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On the heels of one of the most challenging years for public safety in recent memory, Tama County will be in search of a new Emergency Management Coordinator.
The Tama County Emergency Management Commission accepted the resignation of Mindy Benson during a meeting on Feb. 9.
Benson started work in Tama County during the fall of 2013 and up until 2020, served as both the Emergency Management Coordinator and the E-911 Director for the county.
Last year the Emergency Management and E-911 departments split into separate departments with Benson heading the EMA department and Jeremy Cremeans coming on as the Communications Director and heading the 911 department.
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County officials elected in the November general election were sworn in by District 1 Supervisor Larry Vest on Dec. 28. Pictured taking the oath of office at the county Administration Building are (from left): Laura Kopsa, Tama County Auditor; Dennis Kucera, Tama County Sheriff; Dan Anderson District 3 Supervisor and Bill Faircloth, District 1 Supervisor.
At the most recent Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 28 the four county officials elected in November’s general election were sworn in. Newly elected District 2 Supervisor Bill Faircloth joined District 3 Supervisor Dan Anderson, Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera and County Auditor Laura Kopsa in taking the oath of office, administered by District 1 Supervisor Larry Vest.