On the agenda: Lacon Minutes — flock camera (Aug 13)

MARSHALL COUNTY BOARD MEETING
AUGUST 13, 2026
The Marshall County Board met for the August Board meeting on August 13th, 2026; at 8:30
A.M. Chairperson Travis McGlasson called the meeting to order. Following the Pledge of
Allegiance, roll call shows: McGlasson, Balensiefen, Lindstrom, Minnick, Durham, Meierkord,
McLaughlin, Fecht, Lueders, Stash, Perona and Schmitt were present.
It was moved by Lindstrom and seconded by Balensiefen to approve July 16th, 2026, minutes as
presented.
Vote shows: all ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent.
It was moved by Perona and seconded by Schmitt to approve the payment of the bills.
Vote shows: all ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent.
Public Comments:
Margaret Toniny was present and was happy to see the committees were back on the agenda. She
thanked Charlotte for sending her the Tri-County Opportunities minutes. She questioned why the
meeting is recessed & not adjourned. She asked that the board check into the Roberts Rules of
Order.
Chairperson McGlasson stated that we recess during budget season and we adjourn once the
budget is done. This is the way it has been done for a long time.
Colleen Soon were present. She wants to talk about flock cameras. She showed a picture from
2014 of a bike that was left unattended for an hour. The reason this is brought up is because she
lived in Skokie growing up and in 1969 her brother’s bike was stolen & he did get it back, but
they learned that you never leave anything unattended. When they moved to Lacon, she saw
bikes unattended all the time. We are very safe in Marshall County with a crime rate of 14.8
(97%). Marshall County is a treasure & she would like to see flock cameras gone so everyone
isn’t walking on eggshells. She would like the board to come up with a resolution to get rid of
flock cameras.
Chairperson McGlasson commented that the county only owns 2 of the flock cameras in the
county. The county would only be able to do a resolution for the cameras the county owns.
Hans Soon was present. Hans said he appreciated getting a copy of the Sheriff Departments
Policy #423, regarding automated License Plate Readers. He also read a report on this. Hans
would like to know when & how the contract or contracts for these cameras were approved.
Chairperson McGlasson stated that the Marshall County Data Policy will be investigated.
Bill Maupin was present and said thank you for the Agenda Packet and would like this from now
on.
#26-22 A It was moved by Lindstrom and seconded by Minnick to approve the consent agenda.
Vote shows: all ayes, 0 nays & 0 absent.
Consent Agenda:
a.

Approve Annual Membership fees for NCICG in the amount of $1191.00

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Health Department:
Lindstrom reported that the Health Department has hired a new Administrator and her name is
Jennifer Shinnick, and they will be hiring a couple of assistants.
Zoning:
Ryan Giacometti gave an update. They are having a ZBA hearing on Thursday, August 20th with
2 action items. The first being 1035 Woodview special use & the second being a variance for
Storage Buildings in Varna. A list of building permits were handed out.
Highway:
County Engineer Catherine Terando was present. Under Operations & Maintenance the
maintainers repaired the ditch mower that was broken down, they are mowing on the west side of
the county, doing some shoulder work, and entrances were installed. Catherine did some bridge
inspections, the roof is coming along, floors have been cleaned from water damage & they may
add more insulation.
#26-23 It was moved by McLaughlin and seconded by Minnick to approve resolution awarding
bid for LaPrairie Township maintenance.
Vote shows: all ayes, 0 nays & 0 absent.
Recycling: Routine operations. She has checked into Battery Network for recycling batteries, and it
seems like a lot of extra work.
New Business:
#26-24 It was moved by Lueders and seconded by Perona to approve resolution for Community
Mental Health Fund to move funds from 58102 to 58109.
Vote shows: all ayes, 0 nays & 0 absent.
#26-25 It was moved by Meierkord and seconded by Minnick to approve the Trustee Tax
Resolution 03-16-331-008 (Henry Township).
Vote shows: all ayes, 0 nays & 0 absent.
#26-26 It was moved by Durham and seconded by Balensiefen to approve the Marshall County
Animal Control Act Ordinance.
Vote shows: all ayes, 0 nays & 0 absent.
Meierkord stated that the Animal Control Ordinance is a matter of cleaning up our existing
ordinance and following with the state. The committee met & agreed to increase rates. The
surrounding communities are going to conform to our ordinance.
Miscellaneous Committee Reports
Finance Committee: Chairperson McGlasson reported that the Finance Committee met with all the
department heads on August 4th and went over all the proposed budgets. The committee will meet
again, and the budget will go on display in October, and approval will be in November.
Tri-County Opportunities: Balensiefen reported that there will be a Resource Rally on August 28th
during Old Settlers. There will be lots of children’s activities and vendors available to answer
questions or provide resources. Liheap will be there for families, their qualifications have changed
and there is a lot more available.
Sheriff: Perona reported that there were some community events last month and they were pleased
with the turn out. Also, the jail population is down.

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Various Correspondence:
The federal standard mileage reimbursement rate went from 72.5 cents to .76 cents per mile effective
July 1, 2026.

At 9:10 A.M. it was moved by Lindstrom and seconded by McLaughlin to recess the meeting.

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