Board & Election Information

Board Members

  • Chair
    Larry Israel
    Elected Area: 
    1
    Years Served: 
    March 10, 2010
  • Member
    Jerry Youngblood
    Elected Area: 
    4
    Years Served: 
    March 2007
  • Treasurer
    Latishia Clark
    Elected Area: 
    2
    Years Served: 
    April 11, 2012
  • Secretary
    Tim Schnakenberg
    Years Served: 
    Since 2006

    Tim served 6 months initially in 2002, then went off the Board for few years and back on in 2006 serving as Secretary. 

  • Vice Chair
    Diana Asher
    Elected Area: 
    3
    Years Served: 
    April 13, 2016
  • Partner- District Conservationist with NRCS
    Kyle Francka

Board of Supervisors Meetings
Meeting Date and Time:
Second Wednesday of each month.

Election Information

BALLOT

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Stone County Board Election Nomination Period runs Nov. 1 - Nov. 30, 2023 for Areas 1 and 3.  Qualifications to be a Board Supervisor are listed below:

Stone Co. SWCD 2024 Election: Voting Period will run between Feb. 1 - Feb. 20, 2024 for Areas 1 and 3; Ballots can be picked up at our office or requested by email to melissa.white@swcd.mo.gov; questions call 417-723-8389.

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.