Official Website for Delaware County, Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Board Members
Shirley Helmrichs
Board of Supervisors
Jeff Madlom
Board of Supervisors
Peter Buschmann
Board of Supervisors
Delaware Courthouse
301 E Main Street
Manchester, IA 52057
About the Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisor's Duties
The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of Delaware County and the following are some of its duties and powers:
- Approves bonds of county Officials
- Establishes and vacates public highways
- Levies taxes to produce revenue for county purposes
- Allows claims against the county and orders them paid
- Allows applications for Homestead, Military, & Family Farm Credit
- Fills vacancies in county offices, except members of its own body
- Canvasses the vote totals of elections
- Approves budgets of county officials
- Appoints a County Engineer to supervise the county road system
- Oversees the maintenance of the county buildings
Appoints all members or individuals to the following county boards or positions
Conservation, Health, Care Review, Veterans Affairs, MC Safety Coordinator, Delaware County Economic Development Commission, ADA Coordinator, IDHS Advisory Board, Homeland Security Coordinator, Eastern Iowa Tourism Regional Representatives
Appoints individual members to the following boards:
Civil Service, Compensation, Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission, Eminent Domain Compensation Commission Comprises 1/3 of the Conference Board that appoints the Assessor, approves the Assessor Office budget, and appoints members of the Board of Review and Examining Board
Recent Board Minutes, Agendas, & Resolutions