Pottawattamie County

Pottawattamie County is a county located in the southwest corner of the beautiful state of Iowa in the United States of America. The county was established on February 24, 1847 and the county seat is in the City of Council Bluffs. Other population centers in Pottawattamie County include: Avoca, Carson, Carter Lake, Crescent, Hancock, Macedonia, McClelland, Minden, Neola, Oakland, Shelby, Treynor, Underwood, and Walnut. The county is administered by a Board of Supervisors which are elected and include five members. There are many departments which serve the public. They are as follows (department head elected/appointed): Animal Control (appointed) Attorney (elected) Assessor (appointed) Auditor (elected) Buildings and Grounds (appointed) Community Services (appointed) Communications/911 (appointed) Conservation (appointed) Emergency Management (appointed) GIS (appointed) Human Resources (appointed) Information Technology (appointed) Medical Examiner (appointed) Planning & Development (appointed) Recorder (elected) Engineering/Secondary Roads (appointed) Sheriff (elected) Treasurer (elected) Veteran Affairs (appointed)