Harrison County Supervisors Meeting July 10, 2025 Chairman Brian Rife called the meeting to order with members Tony Smith and Rebecca Wilkerson in attendance. The motion to approve the tentative agenda was made by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Motion carried. Claims, as presented, were stamped for approval. Attendance: Auditor Megan Reffett, Paul Rhoten, Larry Buss, Rashelle Wohlers, Arnold Smith, Mari Jo Mentzer, Matt Earlywine, Jeff Brehmer, David Weigelt, Benjamin Schauer, Laura Soetmelk, Jack Jones Public Hearing Chairman Rife opened the public hearing as advertised. Comments in favor of selling the property were heard. Motion to close the public hearing by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Motion carried. Drainage The Board met as Trustees for the Soldier, C&R, and South Nobles Lake Drainage Districts. Petition to Old Soldier Ditch The Board reviewed the petition from landowners in the Old Soldier Ditch. Comments were heard from landowners. Motion to accept the petition by Wilkerson, second by Smith. Motion carried. Consider action for Bolten & Menk to act on petition After hearing the landowners’ request the Board agreed to have Bolten & Menk move forward with surveying the area. Motion by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Motion carried. Invoice from Lieber Construction for the C&R Drainage District The board reviewed the payment application to Lieber Construction in the amount of $14,260.00. The board discussed that they were not pleased with the work that was completed. Motion to approve by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Rife Nay. Wilkerson Nay. Smith Nay. Motion failed. Invoice for Bolton & Menk for the C&R Levee The Board reviewed the invoice from Bolton & Menk for $3,433.50 for professional services with the C&R Levee. Motion to approve by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Motion carried. Invoice for Bolton & Menk for the South Nobles Lake Drainage District The Board reviewed the invoice from Bolton & Menk for $792.00 for professional services in the South Nobles Lake Drainage District. Motion to approve by Wilkerson, second by Smith. Motion carried. Invoice from Bolton & Menk for the Old Soldier District The Board reviewed the invoice from Bolton & Menk for the work done on the Old Soldier River Interstate Crossing in the amount of $6,972.00. The Board requested additional information to see if the DOT was responsible for this invoice. Engineer Updates Arnold Smith gave the board updates on the Engineers department. Secondary Roads Salary Resolution The Board reviewed the presented resolution for FY26 Salaries. Resolution By action of the Board of Supervisors, the following compensation adjustments have been approved for the non-union employees of the Secondary Roads Department. These changes will become effective on the first day of the pay period including July 1, 2025. Other benefits related to holidays, work breaks, vacations, medical insurance, life insurance, sick leave accumulation, sick leave bonus, sick leave conversion, longevity pay, leaves of absence, compensatory time and accumulated time will be based on the provisions of the Secondary Roads Union Contract and the Harrison County Employee Handbook. The following pay rates are approved for FY26: Dave Sims, Engineer, Annual Salary, $131,040.00 Arnold Smith, Assistant to Engineer, $39.25/hour Kathy Lundergard, Office Assistant, $32.57 /hour Randell Cloyd, Engineering Technician, $28.50/hour Richard Ohl, Jr., Lead Foreman, $37.70/hour Shane Phillips, Assistant Road Foreman, $33.86/hour Gail Hatcher, Bridge Foreman, $33.83/hour Marty Skinner, Shop Foreman, $33.83/hour Motion to approve by Wilkerson, second by Rife. Wilkerson Aye. Rife Aye. Smith Abstained. Motion carried. ICAP Renewal Jeff Brehmer from Smith Davis Insurance presented the ICAP renewal for FY26. Jeff informed the board the current policy has cyber security liability coverage of $250,000 and general liability of 6,000,000. He advised the Board that it would be beneficial to increase those coverage amounts. The board agreed that increasing the cyber liability would be beneficial at this time. Motion to approve the present policy with increasing the cyber security liability coverage to $1,000,000 by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Motion carried. Pay Application #4 to Barry Larson & Son The Board reviewed the pay application in the amount of $49,995.65 for the Courthouse Entrance Project. Motion to approve by Wilkerson, second by Smith. Motion carried. Invoice from Franks Design Group for Courthouse Entrance Project The Board reviewed the invoice services provided by Franks Design Group for the Courthouse Entrance Project in the amount of $14,280.13. Motion to approve by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Motion carried. Harrison County Sheriff Deputy Appointment Harrison County