217.43 - SERVICE AREA ADVISORY BOARDS -- LOCATION OF COUNTY OFFICES.
217.43 SERVICE AREA ADVISORY BOARDS -- LOCATION OF
COUNTY OFFICES.
1. The department shall establish a service area advisory board
in each service area. Each of the county boards of supervisors of
the counties comprising the service area shall appoint two service
area advisory board members. The following requirements apply to the
appointments made by a county board of supervisors: the membership
shall be appointed in accordance with section 69.16, relating to
political affiliation, and section 69.16A, relating to gender
balance; not more than one of the members shall be a member of the
board of supervisors; and appointments shall be made on the basis of
interest in maintaining and improving service delivery. 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
service area manager. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment. 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 in the counties and communities comprising the
service areas.
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. Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1079, § 2; 93 Acts, ch 54, § 2; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch
4, §2, 9
Referred to in § 251.3, 251.5, 252.6, 331.321
Emergency relief duties of service area advisory board, see §251.5