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County Seat
Cherokee County Courthouse
520 West Main
Cherokee, IA 51012 |
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The Board of Supervisors in Cherokee County, Iowa
is the legislative body of the county
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The Board of Supervisor's are elected according
to Plan Three of the 1984 Code of Iowa, Chapter 331.208.
It is composed of five members elected at large. Vacancies
in the Board of Supervisors are filled by appointment made by
the County Auditor, County Recorder and the Clerk of District
Court. Term, four years; bond
required, not less than $10,000.
The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of the county and
the following are some of its important duties and powers:
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Approves bonds of county officials |
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Approves reports of county officials |
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Establishes and vacates public highways |
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Levies taxes to raise revenues for county purposes |
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Allows claims against the county and orders same paid |
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Fills vacancies in county offices, except members of its own body |
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Allows or disallows homestead credit claims and military exemptions |
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Approves cigarette, beer and liquor applications for permits outside
cities |
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Refunds taxes on property erroneously assessed |
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Supervisors Contribute to 4-H Project
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Chairman Simonsen presenting a $30,000 check to the
4-H Facilities Betterment Project Committee at the
County 4-H Banquet. The Supervisors will be
donating another $30,000 to the project next fiscal
year. From the left, Supervisor Graybill,
committee members Britt Carlson, Val Cedar, and Bill
Schwaller, Supervisor Simonsen, and Supervisor Prunty.
Photo by Dan Whitney |
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Address of Board of Supervisors office:
Cherokee County Courthouse
Boardroom on Lower Level
520 West Main St.
Cherokee, IA 51012
Regular Board meetings
Held every Tuesday at
9:00 a.m. in the Boardroom
Phone Number:
(712) 225-6706
Board of
Supervisors Links:
Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC)
National Association of Counties
Links to Iowa Resources
Other Related Links:
Index of Iowa Code
Iowa Administrative Code
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Meet Our Supervisors
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Jeff Simonsen, Chairman
Elected: 1992
Re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
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Jeff and
his wife Annie live near Quimby
in Willow Township. Jeff is
part-owner
of Simonsen Industries, Inc. Annie
teaches
school in Washta for the River Valley
Community School District.
They are the proud parents of four sons:
Drew, Phillip, Steven & Carl
2009 Committee Assignments
County Shop, Solid Waste Commission,
Cherokee County Work Services, SRTS,
Third Judicial Representative,
Regional Workforce Investment Board,
Cherokee County Economic Development,
E911, MHI Citizens Advisory Board,
NW IA Contracting Consortium
Administrative Board, Sioux Rivers
RC&D Council, USDA Rural Revolving
Loan Committee, Board of Health |
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Dean Schmidt, Vice Chairman
Elected: 2004
Re-elected: 2008
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2009 Committee
Assignments
County Shop, County Fairs, Mid Sioux,
Third Judicial Representative, Regional Workforce Investment Board,
Case
Management Advisory Board/Project Team,
MHI Advisory Board, Cherokee
County Residential Services, Inc.,
MHI Citizens Advisory Board, NW IA
Contracting Consortium Administrative Board,
Enterprise Zone Board,
Board of Health,
Ambulance CRMC |
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Terry Graybill, Supervisor
Elected: 2004
Re-elected: 2008
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Terry and his wife Lou live in Cherokee.
Terry is the Warehouse Director at
Hy-Vee and Lou is a secretary for the Cherokee Community
School District. They have three sons: Heath in
Fort Collins, Co., Nate in Cheyenne Wyoming, and Bart in
Iowa City.
2009 Committee Assignments
Courthouse Committee, County Shop, County Fairs, YES
Center Board, Mid Sioux,
Plains Area Mental Health,
Cherokee County
Work Services,
Cherokee County Economic Development, REAP, E911, Hazardous Materials Response
Commission,
MHI Citizens Advisory Board,
EMS Coordinator,
Board of Health,
Ambulance CRMC |
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Mark Leeds, Supervisor
Elected: 2006
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Mark and his
wife Missy have lived
in Cherokee all their lives. Mark is serving
his first term as County Supervisor
and will be up for re-election in 2010. Mark is
also full time employee of R.J. Thomas Manufacturing and
Missy does day care in their home. They have been
blessed by
their three children: Rubi, Kyle and Kaiden. Mark
and Missy are also busy in their local church and being
foster parents.
2009 Committee Assignments
County Shop, Solid Waste Commission,
Plains Area
Mental Health,
SIMPCO,
REAP, Case Management Advisory Board/Project Team,
NW IA Community
Empowerment Board,
MHI Citizens
Advisory Board, Board of Health |
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Larry Prunty, Supervisor
Elected: 2008
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Larry lives on
a farm north of Cleghorn.
Larry just retired from Tyson's Cherokee plant after
forty-two and a half years.
He keeps busy raising a few head of
livestock and doing a little mechanical work
as a hobby.
2009 Committee Assignments
Courthouse Committee, County Shop,
YES Center Board, SRTS, SIMPCO,
EMS Coordinator, Hazardous
Materials Response Commission,
Cherokee
County Residential Services, Inc.,
MHI Citizens Advisory Board,
Board of
Health,
Sioux Rivers RC&D Council |
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