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
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, and 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 Comprises1/3 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