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

Agendas Minutes
Township Trustees & Clerks

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
Jeff Simonsen, Chairman

Dean Schmidt, Vice Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Dean Schmidt, Vice Chairman

Terry Graybill, Board of Supervisors
Terry Graybill, Supervisor

Mark Leeds, Supervisor
Mark Leeds, Supervisor

Ron Wetherell, Board of Supervisors
Ron Wetherell, Supervisor

 

2008 Committee
Assignments

 

Simonsen
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

 

Schmidt
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

 

Graybill
Courthouse Committee, County Shop, County Fairs, YES Center Board, Mid Sioux, Plains Area Mental Health,
Cherokee County Work Services,
Cherokee County Economic Development, REAP, Hazardous Materials Response Commission, MHI Citizens Advisory Board, Sioux Rivers RC&D Council,
Board of Health

 

Leeds
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

 

Wetherell
Courthouse Committee, County Shop,
YES Center Board, SRTS, E911, SIMPCO,
EMS Coordinator, Hazardous Materials Response Commission, Cherokee County Residential Services, Inc., MHI Citizens Advisory Board, Board of Health