Supervisor Vacancy

As you may have heard, Supervisor Janelle Rettig resigned abruptly on Sunday, April 18 giving no notice. So, Johnson County now has four Supervisors.

Taking on her work will not be difficult. Rettig only worked 12-15 hours per week in 2019; that was down to about 6 hours per week in 2020. She was both literally and figuratively calling it in. So, the rest of the Board can easily pick up the slack.

What happens now? A committee of Recorder Kim Painter, Treasurer Tom Kriz, and Auditor Travis Weipert met on Friday, April 23 to choose one of two options:

Appoint someone to fill out the remaining two years of Rettig’s term or call for a special election.

A special election has been set for June 8 to fill the vacancy. The winner of the election will serve until the term expires on Dec. 31, 2022. The parties will need to hold conventions and choose nominees.

Worker’s Memorial Day

Each year dozens of Iowa workers are killed at work and hundreds more suffer work-related injuries or diseases. Join us to remember those who have died on the job, hear from workers and advocates who are confronting workplace hazards, and renew our dedication to the struggle for safer workplace.

A remembrance will be held Wednesday, April 28 from 12-1 p.m. near Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City and will be sponsored by Iowa City Federation of Labor AFL-CIO and the University of Iowa Labor Center.