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Palo Alto County approves Feb. 10 claims list including major vendor payments
Summary
The Board approved county and drainage claims for Feb. 10, 2026, including notable payments to New Century FS ($20,964.38), Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc. ($11,000.00), and several health and vehicle vendors; motion to approve was recorded by Supervisor Craig Merrill.
During its Feb. 10 meeting the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors approved the county and drainage claims for the period, authorizing vendor payments listed in the minutes. The motion was recorded as: "Motion by Merrill, 2nd by Faulstick to approve the county claims and drainage claims for February 10, 2026. Motion Carried." The minutes note that, unless otherwise indicated, all motions were carried with ayes from Faulstick, Merrill, Graettinger, Wirtz and Solberg.
The published claims list includes several large line items: New Century FS ($20,964.38), Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc. ($11,000.00), Emmetsburg Ford ($3,224.76), Palo Alto County Health System ($3,359.60) and Martin-Mattice Funeral Home ($4,400.00). Drainage claims recorded engineering and repair invoices including multiple entries for AgriVia PLLC (DD61 related work) and localized tile repair bills. The minutes provide vendor names and amounts but do not annotate program budgets or payment purpose beyond the listing.
Board action authorized county staff to process the payments as listed in the minutes; the record does not include dissenting votes or conditions on individual disbursements.
