Webster County
Board of Supervisors

Board Room Mural

701 Central Ave
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Phone: 515-574-3719
Fax: 515-574-3714
Email: supervisors@webstercountyia.org



 

District 1

Keith Dencklau (R)

District 2

Joel Lizer (R)

District 3

Greg Nolting (D)

District 4

Kim Motl ( D )

District 5

Phil Condon (D)

The Board of Supervisors of Webster County consists of five members, each elected for four years.

Meetings are held every every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Supervisors room, 2nd Floor County Courthouse, unless otherwise posted.

To be placed on the Board’s weekly agenda, contact Carol Messerly, Webster County Auditor, at (515) 573-7175 or email auditor@webstercountyia.org

Board of Supervisors Duties:
The Boards duties are varied and its authority embraces practically every aspect of County Government. The Board acts as a general business manager for County Government and the following are some of the duties and powers:

  1. Prepares the County Budget, determines tax requirements needed and levies taxes to raise revenue for expenditures.

  2. Appoints and fixes salaries of certain offices, deputies, permanent and temporary help, and fills vacancies in elective county offices, except members of its own body. Vacancies in the Board of Supervisors are filled by appointment made by the County Auditor, County Treasurer and County Recorder.

  3. Establishes policies and provides adequate funding in order to properly maintain the secondary roads system.

  4. Is responsible for certain social welfare programs for the citizens.

  5. Performs a variety of duties relating to agriculture and conservation, including participation in flood and erosion control, appointment of a Conservation Board, establishing drainage districts and zoning of County lands.

  6. Makes official canvass of voters of the County following primary, general and special elections.

  7. All bills paid by the County must be allowed by the Board of Supervisors before payment can be made by the County.

  8. Approve Beer, Liquor and Cigarette licenses, sending these results to the Beer & Liquor Control Department in Ankeny, Iowa, for final approval.

The Board members appoint the following department heads, boards and commissions members:

Animal Control Officer
Board of Health Members
Buildings and Grounds Director
Community Services Director/CPC
Compensation Commission Members
Compensation Board Members
Conservation Director
Conservation Board Members
County Engineer
Information Technologies Manager

Medical Examiner
Planning and Zoning Director
Planning and Zoning Commission Members
Veterans Affairs Director
Veteran Affairs Commission Members
Weed Commissioner
Zoning Board of Adjustment Members
Judicial Magistrate Commission Member
Civil Service Commission Member

The Board members are also appointed to the following committees/boards and are liaisons for other county departments.

Keith Dencklau
City - County Committee
Community & Family Resource Behavioral Center (NCARF)
Conventional & Visitor Bureau
DNR Animal Feeding Operation Contact
Drainage
Mental Health Center
MIDAS
Webster County Economic Development

 

Joel Lizer
County Farm
DNR Animal Feeding Operation Contact
Drainage
E 911 - Service Board
Emergency Management
Iowa Central Industries
Telecommunications
Central Iowa Juvenile Detention
Greg Nolting
Conference Board
Court House/LEC/SS Building
Crime Stoppers
Finance
Haz/Mat Response Committee
County Insurance Committee
Kim Motl
Foster Grandparents
MH Advisory/Plan Committee
North Central Home Care
Solid Waste Commission
Upper Des Moines
Webster County Economic Development
Workforce
Phil Condon
Central Iowa Juvenile Detention
County Farm
DNR Animal Feeding Operation Contact
Drainage
Empowerment Board
Second Judicial
Solid Waste Commission
 

Links to Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes, Agendas, and Schedules

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