenance/Storage garage in the amount of $471 was also approved.
All motions during the meeting passed unanimously. Supervisor Gary Rayhons moved to adjourn at 10:48 a.m.; the motion carried, and the board scheduled its next meeting for June 9, 2026.
Meeting documents list the actions approved but contain no recorded discussion or public comment regarding the items.
