The Board of Supervisors meets weekly on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room on the first floor of the Courthouse. Agenda notices are typically issued on Friday afternoons. Contact the Auditor's Office at (319) 462-2282 to request to be added to the agenda e-mail list or to be placed on the Board's agenda. If you are requesting an action item for the agenda, please be prepared to submit any applicable documents to the Auditor 24 hours prior to the meeting. Changes to the agenda may be made with 24 hours advance notice.
Board Members
Ned Rohwedder
Chairman District 4
(319) 509-2693
supv4@jonescountyiowa.gov Term Expires: 2026
Representative Appointments
Representative Appointments
Ned Rohwedder is also appointed to the following committees/boards, and are liaisons for other county departments:
- Jones County Emergency Medical Services Association
- Jones County Mental Health Advisory Board
- Jones County Solid Waste Commission
- Jones County Tourism Association
- Abbe Mental Health Center
- Cedar/Jones Early Childhood Iowa Board
- Federal Emergency Management Association (F.E.M.A.)
- H.A.C.A.P- District
- Heritage Agency on Aging Task Force
- MH/DS of the East Central Region Board
In addition, each Jones County Supervisor is appointed as an alternate to the following boards and commissions if they are not designated as a primary appointee:
- Jones County 911 Service Board
- Jones County Board of Health
- Jones County Economic Development Commission
- Jones County Emergency Management Agency
- Jones County Fair Board
- Jones County Integrated Roadside Management Committee
- Jones County Mental Health Advisory Board
- Jones County Safety Committee
- Jones County Solid Waste Commission
- Abbe Mental Health Center
- Area Substance Abuse Council (A.S.A.C.)
- East Central Iowa Council of Governments (E.C.I.C.O.G.)
- Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Service System (E.I.R.U.S.S.)
- H.A.C.A.P. – District
- MH/DS of the East Central Region Board
- Region 10 Transportation Policy Committee
- Resource Conservation & Development Commission (R.C. & D.)
- Sixth Judicial District Dept. of Corrections
John Schlarmann
Vice-Chairman - District 1
(319) 480-0694
supv1@jonescountyiowa.gov Term Expires: 2024
Representative Appointments
Representative Appointments
John Schlarmann is also appointed to the following committees/boards, and are liaisons for other county departments:
- Jones County Board of Health
- Jones County Decategorization/CPPC
- Jones County Fair Board
- Jones County G.I.S. Committee
- Jones County Safety Committee
- Heritage Agency on Aging
In addition, each Jones County Supervisor is appointed as an alternate to the following boards and commissions if they are not designated as a primary appointee:
- Jones County 911 Service Board
- Jones County Board of Health
- Jones County Economic Development Commission
- Jones County Emergency Management Agency
- Jones County Fair Board
- Jones County Integrated Roadside Management Committee
- Jones County Mental Health Advisory Board
- Jones County Safety Committee
- Jones County Solid Waste Commission
- Abbe Mental Health Center
- Area Substance Abuse Council (A.S.A.C.)
- East Central Iowa Council of Governments (E.C.I.C.O.G.)
- Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Service System (E.I.R.U.S.S.)
- H.A.C.A.P. – District
- MH/DS of the East Central Region Board
- Region 10 Transportation Policy Committee
- Resource Conservation & Development Commission (R.C. & D.)
- Sixth Judicial District Dept. of Corrections
Jeff Swisher
Board Member - District 5
319-361-8596
supv5@jonescountyiowa.gov Term Expires: 2024
Representative Appointments
Representative Appointments
Jeff Swisher is also appointed to the following committees/boards, and are liaisons for other county departments:
- Jones County 911 Service Board
- Jones County Emergency Management Agency
- Jones County Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Committee
- Jones County Resource Enhancement and Protection (R.E.A.P.)
- Jones County Solid Waste Commission
- Jones County Courthouse & Public Building Security Committee
- Resource Conservation & Development Commission (R.C. & D.)
In addition, each Jones County Supervisor is appointed as an alternate to the following boards and commissions if they are not designated as a primary appointee:
- Jones County 911 Service Board
- Jones County Board of Health
- Jones County Economic Development Commission
- Jones County Emergency Management Agency
- Jones County Fair Board
- Jones County Integrated Roadside Management Committee
- Jones County Mental Health Advisory Board
- Jones County Safety Committee
- Jones County Solid Waste Commission
- Abbe Mental Health Center
- Area Substance Abuse Council (A.S.A.C.)
- East Central Iowa Council of Governments (E.C.I.C.O.G.)
- Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Service System (E.I.R.U.S.S.)
- H.A.C.A.P. – District
- MH/DS of the East Central Region Board
- Region 10 Transportation Policy Committee
- Resource Conservation & Development Commission (R.C. & D.)
- Sixth Judicial District Dept. of Corrections
Joe Oswald
Board Member District 2
(319) 480-5255
supv2@jonescountyiowa.gov Term Expires: 2024
Representative Appointments
Representative Appointments
Joe Oswald is also appointed to the following committees/boards, and are liaisons for other county departments:
- Advancement Services of Jones County
- D.H.S. Service Area Advisory Board
- Maquoketa River Watershed Authority
- Sixth Judicial District Dept. of Corrections
- Workforce Development
- Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Service System (E.I.R.U.S.S.)
In addition, each Jones County Supervisor is appointed as an alternate to the following boards and commissions if they are not designated as a primary appointee:
- Jones County 911 Service Board
- Jones County Board of Health
- Jones County Economic Development Commission
- Jones County Emergency Management Agency
- Jones County Fair Board
- Jones County Integrated Roadside Management Committee
- Jones County Mental Health Advisory Board
- Jones County Safety Committee
- Jones County Solid Waste Commission
- Abbe Mental Health Center
- Area Substance Abuse Council (A.S.A.C.)
- East Central Iowa Council of Governments (E.C.I.C.O.G.)
- Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Service System (E.I.R.U.S.S.)
- H.A.C.A.P. – District
- MH/DS of the East Central Region Board
- Region 10 Transportation Policy Committee
- Resource Conservation & Development Commission (R.C. & D.)
- Sixth Judicial District Dept. of Corrections
Jon Zirkelbach
Board Member District 3
(319) 480-9550
supv3@jonescountyiowa.gov Term Expires: 2026
Representative Appointments
Representative Appointments
Jon Zirkelbach is also appointed to the following committees/boards, and are liaisons for other county departments:
- Jones County Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Committee
- Jones County Wapsipinicon Trail Committee
- Area Substance Abuse Council
- East Central Iowa Council of Governments (E.C.I.C.O.G.)
- East Central Iowa Housing Fund
- Region 10 Transportation Policy Committee
- Jones County Economic Development Commission
- Jones County Safe & Healthy Youth Coalition
In addition, each Jones County Supervisor is appointed as an alternate to the following boards and commissions if they are not designated as a primary appointee:
- Jones County 911 Service Board
- Jones County Board of Health
- Jones County Economic Development Commission
- Jones County Emergency Management Agency
- Jones County Fair Board
- Jones County Integrated Roadside Management Committee
- Jones County Mental Health Advisory Board
- Jones County Safety Committee
- Jones County Solid Waste Commission
- Abbe Mental Health Center
- Area Substance Abuse Council (A.S.A.C.)
- East Central Iowa Council of Governments (E.C.I.C.O.G.)
- Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Service System (E.I.R.U.S.S.)
- H.A.C.A.P. – District
- MH/DS of the East Central Region Board
- Region 10 Transportation Policy Committee
- Resource Conservation & Development Commission (R.C. & D.)
- Sixth Judicial District Dept. of Corrections
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.
