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Supervisors discuss state bills covering redistricting, bonding, building-permit fees and emergency-medical funding
Summary
Board members reviewed several state legislative items that could affect county governance and budgets, including a bill to shift some counties from at-large to district supervisor representation, proposals on building-permit fee limits and bonding rules, and a newly signed law expanding local-option surtax options for emergency medical services.
Supervisors used the April 2 work session to review a range of pending state bills and how they might affect Johnson County.
Redistricting and supervisor representation: Supervisors discussed Senate File 75, which would impose single-member supervisor districts for a subset of counties. Board members described the proposal as targeted to Johnson, Black Hawk and Story counties and discussed home-rule and representational concerns. Supervisors flagged costs and process changes tied to changing precinct and district lines, and Julie (auditor) warned that statutory changes could trigger additional election notification costs. Assistant County Attorney Ryan Moss advised that litigation challenging the state would likely require private counsel and an affected…
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