The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors have announced that they intend to make an appointment to fill the vacancy in the office of Montgomery County Treasurer. Their action takes place at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2020, in the basement meeting room at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Red Oak. The person appointed will conduct the duties of that position until the seat appears on the General Election ballot in November 2022 or earlier if a Special Election is ordered.

Persons interested in the appointment must submit a letter of interest and a resume no later than November 20, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. Requirements must be sent to the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office, 105 E Coolbaugh, PO Box 469, Red Oak, Iowa, 51566. They can be mailed, hand-delivered or put in the drop box located at the Courthouse.

Notice is further given that the electors of Montgomery County have the right to file a petition in accordance with Code of Iowa 69.14A requesting a Special Election. Said petition shall be filed with the County Auditor within 14 days after the vacancy is filled by appointment. The petition shall meet the requirements of Code of Iowa 331.306, which, in part, states the petition must be signed by a number equal or greater than at least 10 percent of the votes cast in the County for the office of Governor at the proceeding General Election which equals to 397 signatures