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Monona County supervisors adopt FY2027 wages, set road hearing and OK $19M in appropriations
Summary
At its June 23 meeting in Onawa, the Monona County Board of Supervisors approved multiple personnel actions and wage schedules for FY2027, set a July 21 public hearing on reclassifying a road to Area Service “B,” and adopted the county’s 2026–27 appropriations totaling $19,017,227. All motions were unanimous.
The Monona County Board of Supervisors met June 23 in the courthouse boardroom in Onawa and, with Chair Bo Fox presiding, approved a slate of personnel actions, wage schedules and budget transfers for fiscal year 2026–27.
Supervisor Tom Brouillette introduced and the board adopted Resolution SR 26-36 setting the Secondary Road Department’s FY2027 wages and longevity adjustments for named employees. The board then adopted Resolution SR 26-37, which establishes salaries for Area Road Foremen, Maintenance Shop Foremen, the Secondary Roads Office Manager and the Assistant to the Engineer for the July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 period; the resolution notes that foremen positions are salaried/exempt from overtime. The board also approved Resolution SR 26-41 to reclassify Lucas Morton from Maintenance Shop Foreman to Operator III effective July 5, 2026, with adjusted pay, and SR 26-39 to hire Kaden Halterman as a Full‑time Operator II at a $27.25 start rate contingent on background and screening requirements.
Sheriff Kevin Ewing requested and received authorization to advertise for a part‑time deputy. The board approved internal job postings for a Maintenance Shop Foreman and an Operator III in Blencoe and awarded the FY2027 road salt contract to Blackstrap at $70.90 per ton.
On county‑wide pay matters, the board approved a 4% wage increase effective July 1, 2026 for county employees and a separate 4% increase for Secondary Roads employees per the union contract. The board also approved a one‑year wage increase for Drainage Clerk Ashley Brown (from $19.92 to $21.00). In a related action, Resolution 2026-14 established the FY2027 pay schedule for a comprehensive list of county positions contained in the meeting record.
The board addressed procurement and facilities items: bids were opened for a courthouse elevator upgrade (Kone Inc.: $272,000; Schumacher Elevator: $204,223 plus $12,838 for cab interior replacement) and a bid tab will be prepared; no contract award was made at the meeting. A miscellaneous underground utility permit for MidAmerican Energy to extend conduit to a new grain bin on County Highway L12 in Rodney was approved.
On budgeting, Supervisor Fox introduced and the board adopted Resolution 2026-13, the 2026–2027 appropriations resolution under Iowa Code §331.434. The record lists department appropriations by line item and a total approved of $19,017,227. The board also adopted interfund operating transfer resolutions: SR26-15 to move $2,140,544 from the Rural Basic Fund to the Secondary Road Fund, and SR26-16 to move $15,659 from the Rural Basic Fund to the Flood and Erosion Fund. The Auditor was directed to correct the books and notify the Treasurer as required.
Other business adopted by unanimous vote included: designating Jeff Pithan as Weed Commissioner under the Iowa Administrative Code §317.3 at $2,088 per year (SR26-38); adopting a FY2027 policy on bounty, mileage and warrant issuance (SR26-17); establishing precinct election official compensation (Resolution 2026-18); approving fireworks permits for the Onawa Fire Department and two private events; and adopting Resolution 2026-19 to designate conspicuous posting locations (including the county website) to comply with changes to Iowa’s Open Meetings law (House File 2490), effective July 1, 2026.
As Drainage Trustees, the board (with Drainage Clerk Amy Borchardt‑Sick present) tabled approval of the Commissioner’s Report and the setting of a public hearing on Reclassification of Benefits for the McNeill Intercounty Drainage District and tabled signing an Electronic Data Transfer Agreement from ISG for McNeill and Oliver Lake Lateral 1. The meeting recessed for trustee business and reconvened before adjourning at 11:45 a.m.
Votes on recorded motions were unanimous (Ayes: Bo Fox, Tom Brouillette and Vince Phillips; Nays: none). The board’s actions included detailed pay tables, appropriation line items and transfer amounts recorded in the meeting minutes.
