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Iowa Code § 309.17 (2026)

Engineer — term

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The board of supervisors shall employ one or more licensed civil engineers as county engineers. The board shall fix the term of employment for county engineers, which shall not exceed three years, but the tenure of office may be terminated at any time by the board. [C24, 27, §4641; C31, 35, §4644-c19; C39, §4644.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §309.17] 2007 Acts, ch 126, §52; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §57 Referred to in §331.321

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1961–1980 · leading case: Blessum v. Howard Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 295 N.W.2d 836 (Iowa 1980).
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Blessum v. Howard Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 295 N.W.2d 836 (Iowa 1980). · cites it 8× “Refusal to allow section 309.17, The Code, into evidence for jury consideration; 10.”
Blessum v. Howard Cty. Bd. of Sup'rs, 295 N.W.2d 836 (Iowa 1980). · cites it 8× “Refusal to allow section 309.17, The Code, into evidence for jury consideration; 10.”
Andreano v. Gunter, 110 N.W.2d 649 (Iowa 1961). · cites it 2× “In the Hahn case, wherein under the then provisions Of section 4644-cl9, Code of Iowa, 1931 (now section 309.17, Code of 1958), the board of supervisors was given the power to- employ a -county engineer, the concluding sentence of th'e section *1348 was, “The board shall fix…”
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