A service area advisory board created in section 217.43 shall perform the following activities for any county in the board’s service area concerning emergency relief:
 1. Cooperate with a county’s board of supervisors in all matters pertaining to administration of relief.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 251.5

  • Administrator: means the administrator of the division of adult, children, and family services of the department of human services. See Iowa Code 251.1
  • Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. At the request of a county’s board of supervisors, prepare requests for grants of state funds.
 3. At the request of a county’s board of supervisors, administer county relief funds.
 4. In a county receiving grants of state funds upon approval of the director of the department of administrative services and the county’s board of supervisors, administer both state and county relief funds.
 5. Perform other duties as may be prescribed by the administrator and a county’s board of supervisors.