Board & Election Information

Board Members

Clark County Board Members

From left to right: Ed Riney, Wesley Parrish, Henry Heinze and Lee Suter. Not pictured Wyatt Miller.
  • Chair
    Henry Heinze
    Elected Area: 
    3
    Areas Served: 
    Lincoln, Madison, and Jackson townships
    Years Served: 
    Since April 1992
  • Vice Chair
    Ed Riney
    Elected Area: 
    2
    Areas Served: 
    Des Moines, Clary and Vernon townships
    Years Served: 
    Since February 1994
  • Treasurer
    Roger Sedore
    Elected Area: 
    4
    Areas Served: 
    Wyaconda, Washington and Union townships
    Years Served: 
    Since December 2020
  • Member
    Jerry Hays
    Elected Area: 
    1
    Areas Served: 
    Folker, Gant, Jefferson and Sweet Home townships
    Years Served: 
    Since June 2021
  • Secretary (University of Missouri Extension)
    Katie Hogan
    Years Served: 
    Since 2021

Board of Supervisors Meetings
Meeting Place:
USDA Building, which is located at the junction of Highway 81 and 136 in Kahoka.
Meeting Date and Time:
Third Monday of every month at 8 a.m.

 

A copy of the monthly Board Meeting Minutes can be obtained by contacting the local office. Date and time are subject to change. Call the soil and water conservation district office at 660-727-2955 ext. 3 to verify date and time.

SEEKING NOMINEES

Clark County SWCD Board of Supervisors

Let it be known that the Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold an election for one supervisor in each of two different territories in the county on February 1 to February 22, 2022. Anyone that owns a farm in Territory II (Des Moines, Vernon and Clay) or Territory IV (Wyaconda, Washington and Union), 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 1, 2021.

The self-nomination form is available online at https://mosoilandwater.land/clark 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 2021, the district provided $126,079.38 of cost-share funds to 39 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.

 

Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District

23460 East Main St   Suite 1   Kahoka, MO 63445

660-727-2955 ext 3

Jacky.martin@swcd.mo.gov

 

Election Information

Next Election: 

Area 1 and Area 3

BALLOT

Nomination Period November 1-30, 2023

The qualifications required to be a supervisor are:

1. Being a land representative from the district. 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, 10 CSR 70-4.010(1)(I)

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. Section 278.110, RSMo.

5. Be eighteen (18) years of age or older by the election date and be willing to serve the full term they are elected for.

6. Provide a valid mailing address to the program office and notify the program of any change of address during their term.

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.