Board of Supervisors
Jefferson County, Iowa
Supervisors Description & Duties
County governments are the quiet, consistent providers of essential services. The Board of Supervisors are the administrative / legislative branch of county government.
Responsibilities Include and Are Not Limited To:
- Setting the county budget & tax levy.
- Approve bonds and reports.
- Hire and supervise non-elected department heads.
- Set county policies. (See Jefferson County Code of Ordinances).
Terms & Elections
- The three Jefferson County Supervisors are elected to serve staggered four-year terms.
- Elections are held every 2 years.
Meetings
The Board of Supervisors meets at 8:30 a.m. on most Mondays, and members of the public are welcome to attend. However, it is recommended that any agenda items be submitted in advance to the Auditor’s office no later than noon on Thursday prior to the meeting.
Minutes of the Board meetings are available for public viewing in the County Auditor’s office in the Courthouse, are on the Agenda & Minutes page, and are published weekly in the official county newspapers.
Agendas, Minutes & Recent Docs
| File | Download |
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| Agenda 10-02-23 | Download |
| Revised Agenda 09-27-23 | Download |
| Agenda 09-25-23 | Download |
| Agenda 09-18-23 | Download |
| Minutes 09-12-23 | Download |
| Minutes 09-05-23 | Download |
| Agenda revised 09-12-23 | Download |
| Minutes 08-28-23 | Download |
| Agenda week of 09-11-23, No Monday meeting | Download |
| Revised Agenda 09-05-23 | Download |
| Agenda 09/05/2023 | Download |
| Agenda 08-28-23 | Download |
| Minutes 08-22-23 | Download |
| Minutes 08-21-23 | Download |
| Agenda 08-22-23 | Download |
| Minutes 08-16-23 | Download |
| Minutes 08-15-23 | Download |
| Agenda 08-21-23 | Download |
| Minutes 08-11-23 | Download |
| Agenda Additions 08-15-23 | Download |
| Agenda additions 08-15-23 | Download |
| Minutes 08-08-23 | Download |
| Minutes 08-07-23 | Download |
| Minutes 08-02-23 | Download |
| Minutes 08-01-23 | Download |
| Minutes 07-31-23 | Download |
| Minutes 07-26-23 | Download |
| Minutes 07-24-23 | Download |
| Minutes 07-17-23 | Download |
| Minutes 07-11-23 | Download |
| Minutes 07-10-23 | Download |
| Agenda week of 08-14-23 | Download |
| Agenda addition 08-11-23 | Download |
| Voting Precincts Ordinance 2022 | Download |
| Agenda 08-07-23 | Download |
| Amended agenda 07-31-23 | Download |
| Agenda 07-31-23 | Download |
| Agenda 07-24-23 | Download |
| Agenda 07-17-23 | Download |
| Minutes 07-06-23 | Download |
| Minutes 07-05-23 | Download |
| Agenda 07-10-23 | Download |
| Minutes 06-30-23 | Download |
| Minutes 06-28-23 | Download |
| Minutes 06-26-23 | Download |
| Agenda 07-06-23 | Download |
| Agenda 07-05-23 | Download |
| Agenda 06-30-23 | Download |
| Minutes 06-21-23 | Download |
| Minutes 06-20-23 | Download |
| Minutes 06-19-23 | Download |
| Agenda 06-26-23 | Download |
| Agenda 06-19-23 | Download |
| Agenda-06-19-23 | Download |
| Minutes 06-12-23 | Download |
| Minutes 06-05-23 | Download |
| Agenda 06-12-23 | Download |
| Minutes 05-23-23 | Download |
| Minutes 05-22-23 | Download |
| Minutes 05-17-23 | Download |
| Minutes 05-16-23 | Download |
| Minutes 05-15-23 | Download |
| Minutes 05-12-23 | Download |
| Agenda 5-29-23 | Download |
| Agenda for week of May 22, 2023 | Download |
| Fiscal Year 2024 Proposed Budget (Notice of Public Hearing) | Download |
| Minutes of May 10 , 2023 | Download |
| Agenda for week of May 15, 2023 | Download |
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Boards, Commisions & Committees
Supervisors serve on a number of Boards and Commissions that affect all aspects of the county.
Some of the Local and Regional Committees We Serve On...
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- 8th Judicial Correctional Service Board
- 10-15 Transit System
- Area 15 Regional Planning Board
- Assessor’s Conference Board
- Mental Health
- Decategorization Board for Jefferson, Keokuk and Washington County
- Emergency Management Commission
- Historic Preservation Committee
- Maasdam Barn
- Pathfinders RC&D
- RUSS
- SEMCO Landfill
- SIEDA
- SIACC
- Workforce Development
- Southern Iowa Response Group
- Southern Iowa Detention services Agency