Monona County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-09-01
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Scheduled start: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Supervisors Boardroom, Monona County, Onawa, Iowa
The Monona County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider personnel, election-equipment, drainage, administrative, and policy matters. The tentative agenda also includes a public hearing on the McNeill Intercounty Drainage District, with that portion of the meeting scheduled to move to the Onawa Public Library.
Key Items on the Agenda
Deputy Sheriff Internal Posting
Sheriff Ewing is scheduled to appear at 8:40 a.m. The Board is expected to consider authorization to advertise an internal posting for a deputy sheriff position.
Separately, under other business, the agenda calls for the Board to acknowledge receipt of a resignation letter from Alex Boyle as a Monona County deputy sheriff and to consider approval of Sheriff Department wage change forms.
Additional Election Equipment
Auditor Peggy Rolph is scheduled for 8:50 a.m. to present a proposed election-equipment purchase. The Board is expected to consider approval of an additional Unisyn Freedom Vote Scanner (FVS) and Unisyn Freedom Vote Tablet (FVT).
The agenda identifies the equipment but does not provide a purchase price or other financial terms.
Secondary Roads
A Secondary Roads appointment is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. The agenda does not provide additional detail about the subjects to be addressed during this portion of the meeting.
Drainage District Proceedings
Phase II Repair Bid Opening
At 9:30 a.m., the Board is scheduled to conduct a bid opening for McNeill Intercounty Drainage District Phase II Repairs. The agenda does not identify bidders, estimated project costs, or a proposed award.
McNeill Intercounty Drainage District Public Hearing
A public hearing concerning the McNeill Intercounty Drainage District is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. For the hearing, the meeting is scheduled to move to the Onawa Public Library, 707 Iowa Ave., Onawa.
The packet identifies the hearing but does not provide additional detail about the specific proposal or action under consideration.
Policy and Administrative Business
The Board's other scheduled business includes:
- Consideration of minutes from previous meetings.
- Consideration of claims payment approval.
- Reports on committee meetings attended.
- Miscellaneous Board appointments.
- Consideration of general ledger journal entry approval.
- Consideration of Sheriff Department wage change forms.
- Acknowledgment of the resignation letter from Deputy Sheriff Alex Boyle.
- Consideration of voting an Iowa Municipalities Workers’ Compensation Association (IMWCA) ballot.
- Consideration of approval of Monona County’s Sick Leave Incentive Payout Policy.
The packet does not provide the proposed terms of the sick leave incentive payout policy, details of the journal entry, claims totals, or the choices presented on the IMWCA ballot.
Public Participation and Meeting Process
Public comments are scheduled for 8:35 a.m., shortly after the Board convenes and considers approval of the agenda as proposed or amended.
The tentative agenda notes that business not listed on the agenda may be discussed, but any Board action on such business will be scheduled for a later Board meeting.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several agenda items leave substantive details for the meeting itself. Key points to watch include the outcome of the Phase II repair bid opening, the issues presented during the McNeill Intercounty Drainage District public hearing, the proposed purchase of additional Unisyn election equipment, and the terms of the proposed Sick Leave Incentive Payout Policy.
The agenda also places multiple Sheriff Department personnel matters before the Board, including authorization for an internal deputy sheriff posting, wage change forms, and acknowledgment of a deputy sheriff resignation.
This packet summary is based on the official meeting material published by the Monona County Board of Supervisors.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials.
