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Nov. 7, 2023 Candidate listing for Shelby County Elections

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September 28th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Harlan, Iowa)-  Here is the full list of candidates and public measures that will appear on the November 7th ballot in Shelby County:
City of Shelby-Mayor
RON KROLL
Shelby City Council
KAREN SCHLUETER
OPEN
OPEN

City of Tennant -Mayor
JAMES BRANTNER
City Council-
MARK TEARNY
PAULA CAMPBELL
TOM EWOLDT

City of Harlan-Mayor
JAY CHRISTENSEN
Council-Ward 2
RICHARD PETERSEN
AT LARGE Lincoln-           
TROY SCHABEN
JAMES SHEEHAN
Council-Ward 1- to fill a Vacancy
KYLE LINDBERG

CITY OF IRWIN–MAYOR
JAMES BORCHER
COUNCIL MEMBER
RICHARD WIIG
JONNA WILLADSEN

CITY OF WESTPHALIA-MAYOR
CHRISTOPHER G. VON AHSEN
Council-           
BRANDON ECK
OPEN

CITY OF DEFIANCE-MAYOR
MARY JO SCHABEN
COUNCIL
MAX POWERS
BRIAN KLOEWER
COUNCIL TOFILL A VACANCY
BRUCE FESER

CITY OF PANAMA-MAYOR
LARRY KEANE

COUNCIL-
KATHLEEN ANN SCHAFER
LINDA COGDILL

CITY OF EARLING-MAYOR
JANICE A GAUL
COUNCIL
BRANDON BOGER
JILL SCHILTZ

CITY OF ELK HORN-Mayor-
STAN JENS
COUNCIL
RICK SLOTH
DANNY PETERSEN
KAYLA CREEK
KENDALL PETERSEN

CITY OF KIRKMAN-MAYOR-
OPEN
COUNCIL
OPEN

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH-MAYOR VOTE FOR ONE
DONALD KENKEL
COUNCIL-    
LORETTA KLEFFMAN SWANSON
DARCI PAXTON

HARLAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT 5 DIRECTOR                                 
JENNIFER ANDERSON
HARLAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR         
JENNIFER ARKFELD
HARLAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT 7 DIRECTOR         
ROGER KENKEL

IKM-MANNING-DIRECTOR AT LARGE-          
ZACHARY MEINERS
SARA FERNEDING
MIKE BLUM
IKM-MANNING-DIRECTOR DISTRICT-1A                                                      
BRIDGET GORE
T.J. STERK
IKM-MANNING DIRECTOR DISTRICT 2A VOTE FOR ONE                                                           
DAVID HELLER
EMMALIE RASMUSSEN
IKM-MANNING SCHOOLS-DIRECTOR AT LARGE TO FILL A VACANCY                                                         
JEREMY PUCK

SHELBY COUNTYWIDE PUBLIC MEASURE TD
Shall the Shelby County Board of Supervisors, upon recommendation by the Shelby County EMS Advisory Council, for the purpose of funding Emergency Medical Services in Shelby County including, but not limited to, ambulance service, personnel, and equipment be authorized, for a period of fifteen (15) years, to (1) levy and impose a local option income surtax of One Percent (1.00%) upon the state individual income tax of each individual taxpayer who is a resident of Shelby County on December 31 for each calendar year commencing with the calendar year 2024, and (2) levy and impose an ad valorem tax not exceeding Seventy Five Cents ($.75) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) of assessed valuation on all taxable property within Shelby County commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025?
IKM MANNING COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC MEASURE TE
Shall the Board of Directors of the IKM-Manning Community School District in the Counties of Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, and Shelby, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $18,600,000 to provide funds to construct, furnish, and equip an addition for classrooms/support space, to the Middle/High School building; and to renovate, remodel, repair, improve, furnish and equip existing portions of the Middle/High School building?
TRI CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PUBLIC MEASURE SB
To adopt a Revenue Purpose Statement specifying the use of revenues the Tri-Center Community School District will receive from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund.
In the Tri-Center Community School District, the following Revenue Purpose Statement which specifies the use of revenues the Tri-Center Community School District will receive from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund shall be adopted. To provide funds to acquire or install information technology infrastructure (including improving buildings or sites for the purpose of accessing broadband digital telecommunications) and school safety and security infrastructure. To provide funds to build and furnish a new school building or buildings; to build and furnish addition(s) to school buildings in the District; to remodel, reconstruct, repair, expand, and improve the school buildings in the District; to purchase and improve grounds; for demolition work; to furnish and equip district facilities. To provide funds for the purchase, lease or lease-purchase of buildings, equipment (including transportation and recreation equipment), or technology and to repair transportation equipment for transporting students as authorized by law, to implement energy conservation measures, sharing or rental of facilities including a joint infrastructure project for the purposes of offering classes under district-to-community college programs as authorized in Iowa Code Section 423F.3(3)(c), procuring or acquisition of libraries, or opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings. To provide funds to purchase land as part of start-up costs for new student construction program or if the sale of the previous student construction was insufficient to purchase land, and to purchase construction materials and supplies for a student-constructed building or shed intended to be retained by and used by the District.  To provide funds to make payments to a municipality or other entity as required under Iowa Code Section 403.19(2). To provide funds for demolition, cleanup, and other costs if such costs are necessitated by, and incurred within two years of, a disaster. To provide funds to establish and maintain public recreation places and playgrounds; provide for supervision and instruction for recreational activities; or for community education purposes. To provide funds for the payment of principal and interest or retirement of general obligation bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes, energy improvement loans, loan agreements authorized by Iowa Code Section 297.36, sales, service and use tax revenue bonds issued under Iowa Code Section 423E.5 or Iowa Code Section 423F.4.To provide funds for property tax relief; and To provide funds for other authorized expenditures and purposes as now or hereafter permitted by law and designated by the Tri-Center Community School District. It being understood that if this proposition should fail to be approved by the voters, such failure shall not be construed to terminate or restrict authority previously granted by the voters to expend receipts from the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund. If approved, this Revenue Purpose Statement shall remain in effect until replaced or amended by the Tri-Center Community School District.
TRI CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC MEASURE SC
Shall the Board of Directors of the Tri-Center Community School District, in the Counties of Pottawattamie, Harrison, and Shelby, State of Iowa, for the purpose of purchasing and improving grounds; constructing schoolhouses or buildings and opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings; purchasing of buildings; purchase, lease or lease-purchase of technology and equipment; paying debts contracted for the erection or construction of schoolhouses or buildings, not including interest on bonds; procuring or acquisition of libraries; repairing, remodeling, reconstructing, improving, or expanding the schoolhouses or buildings and additions to existing schoolhouses; expenditures for energy conservation; renting facilities under Iowa Code Chapter 28E; purchasing transportation equipment for transporting students; lease purchase option agreements for school buildings or equipment; purchasing equipment authorized by law; or for any purpose or purposes now or hereafter authorized by law, be authorized for a period of ten (10) years, to levy annually, a voter-approved physical plant and equipment property tax not to exceed One Dollar Thirty-Four Cents ($1.34) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) of the assessed valuation of the taxable property within the school district commencing with the levy for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, or each year thereafter?