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Chickasaw supervisors discuss ISAC request to help fund Supreme Court brief on pipeline ordinances
Summary
Supervisors discussed a request from the Iowa State Association of Counties to contribute to an amicus brief seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of an appellate ruling about county pipeline ordinances; board members asked for more information and deferred a funding decision.
During its Nov. 3 meeting the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors considered a request from the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) to contribute at least $500 toward an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Eighth Circuit decision concerning county pipeline ordinances.
An unidentified county official described the matter as a statewide legal issue, noting ISAC convened a webinar and said outside counsel would prepare the brief with a fee cap (reported during the webinar as $25,000). That official said ISAC is organizing a multi-county effort and that counties would be listed as participants if they provided funds; the brief's filing deadline was noted as Nov. 6.
Supervisors expressed mixed reactions: some urged additional information on potential costs and on whether the county’s interests were directly implicated, while others said ISAC was moving forward regardless of the county's contribution. Board members requested staff research and bring numbers back to a future meeting before committing county funds.
No formal contribution was approved at the Nov. 3 meeting. The board directed staff to gather further details and report back to the supervisors before any vote on monetary support.
