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Chickasaw County designates south courthouse entrance, updates agenda‑posting policy after Iowa law change
Summary
After a July 1 change to Iowa Code section 21.4, the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors designated the courthouse south entrance and the county website as its annual, prominent posting locations and approved a new agenda submission and posting policy to meet the 24‑hour notice requirement.
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors on July 13 designated the south entrance of the courthouse and the county website as the county’s official, annually designated posting locations for public meeting agendas after a change to Iowa Code section 21.4.
Dave, who explained the legal change to the board during discussion, told supervisors that under the revised law “Now we have to post it in a prominent and conspicuous place, which is annually designated for such purposes by the governmental body in a manner that such notice is visible at all times.” The board discussed practical details including whether advisory and multi‑jurisdiction bodies count, and how to handle outages of the county website during the required 24‑hour posting window.
The board voted to designate the courthouse south door area and the county website as the posting site for fiscal year 2627. Travis moved the designation and Steve seconded; the motion carried by voice vote. The supervisors then approved a county policy governing agenda submission and posting procedures. The policy asks boards and secretaries to provide a 48‑hour internal submission window to help staff meet the statutory 24‑hour public posting requirement and directs the secretary’s office to notify secretaries of local governmental bodies and trustees about the new procedures.
Board secretary Sheila Shekleton described operational steps the office will take, including a dedicated email address and time‑stamp tracking, saying the 48‑hour internal request will give staff needed time to post materials and preserve the required 24‑hour public notice.
Supervisors stressed that the change is largely procedural—requiring a designated, continuously visible location and website posting—while questions remain about which jointly created or statutorily created bodies must post and how the county should handle short internet outages.
The board approved the designation and the submission/posting policy by separate motions; both passed without recorded dissent.
