Black Hawk County board discusses creating a county administrator position; schedules follow-up work session

Mar 3, 2026

At a Jan. 21 Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors work session, members heard an overview of county administrator and manager models from guest Mike Galloway, discussed salary and political risks, and agreed to a follow-up work session with department heads and peer counties within roughly a month.

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The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors opened a Jan. 21 work session to consider whether to create a county administrator position and invited Mike Galloway to outline how other counties structure similar roles. "I'm here to entertain questions that the board may have," Galloway told the board, adding he was not advocating one option over another.

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