Current
Agendas, Meeting Minutes & BOS Claims
Past
Agendas, Meeting Minutes & BOS Claims The Board of Supervisors are
elected according to Plan One 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.
Constitutes
a drainage board of the various districts of the county.
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.
Boards or Committees the Supervisors serve on for 2012 (click on the committee
title below to view more information about a specific committee):
Delmar Brockshus:
Compass Pointe-NW IA Alcohol & Drug Treatment Unit
Courthouse Security
Drug Court
Grievance Committee
I.S.P Board
Jobs Trust
Seasons Center Board
Spencer Industries
Clay County Regional Events Center Board
Drop In Center
Revolving
Loan Fund Committee
Spencer Alliance for a Creative Economy (SPACE)
Spencer Betterment
Kenneth Chalstrom:
CEO-IWD
Communications Center
E-911 Board
EMA Advisory Board
EMS Council
L.E.P.C.
YES Center - NW IA Youth Emergency Services Center
3rd Judicial District Department of Correctional Services
Clay County Regional Events Center Board
Burlin Matthews:
Compass Pointe-NW
IA Alcohol & Drug Treatment Unit
Communications Center
Regional Transit Authority (RIDES)
Northwest
IA Regional Airport Board of Trustees
Upper Des Moines Opportunity Council
Housing Trust Board
Revolving
Loan Fund Committee
Joe Skow:
Board of Health
Courthouse Security
Drug Court
Integrated Service Pathways (ISP)
LADE Board
Early Childhood Empowerment
Spencer Betterment
Linda Swanson:
CoDo (Clay, O'Brien, Dickinson & Osceola) Planning Council
EMS
Council
Grievance Committee
Seasons Center
Community Health
Housing Trust Board
NW IA Planning and Development
RC&D IA Lakes Resource Conservation and Development |

Address of
Board of Supervisors office:
Clay County Administration Building
300 W 4th Street
Spencer, Iowa 51301
Hours Office is open:
Monday - Friday
8:00 A.M - 4:30 P.M.
Phone Number:
(712) 262-1569
Office holder names:
Delmar Brockshus
2012 Chair
2345 Hwy 18
Spencer, IA
Term Ends Dec. 31, 2012
Kenneth Chalstrom
Vice Chair 2750 470 Street
Webb, IA
Term Ends Dec. 31, 2014
Burlin
Matthews
812 East 18th Street
Spencer, IA
Term ends Dec. 31, 2014
Joe Skow
1609 West 15th Street
Spencer, IA
Term Ends Dec. 31, 2014
Linda Swanson
1410 440th Street
Peterson, IA
Term ends Dec. 31, 2014
Board of Supervisor Forms:
Downloadable
forms used in the Board of Supervisor's office
Board of Supervisors Links:
Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC)
National Association of
Counties
Links to Iowa Resources
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