Osceola County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-08-11
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Scheduled time: 8:45 a.m.
Location: Osceola County Courthouse Boardroom
The packet includes the tentative agenda for the regular Board of Supervisors meeting, a separate 10:00 a.m. Drainage District 42 agenda, and minutes documenting actions taken during the August 11 meeting. The agenda covers personnel, county policies, technology services, the FY 2024/25 audit, ambulance-garage improvements, security equipment, the jail remodel project, claims, and other county business.
Key Items on the Agenda
Employee Handbook and Policy Manual
The Board was scheduled to discuss and consider an updated employee handbook and policy manual with an effective date of October 1, 2026. The accompanying minutes document that the Board reviewed the final draft with HR consultant Jack Reed by conference call and approved the handbook and policy manual with discussed minor changes.
Ambulance Garage Office Remodel
The agenda included discussion of an office remodel at the ambulance garage. The minutes provide additional detail: Ambulance Coordinator Sande Smith reported that a leak at the east-side peak needed to be addressed before remodeling and presented quotes of $7,945.92 from Konz Brothers for the office remodel, $1,714.05 from Northwest Décor & Furniture for carpet, and $4,650.00 from Otis Electric for rewiring.
The minutes document approval to open the wall and fix the leak and electrical issues while waiting on the carpet. Four supervisors voted in favor, with Jayson Vande Hoef abstaining.
Jail Remodel Project
A 9:15 a.m. agenda item called for a jail remodel project update, consideration of an August 1 pay application, and discussion of demolition of the existing jail. The minutes state that Midwest Construction Consultant John Hansen provided the project update.
The minutes document approval of a $75,791.41 August 1 pay application consisting of:
- Midwest Construction Consultants — $16,089.76
- Redlinger Brothers — $5,006.50
- C.W. Suter — $8,521.02
- Winger — $44,890.73
- Boji Portable Toilets — $280.00
- G & B Sanitation — $1,003.40
The motion carried with all supervisors voting in favor.
Storage-Shed Security and Generator
The agenda included discussion of a security camera at the storage shed and a generator. The minutes identify a $2,494.93 camera quote from Alday PCs and state that EMA/E911 Director Corey Shearer planned to use $2,000 from an ICAP grant toward the cameras. The Board approved the Alday PCs quote.
The jail-project discussion also addressed storing a generator and the possibility of placing it in an enclosed trailer so it could serve as a mobile emergency generator. The minutes state that doing so would require the county to purchase an enclosed trailer and have it wired.
Administrative, Personnel, and Financial Items
The agenda called for consideration of several routine and administrative matters:
- Approval of the August 11, 2026 agenda and July 28, 2026 minutes.
- Cooperative Energy Company Class B retail alcohol license and ownership amendments.
- Appointment of Marsha Southwick as a casual part-time dispatcher/jailer.
- An addendum to the Premier Network Services, Inc. service contract.
- The FY 2024/25 audit report.
- County claims.
- A scheduled meeting with department heads.
The accompanying minutes document approval of the Cooperative Energy Company license renewal and ownership amendments, the Premier Network Services addendum, and Marsha Southwick's appointment at $23.24 per hour.
The minutes also document that the Board reviewed and approved the FY 2024/25 audit report.
County Claims and Major Expenditures
The packet contains a detailed claims register covering the General Basic Fund, Rural Services Basic Fund, Secondary Road Fund, Emergency Medical Services, Jail Remodel Fund, E911 Service Commission Fund, County Assessor Agency Fund, and Health Insurance Fund.
Among the larger listed Secondary Road Fund claims are:
- Dixon Construction Co. — $377,058.64 for FEMA/I15 bridge replacement.
- Cooperative Energy Co. — $19,977.88 for 683.1 gallons of no-lead fuel.
- Cooperative Farmers Elevator — $16,337.80 for weed spray.
- Transwest – Sioux Falls — $4,714.54 for parts.
- Ziegler Inc. — $3,514.72 for parts.
- AgTerra Technologies, Inc. — $2,535.00 for sprayer parts.
- WHKS & Co. — $2,284.47 for E14 bridge design.
The minutes document separate approval of claims 229 and 230 to Bosma Water Service, with Vande Hoef abstaining, followed by approval of the remainder of the claims.
Drainage District 42
A separate Drainage District 42 meeting was scheduled for 10:00 a.m. at the Osceola County Courthouse Boardroom. Its agenda called for approval of the August 11 agenda and discussion of tile in the southwest quarter of Section 4 of Goewey Township adjacent to Drainage District 42.
The regular Board minutes document that the supervisors recessed the regular meeting to enter the Drainage District 42 meeting and later reconvened the regular meeting.
What to Watch
The packet places several capital and operational issues before the county, including continuing jail-remodel expenditures, repairs needed before the ambulance office remodel can proceed, storage-shed security improvements, and possible use of the generator as a mobile emergency resource. It also includes countywide governance and financial matters through the updated employee handbook, FY 2024/25 audit report, service-contract addendum, personnel appointment, and claims.
The tentative agenda also lists courthouse matters, committee reports, economic development, and future agenda items under other business, without providing additional substantive detail about those topics.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the Osceola County Board of Supervisors.
