Harrison County Supervisors Meeting April 2, 2026 Chairman Brian Rife called the meeting to order at 9:00am in the Harrison County Boardroom with members Tony Smith and Rebecca Wilkerson in attendance. Motion to approve the tentative agenda was made by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Motion carried. Minutes from March 24th were approved on a motion by Wilkerson, second by Smith. Motion carried. Minutes from the March 26th Public Hearing were approved with a motion by Wilkerson, second by Smith. Minutes from March 26th were approved with a motion by Wilkerson, second by Smith. Attendance: Deputy Auditor Taryn Wegner, Michael Dorland, Bradley Doyle, Paul Rhoten, Thad Pothast, Lary Clark, John Rasmussen, Rashelle Wohlers, Jack Jones, Sarah Delanty, Todd Denton Drainage The Board met as Trustees for the C&R Levee. Michelle Kersten, Drainage Clerk, presented the Board with information and after discussion the following was approved: Pay invoice to Fox Dirt in the amount of $3,620.00 for mowing was unanimously approved on a motion by Smith, seconded by Wilkerson. Engineer Consider FY 27 Five Year Program and Budget- County Engineer, John Rasmussen, presented his revised Five-Year Plan. Rasmussen presented his budget and asked the Board if they had any changes they wanted to make. None of the Board members had any suggestions and agreed Rasmussen should present it to the DOT for approval. Consider approval for a seasonal Engineer Intern- Engineer Rasmussen started explaining the internship program he wants to participate in. Wilkerson asked when this would take place, if approved. She expressed concerns about hiring more people when they are trying to stay away from having excess employees. They discussed that the $12,000 for the possible intern’s pay would not come from taxpayer money. Motion to approve by Rife, second by Smith. Motion carried. Discussion on Secondary Road Business- Rasmussen discussed some bridges needing replaced or fixed throughout the county. They discussed whether these bridges need to be replaced or if they can be turned into culverts with guard rails. They discussed cleaning out some culverts around the county. IT Candidate Offer Dorland discussed his concerns on having to work nights and weekends to get the job done and expressed the huge undertaking the position is. He stated that he looked at the ISAC IT salary survey and thinks his counteroffer is a good starting salary amount. They discussed his suggested starting date not being ideal. Wilkerson had concerns about what we are going to continue to pay our IT vendors. They discussed a good start date would be July 1, 2026. Smith and Rife suggested counter offering at $97,500 for salary. Wilkerson recommended $95,000 with a 6-month review. Motion to approve the IT salary counteroffer at $97,500 made by Smith, second by Rife. Rife Aye. Smith Aye. Wilkerson Nay. Motion carried. Credit Card for Diane Kuhlman A letter from the Jail Administrator, Garrett Klutts, was presented requesting a credit card for Jail Sergeant, Diane Kuhlman. Motion to approve by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Motion carried. Land Donation to HCCB He explained the aerial map that he presented to the Board that showed the proposed property. Conservation Director, Thad Pothast also pointed out the property that was previously donated to the Harrison County Conservation Board by Eric Roberts. Pothast had gotten unanimous approval from the Conservation Board and the Missouri Valley City Council to accept the land donation. Pothast stated that there is a private donor that is willing to assist with the cost to turn the property into a parking lot to access the donated land by Roberts. Wilkerson asked if the county could exchange the land, that the Board had previously tried to sell, with the City of Missouri Valley. Smith and Rife explained that the City did not want to buy that property from the County and they didn’t want to bring that issue into a Conservation project. Pothast explained that the project is great for surrounding citizens and wouldn’t take any property off of the existing tax roll. Smith expressed that following through on completing the project was the right thing to do. Motion to approve by Smith, second by Rife. Smith Aye. Rife Aye. Wilkerson Nay. Motion carried. Handwritten Warrant to US Bank Motion to approve as presented by Wilkerson, second by Smith. Motion carried. Comments: Brad Doyle- had questions about accidents outside of Logan and what’s going to be done about it. Jack Jones- praised the County Engineer for fixing the roads. With business of the day completed, the Board adjourned on a motion by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Motion carried. ATTEST: Taryn Wegner, Deputy Auditor Brian Rife, Chairman HCTR 4-22-26
