The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 proposed county budget at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The meeting will be held in the second-floor boardroom of the Johnson County Health and Human Services (HHS) Building located at 855 S. Dubuque Street in Iowa City. Free parking is available on the first floor of the parking ramp to the north of the building as well as the open lot adjacent.

During the public hearing, any resident or taxpayer may present objections to or arguments in favor of the proposed budget.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is seeking proposals for a new initiative aimed at identifying and supporting local businesses that have been impacted and disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted to increase the County’s recommended minimum wage to $12.64 per hour, effective Monday, July 1, 2024. The Board of Supervisors used Consumer Price Index data to set the increase, which is based on inflation.

Though the wage increase is symbolic in nature and unenforceable under State law, the Supervisors approved the increase to remain in line with the Board’s vote in September 2015 to begin phased increases. The Board of Supervisors has voted to increase the minimum wage in Johnson County since 2015.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the proposed Volume 3: Mid-Term Update to the Johnson County 2018 Comprehensive Plan at its regularly scheduled meeting that begins at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 11. Routine business may precede the comprehensive plan agenda item.

The public may attend the meeting in person or virtually.

Johnson County is seeking a qualified turnkey transportation operator to lead door-to-door on-demand and pre-scheduled trips through its Trip Connect program.

The Trip Connect pilot aims to address the transportation needs of Johnson County residents seeking access to employment and education in Coralville and North Liberty during periods when conventional public transportation is unavailable.