Sheriff Brandon Doiel presented the deputy appointment for Cameron Goodell. Motion to approve by Wilkerson, second by Smith. Motion carried. Credit Card for Cameron Goodell The Board approved the request from Sheriff Doiel to issue a county credit card to Deputy Goodell. Motion by Wilkerson, second by Smith. Motion carried. County Owned Property in Magnolia The Board discussed with the Magnolia Mayor the City’s request for the County to transfer two properties in Magnolia that sit adjacent to City owned properties at the corner of Magnolia and Main St and the corner of Forrest and 2nd St. The Board reviewed the two parcels and asked Mayor Weigelt if the City would take all of the property at Forrest and 2nd St, not just the part that sits adjacent to the City property. Weigelt commented that his Council may not want the piece that touches the homeowner and agreed to discuss it with his Council. The issue will be discussed more. County owned property The Board discussed the request from an adjacent landowner to sell a piece of property that the County obtained in the 1930’s that sits in section 22-79-43. The Board advised Auditor Reffett to move forward with the process. A public hearing date will be set at the next meeting. Appropriations Resolution for FY26 The Board reviewed the presented appropriations resolution for FY26. Resolution WHEREAS, it is desired to make appropriations for each of the different officers and departments for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, in accordance with Section 331.434, subsection 6 Code of Iowa, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Harrison County, Iowa, as follows: Section 1: The amounts itemized by department or office are hereby appropriated. Section 2: Subject to the provisions of other county procedures and regulations, and applicable state law, the appropriations authorized under Section 1 shall constitute authorization for the department or officer listed to make expenditures or incur obligations from the itemized fund, effective July 1, 2025. Section 3: In accordance with Section 331.437, Code of Iowa, no department or officer shall expend or contract to expend any money or incur any liability, or enter into any contract which by its terms involves the expenditure of money for any purpose in excess of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this resolution. Section 4: If at any time during the 25/26 budget year the auditor shall ascertain that the available resources of a fund for that year will be less than said fund's total appropriations, said auditor shall immediately so inform the Board and recommend appropriate corrective action. Section 5: The auditor shall establish separate accounts for the appropriations authorized in Section 1, each of which account shall indicate the amount of the appropriation, the amounts charged thereto, and the unencumbered balance. The auditor will report the status of such accounts to the applicable departments and officers (monthly) during the 25/26 budget year. Section 6: All appropriations authorized pursuant to this resolution lapse at the close of business June 30, 2026. Appropriation by Department, 2025-2026 Board of Supervisors, 168,914 Opioid, 88,500 Auditor, 201,221 Treasurer, 477,057 Attorney, 333,320 Sheriff, 1,905,034 Clerk of Court, 20,230 Recorder, 292,837 Planning & Zoning, 40,187 Fairgrounds, 24,500 Landfill , 113,490 Flood & Erosion, 20,000 Engineer, 7,855,000 Veterans Affairs, 85,368 Conservation, 1,003,024 Health Board, 1,720,124 Weed Commissioner, 35,166 Human Services, 56,950 Welfare , 58,064 Medical Examiner, 62,600 Jail, 882,613 REAP, 10,750 Elections, 174,180 Drainage, 26,115 Maintenance, 226,250 Data Processing, 244,582 Libraries, 66,315 Mental Health, 5,200 Juvenile Probation, 162,925 Land Acquisition Trust Fund, 236,000 Debt Service, 524,455 Nondepartmental, 3,486,439 Transfers, 2,422,600 TOTAL, 23,030,010 Motion to approve by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Smith Aye. Wilkerson Aye. Rife Aye. Motion carried. Handwritten Warrant to US Bank The Board approved the handwritten warrant to US Bank in the amount of $7,529.79. Motion to approve by Wilkerson, second by Smith. Motion carried. Comments Wilkerson and Rife gave comments on meetings they attended this week. Mari Jo Mentzer requested information on compliance and training among County departments. Rashelle Wohlers gave comments on the Courthouse parking lot lines. Laura Soetmelk requested information on the County’s bid process. Jack Jones gave comments about secondary roads projects. With business of the day completed, the Board adjourned on a motion by Smith, second by Wilkerson. Motion carried. ATTEST: Megan Reffett, Auditor Brian Rife, Chairman NOTE: These minutes are as recorded by the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors and are subject to Board approval at the next regular meeting. HCTR 7-16-25
