Notice is hereby given that the statutory committee to fill the vacancy on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, which exists by reason of the resignation of Joe Bolkcom, intends to fill the vacancy by appointment. This committee is made up of the Treasurer, Auditor, and Recorder.

Interested eligible electors who will have resided in Johnson County for 60 days prior to appointment are encouraged to apply. A resume and cover letter stating why the applicant is interested in serving the public in this capacity should be mailed or delivered to the office of the County Auditor at the County Administration Building, 913 South Dubuque Street, Suite 101, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Applications must be received in the Auditor's Office no later than 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 1998. Resumes, cover letters, letters of recommendation, meeting agendas and minutes, and related documents will be available for viewing on the County Auditor's web page: www.jccn.iowa-city.ia.us/~auditor. This information may also be accessed through links from the Johnson County web page.

The statutory committee will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 1999, in the Boardroom of the Johnson County Administration Building to screen applications and to select candidates to be interviewed. A limited number of interviews are tentatively scheduled for Thursday and Friday, January 7th and 8th, 1999, 1:30-4:30 p.m., and Monday, January 11th, 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the Boardroom. The statutory committee is tentatively scheduled to meet to make its appointment at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 12th, 1999, in the First Floor Conference Room of the Johnson County Administration Building. The schedule may vary by majority vote of the statutory committee depending on the number and length of the interviews.

Eligible electors of Johnson County have the right to file a petition with the County Auditor requiring that the vacancy be filled by special election. The petition would require a minimum of 3,373 signatures of eligible electors in Johnson County and must be filed within 14 days after publication of this notice or 14 days after the appointment, whichever is later.

This notice is published in accordance with Sections 69.14A and 331.305 of the Code of Iowa.

Tom Slockett

Johnson County Auditor