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Most Recent Agendas and Minutes
Members
Member | Term Expiration |
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Ron McCartney |
December 31, 2018 |
Gary Bowden, Chairman |
December 31, 2018 |
Ray Peterson, Vice Chairman | December 31, 2020 |
Responsibilities
The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of the County and the following are some of its duties and powers:
- Approves bonds of county officials
- Establishes and vacates public highways
- Levies taxes to produce revenue for county purposes
- Allows claims against the county and orders them paid
- Allows applications for Homestead, Military, and Family Farm Credit
- Fills vacancies in county offices, except members of its own body
- Canvasses the vote totals of elections
- Approves all budgets of county
- Appoints a County Engineer to supervise the county road system
- Oversees the maintenance of the county buildings
- Appoints all members to the following county boards:
- Care Review
- Conservation
- Health
- Zoning Board of Adjustment
- Appoints individual members to the following boards:
- Eminent Domain Compensation Commission
- Civil Service
- Compensation
- Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission
- County Economic Development Board
- County Economic Development Revolving Loan Board
- County Economic Development Housing Advisory Committee
- E-911 Board
- Emergency Management Agency
- County Disaster Recovery Committee
- Northeast Iowa Agency on Aging
- Northeast Iowa 3A Building Board
- Northeast Iowa Regional Housing Trust Board
- Upper Explorerland Housing Authority
- Winneshiek County Solid Waste Agency
- Law Enforcement Center Building
Boards on which Mr. Peterson serves:
- 1st Judicial District Department of Corrections Board
- Northeast Iowa Juvenile Detention Board
- Iowa Workforce Development Board
- Substance Abuse Services for Clayton County
- Resource Conservation and Development Board
- Turkey River Watershed Management Authority
- Upper Explorerland Revolving Loan Fund Board
- Scenic Acres Facility
Boards on which Mr. McCartney serves:
- County Social Services Mental Health Region
- Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health Center
- Northeast Iowa Community Action Board
- Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission
- UERPC - Executive Board
- Upper Explorerland Transportation Policy Board
- HAWC Partnerships for Children
- REAP
- County Courthouse & Office Buildings
- County Farmland
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Board of Supervisors
Physical Address
600 NE Gunder Road
Suite 3
Elkader, IA 52043
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 416
Elkader, IA 52043
Phone: 563-245-2166Fax: 563-245-2697
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Gary Bowden
Chairperson
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Ray Peterson
Vice Chairperson
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Ron McCartney