County auditor seeks part-time elections intern for fall semester; paid role with school credit option

County Auditor Julie Persons asked the Johnson County Board of Supervisors on July 16 to approve a new part-time elections-intern job description for formal action the next day. Persons said the auditor’s office previously ran year-long internships but stopped because workload did not justify a year-long position. The office now proposes a short-term, fall-semester position timed to the busy election season. The position would be paid at the county’s part-time rate (the auditor cited the existing $17.25 part-time rate as a reference) and the office will work with students’ schools to document internship credit as appropriate. Potential candidates must be registered to vote in Johnson County and can come from any secondary-education program (for example: University of Iowa, Kirkwood, Coe, Mount Mercy, or online students); the office does not require a political-science major. Persons said the intern would report directly to the county auditor to satisfy university internship supervision requirements and to provide consistent contact during the busy season. Supervisors agreed to ask staff to finalize the job description correction (a minor title/step alignment) and to bring the position forward for formal action on July 17. Ending: If approved, the auditor will recruit and coordinate with local universities and colleges, with the first intern intended to begin for the fall semester and to be supervised by the county auditor’s office during the election season.