Mitchell County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-08-11
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
The Mitchell County Board of Supervisors convened at 8:30 a.m. on August 11, 2026, with all members present. The proceedings document records actions on routine county business, monthly departmental reports, claims, a law-enforcement K9 transition, property-tax statement preparations, and several follow-up matters.
Key Meeting Actions
- The board approved the meeting agenda, with all members voting aye.
- The board approved the minutes of the August 4 meeting and claims, with all members voting aye.
- County Attorney Aaron Murphy reported that he had nothing new to discuss.
- County Engineer Rich Brumm also reported that he had nothing new to report.
- No public comments were recorded.
Sheriff Report and K9 Transition
County Sheriff Justin Trees presented the July Sheriff Report totaling $21,488.15. The board approved the report by roll-call vote, with all members voting aye.
Sheriff Trees also reported plans to transition from the department's current K9, Xena. According to the proceedings, Xena will be sold to another county for single-purpose use because of aggressive behavior that had not been corrected.
The county expects to receive a replacement K9 that will be 100% covered by insurance. Trees indicated that the transition should involve little downtime.
Monthly Financial Reports
The board approved several July departmental reports:
- Treasurer's Report: recorded in the proceedings as $1,377.737.39, approved by roll-call vote with all voting aye.
- Recorder's Report: $5,286.20, approved by roll-call vote with all voting aye.
- Clerk of Court Report: $1,959.03, approved by roll-call vote with all voting aye.
The Treasurer's Report amount above is reproduced as written in the packet; the source text contains the unusual punctuation shown.
Claims and County Spending
The proceedings include an itemized claims listing with a grand total of $426,289.66. Among the larger individual entries shown are:
- L. R. Falk Construction — $187,845.67
- Heartland Business Systems LLC — $43,164.29
- Mitchell County Treasurer — $35,057.00
- Johanns Tiling Inc. — $20,000.00
- Metal Culverts Inc. — $18,472.14
- Johnson Oil and LP Company — $15,630.62
- Amazon Capital Services — $10,194.62
- Treadmark — $10,187.49
- Fox Rehabilitation — $9,135.00
- I.S.A.C. insurance — $7,740.50
The claims pages identify expenditures across services, supplies, equipment, insurance, telecommunications, mileage and lodging, capital outlays, building repairs, and other county costs.
Property Tax Statements
Treasurer Shannon Paulus provided an update regarding property-tax statements and the county's Solutions system. The proceedings state that citizens may call the Treasurer's Office to pay or check online.
Property-tax statements were expected to be printed and mailed soon.
Planning and Zoning
Supervisor Marzen introduced Paige Martin as the new Planning & Zoning Administrator.
Marzen also raised the possibility of splitting Department 15 and requested that the subject be placed on the following week's agenda for discussion. The August 11 proceedings do not document a decision on that proposal.
County Road Rules
Supervisors discussed rules and regulations governing golf carts and scooters on county roads.
The proceedings indicate that supervisors planned to follow up with Sheriff Trees. No final policy change or action on the issue is documented in this meeting record.
Supervisor Reports
Supervisors provided updates on outside boards, organizations, and governmental activities:
- Wherry reported on Neapolitan Labs and the Osage City Council.
- Hartogh reported on the landfill.
- Frein reported on Early Childhood.
- Hendrickson reported on Iowa Workforce and a town hall meeting with Human Services.
- Marzen reported on Neapolitan Labs.
Meeting Close
The proceedings record no public comment. Chair Todd Frein adjourned the meeting at 9:00 a.m.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the Mitchell County Board of Supervisors.
