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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 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:  | Approves bonds of county officials |  | Approves reports of county officials |  | Establishes and vacates public highways |  | Levies taxes to raise revenues for county purposes |  | Allows claims against the county and orders same paid |  | Fills vacancies in county offices, except members of its own body |  | Allows or disallows homestead credit claims and military exemptions |  | Approves cigarette, beer and liquor applications for permits outside cities |  | 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,
located on the lower level of the Courthouse
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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Mark Leeds, Chairman
District 4 Elected: 2006 Re-elected: 2010 |
2013 Committee Assignments County Shop,
Solid Waste Commission, SIMPCO, REAP, Case Management Advisory
Board/Project Team, NWIA Community Empowerment Board, MHI
Citizens Advisory Board, Board of Health
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Jeff Simonsen, Vice Chair
District 3 Elected: 1992 Re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002,
2006, 2010
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2013 Committee Assignments
County Shop, Solid Waste Commission, Siouxland Regional Transit
Services, Third Judicial Representative, Regional Workforce
Investment Board, Cherokee Area Economic Development, E911, SIMPCO,
MHI Citizens Advisory Board, NWIA Contracting Consortium
Administrative Board, USDA Rural Revolving Loan Committee, Board of
Health, County Mental Health Region |
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 Rick Mongan, Supervisor District
1 Elected: 2013
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2013 Committee Assignments
County Shop, County Fairs, Mid Sioux Opportunities, Third
Judicial Representative, Regional Workforce Investment Board,
Cherokee Area Economic Development, Case Management Advisory
Board/Project Team, Mental Health Advisory Board, Cherokee
County Residential Services, Inc., MHI Citizens Advisory Board,
NWIA Contracting Consortium Administrative Board, Enterprise
Zone Board, Board of Health, Ambulance CRMC, County Mental
Health Region |
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Dennis Bush, Supervisor District
2 Elected: 2013
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2013 Committee Assignments
Courthouse Committee,
County Shop, Youth Emergency Services Center Board, Plains Area
Health, Cherokee County Work Services, Siouxland Regional
Transit Services, EMS Coordinator, Hazardous Materials Response
Commission, Cherokee County Residential Services, Inc., MHI
Advisory Board, Board of Health |
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Ginger Walker, Supervisor
District 5 Elected: 2013
| 2013 Committee Assignments
Courthouse Committee, County Shop, County Fairs, Youth Emergency
Services Center Board, Mid Sioux Opportunities, Plains Area
Mental Health, Cherokee County Work Services, E911, EMS
Coordinator, REAP, Hazardous Materials Response Commission, MHI
Citizens Advisory Board, Board of Health, Ambulance CRMC, Loess
Hills Development and Conservation Authority |
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