Board & Election Information

Board Members

  • Bill Heitman
    Supervisor
    Bill Heitman
    Elected Area: 
    3
    Areas Served: 
    Clark and Dale townships
    Years Served: 
    Since March 7, 1990
  • Treasurer
    Clay Vogler
    Elected Area: 
    4
    Areas Served: 
    Templeton, Clay, and Benton townships
    Years Served: 
    Since 2020
  • Bobby Vette
    Chair
    Bobby Vette
    Elected Area: 
    1
    Areas Served: 
    Buchanon, Polk, and Nishnabotna townships
    Years Served: 
    Since March 26, 2002
  • Jim Crawford
    Secretary
    Jim Crawford
    Years Served: 
    Since 2000

    Contact:

    201 Hwy. 136 East,

    Rock Port, MO 64482.

    660-744-6231

    Appointed to the board by The University of Missouri Extension.

  • Vice Chair
    Mike Rolf
    Elected Area: 
    2
    Areas Served: 
    Lincoln, Tarkio, and Colfax Townships.
    Years Served: 
    Since 2020

Board of Supervisors Meetings
Meeting Place:
Atchison County SWCD Office
Meeting Date and Time:
2nd Thursday of each month at 9:30am

Election Information

Next Election: Feb 1st, 2024 to Feb 20th, 2024

BALLOT

Let it be known that the Atchison County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold an election for one supervisor in each of two different territories in the county February 1st thru February 20th, 2024. Anyone that owns a farm in Territory 1 (Buchanan, Polk, and Nishnabotna) or Territory 3 (Clark and Dale), and meets the qualifications listed below, may be considered as a candidate in the election. You may submit your name for participation in the election by completing the self-nomination form and delivering it to the district by 5:00 P.M. on November 30th, 2023. The self-nomination form is available online at https://mosoilandwater.land/files/self-nom-formpdf or in person at the district office (see contact info below).

Supervisors of the district administer district policies and programs, district personnel, and cost-share funding made available by the one-tenth-of-one-percent parks, soils and water sales tax. During fiscal year 2022, the district provided $987,700.56 of cost-share funds to 41 landowners to assist the landowners with installing agricultural erosion control and water quality practices.

The qualifications required to be a supervisor are:
1. Being a land representative from the district (10 CSR 70-4.010 (1) (I)). A land representative is defined as the owner or representative authorized by power of attorney of any farm lying within an area proposed to be established, and subsequently established, as a soil and water conservation district under Chapter 278, RSMo. Each farm is entitled to representation by a land representative: provided, however that the land representative is a taxpayer of the county within which the soil and water district is located.
2. Residing in, or owning a farm in, the area from which he/she is nominated where there is an expiring term.
3. Being a cooperator of the district, defined as, "a person who is actively engaged in farming and practices conservation activities related to agriculture".
4. Being a current resident and tax-paying citizen of the county for at least two years preceding the election date.
5. Be eighteen (18) years of age or older by the election date.

Atchison County Soil and Water Conservation District
302 East Highway 136
Rock Port, MO 64482
660-744-6201 Ext 101
jessica.shefferd@swcd.mo.gov

Elections are held every two years.

The qualifications required to be a supervisor are:

  1. Being a land representative from the district (as defined in 10 CSR 70-4.010 (1) (I)). A land representative is defined as the owner or representative authorized by power of attorney of any farm lying within an area proposed to be established, and subsequently established, as a soil and water conservation district under Chapter 278, RSMo. Each farm is entitled to representation by a land representative: provided, however that the land representative is a taxpayer of the county within which the soil and water district is located.

  2. Residing in, or owning a farm in, the area from which he/she is nominated where there is an expiring term.

  3. Being a cooperator of the district, defined as, "a person who is actively engaged in farming and practices conservation activities related to agriculture".

  4. Being a current resident and tax-paying citizen of the county for at least two years preceding the election date.

  5. Being eighteen (18) years of age or older by the election date.