Mitchell County Board of Supervisors Agenda Explained — August 11, 2026

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