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Resident says county supervisor—s outside job raises ethical concerns; board members respond
Summary
A resident urged the Polk County Board of Supervisors to address a supervisor—s simultaneous state and county employment during public comment; board members said the issue is governed by Iowa law and indicated the subject will remain in the public record.
A Pleasant Hill resident told the Polk County Board of Supervisors on a public-comment agenda item that a county supervisor—s concurrent state employment and county salary is wrong and should be publicly examined.
Ray Sears, of 1795 Waters Edge Drive, told the board he estimates the supervisor has collected about $180,000 so far this year and warned the practice could mean roughly $600,000 more in county salary before voters next decide the matter, putting combined state and county pay near $1,000,000 over four…
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