The Board of Supervisors in Cherokee County, Iowa is the legislative body of the county.

 

County Seat
Cherokee County Courthouse
520 West Main
Cherokee, IA 51012

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
 
 Supervisors Contribute to 4-H Project
 
 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
 

Current Claims Listing
Agendas Minutes
Map of Supervisor's Districts

 

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

 

 

 


Meet Our Supervisors

 


Jeff Simonsen, Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Dean Schmidt, Chairman
District 1
Elected: 2004
Re-elected: 2008
 

Dean and his wife Donna live on a farm in Liberty Township north of Meriden.  Dean and his wife farm.  They also have a calf-cow operation.
Dean and Donna are the proud parents of two daughters and four grandchildren.

2012 Committee Assignments

County Shop, County Fairs, Mid Sioux Opportunities, 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, Synergy Advisory Board, Emergency Management Planning Team
 
 
 



Dean Schmidt, Vice Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Mark Leeds, Vice Chairman
District 4

Elected: 2006
Re-Elected: 2010

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 four children: Rubi, Kyle, Kaiden and Katelyn.  Mark and Missy are also busy in their local church and being foster parents.

2012 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
, Bright Beginnings Daycare Board, Emergency Management Planning Team
 
 
 


Terry Graybill, Board of Supervisors
Terry Graybill, Supervisor
District 5

Elected: 2004
Re-elected: 2008
 

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.

2012 Committee Assignments

Courthouse Committee, County Shop, County Fairs, YES Center Board, Mid Sioux Opportunities,
Plains Area Mental Health, Cherokee County
Work Services, Cherokee Area Economic Development, E911, EMS Coordinator, REAP, Hazardous Materials Response Commission, MHI Citizens Advisory Board, Board of Health,
Ambulance CRMC
 
 
 


Mark Leeds, Supervisor
Larry Prunty, Supervisor
District 2

Elected: 2008

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.

2012 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, Synergy Advisory Board
 
 
 



Jeff Simonsen, Supervisor
District 3

Elected: 1992
Re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
 

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

2012 Committee Assignments

County Shop, Solid Waste Commission,
Cherokee County Work Services, SRTS,
Third Judicial Representative,
Regional Workforce Investment Board,
Cherokee Area Economic Development,
E911, MHI Citizens Advisory Board,
NW IA Contracting Consortium
Administrative Board, USDA Rural Revolving
Loan Committee, Board of Health