TOLEDO – Tama County returned to a form of government on Jan. 1, 2025, not experienced since 1934 – a five-member board of supervisors.
More than 92 years ago, the county’s voters passed a ballot proposition to switch from five to three supervisors. Three new supervisors were subsequently elected to replace the board’s existing five during the general election held on Nov. 6, 1934. On or shortly after Jan. 1, 1935, the three supervisors at-large were sworn in to serve two, three, and four-year terms.
On Nov. 8, 2022, Tama County voters approved a public measure to put five members back on the board of supervisors. To that end, on Thursday, Jan. 2, four of the newly-elected five took their seats at 8:30 a.m. inside the Administration Building boardroom in Toledo including District 2 Supervisor David Turner (R-Tama), District 3 Supervisor Heather Knebel (R-Traer), District 4 Supervisors Mark Doland (R-Toledo), and District 5 Supervisor Curt Kupka (R-Chelsea). Returning District 1 Supervisor Curt Hilmer (R-Dysart) – who chaired the board last year – was absent at the start of the meeting at 8:30 a.m…