HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-05-06 Resolution 2024-171_Dallas County Board of Supervisors Increasing Membership, Resolution of SupportTHE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
RESOLUTION 2024-171
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR INCREASING BOARD MEMBERSHIP OF THE
DALLAS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
IN THE NAME AND BY THE A UTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WA UKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee, Dallas County, State of Iowa, is a duly organized Municipal
Organization; AND,
WHEREAS, the Dallas County Board of Supervisors consists of three (3) elected members;
AND,
WHEREAS, Dallas County is the fastest growing county in the State of Iowa and is among the
fastest growing counties within the United States; AND,
WHEREAS, considering such continuing growth and to provide better representation for all
Dallas County residents, the Waukee City Council supports a ballot measure to increase the
membership of the Dallas County Board of Supervisors to five (5) elected members.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Waukee City Council on this 6t' day of May, 2024,
that it hereby requests the Dallas County Board of Supervisors to adopt a resolution placing a
proposal before the voters of Dallas County on the November 2024 ballot that would increase the
membership of the Dallas County Board of Supervisors from three (3) to five (5) members.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Waukee City Council that, if the Dallas County Board
of Supervisors does not consider and approve such a resolution by its June 4, 2024, regular
meeting, Mayor Courtney Clarke, in collaboration with other Dallas County mayors and in
compliance with Iowa Code Section 331.203, is hereby directed to collect signatures on a
petition to place the proposal on the November 2024 ballot that would increase the membership
of the Dallas County Board of Supervisors from three (3) to five (5) members.
Attest:
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Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk
RESULTS OF VOTE:
AYE
Anna Bergman Pierce
X
R. Charles Bottenberg
X
Chris Crone
X
Rob Grove
X
Ben Sinclair
X
Courtney Clarke, Mayor
NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN