Monona County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-08-25
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Supervisors Office, Monona County, Onawa, Iowa
The Monona County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet Tuesday, August 25, 2026, under an amended tentative agenda. The agenda includes Secondary Roads and drainage appointments, consideration of a portable radio bid, routine financial and administrative business, licensing matters, and acknowledgment of an actuarial valuation.
Key Items on the Agenda
Portable Radio Bid
At noon, Conservation Director Josh Schaben is scheduled to appear before the Board. The agenda calls for the supervisors to consider authorization to approve a portable radio bid.
The packet does not provide the proposed vendor, bid amount, number of radios, funding source, or other bid details.
Secondary Roads
A Secondary Roads appointment is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. The agenda does not identify specific projects, proposals, contracts, or actions expected during this portion of the meeting.
Drainage
Drainage is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. No specific drainage district, project, financial matter, or proposed action is identified in the agenda text.
Financial and Administrative Business
The Board is scheduled to consider several routine financial and administrative matters:
- Approval of minutes from previous meetings.
- Approval of claims payments.
- General ledger journal entry approval.
- Approval of Sheriff Department wage change forms.
- Miscellaneous Board appointments.
- Reports on committee meetings attended.
The packet does not provide amounts, individual claims, journal-entry details, wage changes, or proposed appointments.
Licensing and Permit Items
Timber Ridge Recreation LTD
The Board is scheduled to consider approval of a Class “C” Retail Alcohol License renewal for Timber Ridge Recreation LTD. The agenda does not provide additional licensing details.
Blackbird Bend Casino
The agenda also calls for consideration of an Iowa Permit Application for Cigarette/Tobacco/Nicotine/Vapor for BBC Holdings, LLC dba Blackbird Bend Casino. The packet does not provide further details about the permit application.
GASB 75 Actuarial Valuation
The Board is scheduled to acknowledge receipt of a GASB 75 Actuarial Valuation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The agenda does not include valuation figures, liabilities, assumptions, or other financial details from the report.
Public comments are scheduled for 8:35 a.m., shortly after the meeting convenes. The Board is also scheduled to consider approval of the agenda as proposed or amended at the beginning of the meeting.
The agenda notes that business not listed may be discussed, but any Board action on such business will be scheduled for a later Board meeting.
What to Watch at the Meeting
- Whether the Board authorizes approval of the Conservation Department portable radio bid and what bid details are presented.
- What projects or issues are raised during the Secondary Roads and drainage appointments, since the agenda provides no additional detail.
- Whether the Board approves the alcohol-license renewal for Timber Ridge Recreation LTD and the cigarette/tobacco/nicotine/vapor permit application for Blackbird Bend Casino.
- What financial information accompanies acknowledgment of the GASB 75 actuarial valuation.
- Any additional information provided regarding claims, journal entries, Sheriff Department wage changes, or Board appointments.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the Monona County Board of Supervisors.
