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Page County supervisors elect Judy Clark chair, approve routine reorganizational resolutions
Summary
At a reorganizational meeting, the Page County Board of Supervisors elected Judy Clark chair, confirmed supervisor assignments to outside boards and approved a slate of routine resolutions including authorization to execute deeds and leases, issuance of checks by the auditor, and designation of official newspaper.
The Page County Board of Supervisors elected Supervisor Judy Clark as chair during its reorganizational meeting and approved a set of routine annual resolutions covering signatory authority, fiscal procedures and board assignments.
The board voted to appoint Judy Clark as chair after a motion and roll-call vote; Rogers and one member recorded votes in favor, one recorded a no. Following that vote, the board completed a slate of routine items that supervisors said are standard at the start of the year.
Those routine approvals included a resolution authorizing the chair to execute leases, deeds of conveyance and related instruments on behalf of Page County under “section 569.7 Code of Iowa” for 2025; a resolution authorizing the auditor to issue checks; authorization for the assessor to mail homestead, military and family farm exemption forms; designation of county holidays for 2025; waiving dog-license fees for the year; designation of the Southwest Iowa Herald as the official newspaper for the Clarinda–Shenandoah area; and adoption of the yearly construction evaluation resolution.
The board also approved supervisor assignments to outside boards and commissions, reallocating seats to reflect recent personnel changes. Among assignments noted were 911 and regional planning seats, the Enterprise Zone and Page County Landfill, and representation on regional juvenile and correctional bodies. The board appointed AJ Lineman as the county’s second representative to SWIPCO.
Separately, the board voted to move its regular meeting day and start time to Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m.; a motion to change the schedule passed by unanimous voice vote.
Votes at a glance - Resolution 1 (election of chair): Approved (roll-call; Clark elected chair). - Resolution 2 (execution of leases/deeds/signatory authority — Section 569.7, Code of Iowa): Approved. - Resolution 3 (authorize auditor to issue checks): Approved. - Resolution 4 (assessor authorized to mail homestead/military/family farm exemption forms): Approved. - Resolution 5 (county holidays, 2025): Approved. - Resolution 6 (no dog-license fees): Approved. - Resolution 7 (designation of official newspaper — Southwest Iowa Herald for Clarinda/Shenandoah): Approved. - Resolution 8 (construction evaluation resolution): Approved. - Resolution 9 (supervisor assignments to outside boards): Approved. - Appointment to SWIPCO (second representative, AJ Lineman): Approved. - Change of regular meeting day/time to Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m.: Approved.
Why it matters: The reorganizational votes set who will sign official documents for the county and which outside boards supervisors will represent, shaping intergovernmental coordination and administrative processes for the year ahead. The meeting-day change affects when the public and other officials can attend board meetings.
Board members and staff said most of the resolutions are routine annual housekeeping measures. The board chair and assigned supervisors will now move forward with their duties and with a calendar that shifts regular meetings to Tuesdays at 4 p.m.
