Supervisor Elections
Minnesota's natural resources play an important role in the state's economy and its citizens' quality of life. Therefore, protecting and managing those natural resources is an important responsible. Citizens interested in leading those efforts are encouraged to run for supervisor of their local soil and water conservation district. A supervisor position is a four-year term and usually requires one to three meetings monthly for which a stipend is provided.
Being a supervisor is an opportunity for people concerned with resource management in Anoka County to become involved in policy making at the local, regional and state levels.
Chairman Kim Kovich encourages all those interested to file and become a part of a special purpose local unit of government that manages and directs a number of popular resource programs, including the State Cost-Share Program. An elected five-member board governs each of Minnesota's 91 SWCDs.
Interested parties can call Anoka County Elections office at 763/323-5275 for filing information. There is a $20.00 filing fee and each applicant will receive a filing packet with election regulations.
Although the supervisors are elected at-large - meaning that every eligible voter in the county may vote for all open supervisor positions - they are nominated from one of five directs within the County. An individual must live in a nominating district with an open supervisor position in order to run. Supervisors do not participate in primary elections.