Board of Supervisors
Location
Administration Building
414 E. 3rd St., Suite 101
Muscatine, IA 52761
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Contact Information
563-263-5317
563-288-4235 (Fax)
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Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Holiday Closures
Mission Statement
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors is composed of 5 members elected to 4-year terms. Regular meetings are held every Monday morning at 9:00 a.m., unless it’s a holiday, in the boardroom at the Muscatine County Administration Building 414 East 3 rd Street, Muscatine, IA 52761.Duties of the Board of Supervisors
The functions of the board of supervisors are varied and its authority embraces practically every aspect of county government. Although these functions are primarily administrative in nature, the board exercises powers and characteristics of each of the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. For example, the board fills vacancies in county offices by appointing successors, fixes rules relating to the use of county buildings and grounds and determines the disposition of claims against the county. The board acts as a general business manager for county government, plays a major role in matters of county taxation and finance, and is the governmental authority responsible for the construction and maintenance of the county road system. In some areas the duties of the board are nominal, while in others they are extensive.
For more information, see the Manual for County Supervisors of Iowa from the Iowa State Association of Counties.