Engineer
Rafe Koopman, County Engineer
Location: First floor, Clayton County Office Building
Position: Appointed by the Board of Supervisors annually
Responsibilities of the County Engineer include:
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Plan all road, bridge and culvert projects on secondary road systems
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Inspect contract road, bridge and culvert projects
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Design and submit all plans to the Iowa Department of Transportation and County Auditor
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File an annual report to the Iowa Department of Transportation, accounting for all monies spent on all roads and bridges in the county secondary road system
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Direct and supervise all construction and maintenance work
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Responsible for the efficient, economical and good faith performance of all projects in the county's secondary road system
Weed Commission and Roadside Vegetation
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Louis Eberhardt, Manager
Location: Secondary Road Shop in Elkader
Position: appointed annually by the Board of Supervisors
Snow and Ice Removal
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Clayton County Road Department
Re: Snow and Ice Control
The Department maintains 200 miles of paved and 850 miles of gravel roads which can be a daunting task during a snowstorm. Statewide, the extensive rural system can strain local snow and ice budgets - counties are responsible for almost four times the road miles of state, city and town agencies combined. County Engineer Rafe Koopman stated that “We take our road clearing responsibilities seriously. We realize that many rural residents work in nearby towns and lost time on the job is a financial hardship to the family. Likewise, we realize that livestock farmers must have access to care for their animals on a regular basis. These folks pay our wages and we want to provide them responsive, efficient service.”
