(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors have issued a notice with regard to the intent to amend Ordinance Number 7 entitle “Veterans Emergency Assistance Program.”

In summary, the Ordinance: Will explain definitions, eligibility, application requirements, forms of assistance, level of benefits (including indigent burial policies), the application process for assistance, initial determination, how to appeal and an appeal hearing.

A public hearing on the intent to establish the ordinance will be held in the Supervisor’s Board Room in the Cass County Courthouse in Atlantic, on Sept. 16, 2025, beginning at 9:05-a.m.

In accordance with the Code of Iowa, the proposed ordinance will be available for inspection at the County Auditor’s Office, and the requirement for a second vote may be suspended by a majority vote of the supervisors. If the second vote is suspended, a second public hearing will be held on Oct. 7, 2025, beginning at 9:05-a.m.