Iowa § 217.43 - 217.43 County advisory boards — location of county offices.

§ 217.43. 217.43 County advisory boards — location of county offices.

1. a. The department shall establish one or more advisory boards. Each of the county boards of supervisors shall appoint two advisory board members. All of the following requirements apply to the appointments made by a county board of supervisors: (1) The membership shall be appointed in accordance with section 4A.12, relating to political affiliation. (2) Not more than one of the members shall be a member of the board of supervisors. (3) Appointments shall be made on the basis of interest in maintaining and improving service delivery. b. Appointments shall be made a part of the regular proceedings of the board of supervisors and shall be filed with the county auditor and the department. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. c. The boards of supervisors shall develop and agree to other organizational provisions involving the advisory board, including reporting requirements. 2. The purpose of the advisory boards is to improve communication and coordination between the department and the counties and to advise the department regarding maintenance and improvement of service delivery. 3. The department shall determine the community in which each county office will be located. The county board of supervisors shall determine the location of the office space for the county office. The county board of supervisors shall make reasonable efforts to collocate the office with other state and local government or private entity offices in order to maintain the offices in a cost-effective location that is convenient to the public. 92 Acts, ch 1079, §2; 93 Acts, ch 54, §2; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 4, §2, 9; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §27; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §352; 2024 Acts, ch 1004, §28 Referred to in §251.3, 251.5, 331.321, 331.323 Emergency relief duties of advisory board, see §251.5 Thu Dec 11 18:59:30 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 217.43 (28, 0)