Supervisors

John Hughes 

Board Chair

Mike Beary

Supervisor

Sonny Schroeder

Supervisor

The Board of Supervisors has both legislative and administrative powers and is the policy-making body for Monroe County government.

With its authority to adopt legislation and policies for department operations, the Board sets priorities, allocates resources and maintains budgetary control. The budget process is the most important power of the Board. By using the budget process effectively, the Board is able to monitor and correct inefficiencies in all organizational units, including elected departments, quasi-government organizations, and administrative departments.

In addition to these responsibilities, the Board of Supervisors promotes and facilitates various cooperative efforts among and between other government entities and jurisdictions.

Most importantly, the Board is available to its constituency and can respond to issues of importance to citizens.

The Board also appoints individuals or serves on a number of Boards and Commissions that affect all aspects of Monroe County operations.

The duties of the Board of Supervisors can be found throughout Chapter 331 in the Code of Iowa.