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Buchanan County supervisors adopt policy to post agendas under new state law despite objection
Summary
The Buchanan County Board of Supervisors voted June 22 to post meeting agendas in locations specified by House File 2490; Auditor Kris Wilgenbusch presented the resolution and Supervisor Keith Wieland said the law "violated constitutional rights." The resolution takes effect June 22, 2026.
The Buchanan County Board of Supervisors on June 22 approved a resolution implementing agenda-posting requirements created by House File 2490, a state law amending Iowa Code Chapters 21 and 22.
County Auditor Kris Wilgenbusch presented the resolution and asked the board to adopt posting practices to remain in compliance with the new law, which the resolution describes as expanding notice requirements, clarifying disclosure of certain employment-related information and creating new judicial procedures for injunctions against so-called "vexatious" public records requesters. The board recorded adoption of Resolution No. 26-72, effective June 22, 2026.
The resolution directs that the Board of Supervisors’ agendas be posted on the main-floor courthouse bulletin board, the courthouse east-side main doors and the Buchanan County website. It also specifies posting locations for other county bodies: the Conservation Board (Fontana Nature Center bulletin board and main entrance), the Public Health Board (courthouse bulletin board and the Public Health Building at 1200 1st Street W, Independence), the Zoning Board, Board of Adjustment and Board of Review (courthouse bulletin board and main doors), and the Emergency Management and E911 Commission (Emergency Management Operations Center entrance at 1200 1st Street W and the county website). The resolution requires any amended agenda to be posted at least 24 hours before a meeting and marked "Amended" with the change identified.
Supervisor Keith Wieland objected on constitutional grounds. Wieland said the law "violated constitutional rights," a concern recorded in the minutes but not expanded there. No further formal objections or legal analysis were included in the meeting record.
The resolution text in the minutes lists the statute and adoption language; the minutes do not record a separate roll call for Resolution 26-72, but they note the resolution was adopted on June 22, 2026.
The board did not set additional local procedures during the meeting; the resolution instructs the listed county bodies to follow the specified posting locations until a future law amends the requirements. The law cited in the resolution (House File 2490) was signed by Governor Kim Reynolds on May 15, 2026.
