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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Ringgold residents named to state boards
Five Ringgold county citizens were recently appointed by Governor Terry Branstad to state boards to assume the roles in
public policy-making. Tracee KNAPP, Mary K. OVERHOLTZER, Brandy SHAY, Doug SOBOTKA, and Adam TRIGGS were among a number
of new appointees who gathered in Des Moines for official recognition.
Gov. Terry Branstad, Tracy Knapp and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds
KNAPP was appointed to the Judicial Nominating Commission for District 5. Her appointment runs through January 31, 2018.
Gov. Terry Branstad, Adam Triggs and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds
TRIGGS, SHAY, and SOBOTKA were appointed to the STEM Advisory Board of the Southwest Iowa District for a three-year term.
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. It is an educational initiative currently under development
across the state.
Gov. Terry Branstad, Mary K. Overholtzer and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds
OVERHOLTZER was appointed to the Board of Educational Examiners until April 2013 with possibilities of reappointment.
An orientation session took place on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the State Historical Building. Topics provided legal overviews
for the new board and commission members that entailed gift laws and conflicts of interest in sales of goods and services.
The training session discussed the administrative rules process and differences between laws and rules.
A great deal of discussion centered on the importance of open meetings, public records and administrative rules.
Following the training, all state appointees were invited to Terrace Hill for a reception of autumn punch, cookies and
pictures with Governor Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds.
Photographs courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2012
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