217.43 Service area advisory boards — location of county offices.
1. a. The department shall establish a service area advisory board in each service area. Each of the county boards of supervisors of the counties comprising the service area shall appoint two service area advisory board members. All of the following requirements apply to the appointments made by a county board of supervisors:
(1) The membership shall be appointed in accordance with section 69.16, relating to political affiliation, and section 69.16A, relating to gender balance.
(2) Not more than one of the members shall be a member of the board of supervisors.
(3) Appointments shall be made on the basis of interest in maintaining and improving service delivery.
b. Appointments shall be made a part of the regular proceedings of the board of supervisors and shall be filed with the county auditor and the service area manager. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
c. The boards of supervisors shall develop and agree to other organizational provisions involving the advisory board, including reporting requirements.
2. The purpose of the advisory boards is to improve communication and coordination between the department and the counties and to advise the department regarding maintenance and improvement of service delivery in the counties and communities comprising the service areas.
3. The department shall determine the community in which each county office will be located. The county board of supervisors shall determine the location of the office space for the county office. The county board of supervisors shall make reasonable efforts to collocate the office with other state and local government or private entity offices in order to maintain the offices in a cost-effective location that is convenient to the public.
92 Acts, ch 1079, §2; 93 Acts, ch 54, §2
; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 4, §2, 9
; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §27
Referred to in §251.3, 251.5, 331.321
Emergency relief duties of service area advisory board, see §251.5
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Section 217.1 - Programs of department.
Section 217.2 - Council on human services.
Section 217.3 - Duties of council.
Section 217.3A - Advisory committees.
Section 217.4 - Meetings of council.
Section 217.5 - Director of human services.
Section 217.6 - Rules and regulations — organization of department.
Section 217.7 - Administrators of divisions.
Section 217.8 - Division of child and family services.
Section 217.9 - Additional duties.
Section 217.9A - Commission on children, youth, and families.
Section 217.10 - Administrator of division of mental health and disability services.
Section 217.13 - Department to provide certain volunteer services — volunteer liability.
Section 217.15 - Administrator of division of administration.
Section 217.16 - Cooperation with other divisions.
Section 217.17 - Administrator of division of planning.
Section 217.18 - Official seal.
Section 217.20 - Trips to other states.
Section 217.21 - Annual report.
Section 217.23 - Personnel — merit system — reimbursement for damaged property.
Section 217.24 - Payment by electronic funds transfer.
Section 217.30 - Confidentiality of records — report of recipients.
Section 217.31 - Action for damages.
Section 217.32 - Office space in county.
Section 217.33 - Legal services.
Section 217.35 - Fraud and recoupment activities.
Section 217.36 - Distribution of earned income tax credit information.
Section 217.38 - Restitution to individuals of Japanese ancestry.
Section 217.39 - Persecuted victims of World War II — reparations — heirs.
Section 217.40 - Training for guardians and conservators.
Section 217.41 - Refugee services foundation.
Section 217.41A - Electronic health records system task force.
Section 217.42 - Service areas — offices.
Section 217.43 - Service area advisory boards — location of county offices.
Section 217.44 - Service areas — employee and volunteer record checks.