Committee of County Officers to Interview Four Applicants for Board of Supervisor Vacancy

The Linn County Committee of County Officers today voted to interview four of the 17 applicants who applied for the upcoming vacancy for the District 2 Board of Supervisors seat. The interviews will be open to the public.

The committee voted to interview the following four applicants (in alphabetical order):

• Anne Harris Carter
• Margaret Jessen
• Joan McCalmant
• Sami Scheetz

The interviews between the applicants and the Committee of County Officers - comprised of Linn County Auditor Todd Taylor, Recorder Carolyn Siebrecht, and Treasurer Brent Oleson - is tentatively set, based on candidate availability, for 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 31 at the Jean Oxley Linn County Public Service Center, 935 2^nd St. SW in Cedar Rapids.

The committee will meet again on Tuesday, April 1 at 1:30 p.m., also at the Public Service Center, to continue interviews if necessary. The committee also plans decide which applicant it will appoint during its April 1 meeting. This meeting will also be open to the public.

Agendas for the March 31 and April 1 meetings will be posted on Linn County's website 24 hours in advance at LinnCountyIowa.gov/Agendas-Minutes.

The vacancy on the Board of Supervisors will occur due to the resignation of Linn County Supervisor Ben Rogers who announced on February 17 he is leaving the Board of Supervisors for a position with UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Foundation, effective April 1, 2025.