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Board reestablishes county compensation board; appoints Dan Linde and Robert Stewart to staggered terms
Summary
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors voted to reestablish the county compensation board under Iowa Code 331.905 (amended by 2024 Senate File 2042) and appointed two representatives for staggered terms, setting a Feb. 4 deadline for other elected officials' appointments.
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 4 to reestablish a county compensation board under Iowa Code 331.905 (as amended by 2024 Senate File 2042) and to appoint two citizens to represent the board of supervisors on that compensation board.
Chairman [Supervisor] (name as recorded) introduced the item and said he had met with County Attorney James Loomis and reviewed an ISAC template resolution. He proposed reestablishing the compensation board to provide outside oversight and fairness in the county’s compensation-setting process.
The board appointed Dan (Daniel) Linde to an initial four‑year term and Robert Stewart to an initial two‑year staggered term for the supervisors’ representatives. The board set Feb. 4, 2025, as the deadline for elected officials to submit their respective appointments so terms could be staggered in accordance with the statute; members noted the statute was amended in 2024 and that staggered terms align with elected officials’ remaining terms.
Discussion included clarifications about which officials should receive two‑year versus four‑year terms based on upcoming election cycles. County staff recommended that certain officials (treasurer, county attorney and one supervisor) receive two‑year initial appointments while the auditor, sheriff and the other supervisor receive four‑year terms so the membership would be staggered.
Board action: The board moved and approved the resolution to reestablish the compensation board and to appoint Dan Linde (four years) and Robert Stewart (two years) as the supervisors’ representatives. The motion passed, 5–0.
Why it matters: Reestablishing the compensation board implements a statutory process for recommending elected-official compensation and creates an external review layer referenced in state law. The board stipulated a Feb. 4, 2025, deadline for other elected officials to submit appointments so the county can assemble the full compensation board.
Provenance: The compensation board discussion and motions begin where the agenda item was introduced and conclude with the board vote and appointment of the two members.
