Committee will appoint to fill Supervisor vacancy

Under Iowa law that duty falls to a committee of the auditor, recorder and treasurer.

On Monday, Sept. 28, the committee unanimously decided to appoint a supervisor. The appointee would serve until the November 2010 general election, unless the public petitions for a special election. The petition would require 7,299 signatures (10 percent of the presidential vote in the 2008 general election).

Meyers’ term was scheduled to run through December 31, 2010. Two supervisors will be elected to four year terms in the November 2, 2010 general election. Following the canvass of votes from the November 2010 election (on November 8 or 9), an elected supervisor will immediately take office to replace the appointee.

The committee is tentatively scheduled to make its appointment at a meeting beginning at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Interviews are tentatively scheduled for October 22, 23, and 26. This schedule is subject to change.

Interested eligible electors who have resided in Johnson County for 60 days prior to appointment may apply. A resume and cover letter stating why the applicant is interested in serving the public in this capacity should be mailed or delivered to:

Johnson County Auditor
913 S. Dubuque St. Suite 101
Iowa City, IA 52240

Application must be received in the Auditor’s Office by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. Applications and supporting documents, along with minutes and agendas, will be posted on this page, which will be frequently updated as the committee continues its work.

The following is the official document found at

http://www.johnson-county.com/auditor/vacancy09/Notice%20of%20Intent%20to%20Appoint.pdf

************OFFICIAL NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILL THE VACANCY ON THE JOHNSON COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BY APPOINTMENT ********************

Notice is hereby given that the statutory committee to fill the vacancy on the Johnson
County Board of Supervisors, which exists by reason of the death of Supervisor Larry
Meyers, intends to fill the vacancy by appointment. This committee is made up of the
Auditor, Recorder, and Treasurer.

Interested eligible electors who will have resided in Johnson County for 60 days prior
to appointment are encouraged to apply. A resume and cover letter stating why the
applicant is interested in serving the public in this capacity should be mailed or delivered
to the office of the County Auditor at the County Administration Building, 913 South
Dubuque Street, Suite 101, Iowa City, Iowa 52240.

Applications must be received in the
Auditor’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2009. Resumes, cover
letters, letters of recommendation, meeting agendas and minutes, and related documents
will be available for viewing on the County Auditor’s web page: www.jcauditor.com.

This information may also be accessed through links from the Johnson County web page.

The statutory committee will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in room
202A of the Johnson County Health and Human Services Building to screen applications
and to select candidates to be interviewed. A limited number of interviews are tentatively
scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2009, 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 23,
2009, and 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 26, 2009 in room 202A of the Johnson County
Health and Human Services Building.

The statutory committee is tentatively scheduled
to meet to make its appointment at a meeting beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 28, 2009 in room 202A of the Johnson County Health and Human Services
Building. The schedule may vary by majority vote of the statutory committee depending
on the number and length of the interviews.

Eligible electors of Johnson County have the right to file a petition with the County
Auditor requiring that the vacancy be filled by special election. The petition would
require a minimum of 7,299 signatures of eligible electors in Johnson County and must
be filed within 14 days after publication of this notice or within 14 days after the
appointment is made.

This notice is published in accordance with Sections 69.14A and 331.305 of the Code
of Iowa.