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County Emergency Management Commission

The structure and operation of county emergency management commissions is set forth in Iowa Code §29C.9 (Emergency Management and Security).  

The Black Hawk County Emergency Management Commission is comprised of elected leaders from each of the municipalities which make up the county.  Each Commissioner may appoint one designate. 

  • Commission Bylaws

    All Iowa county emergency management commissions are required to operate under a set of bylaws.

  • Commission Meetings

    Black Hawk County EMA Commission meetings are typically held the 3rd Thursday of the month at the EMA Building on Newell Street in Waterloo.

  • Commission Members

    County boards of supervisors, city councils, and the sheriff in each county must establish a commission to carry out the provisions of Iowa law (Iowa Code, Chapter 29C). These local commissions each appoint an emergency management coordinator, who is responsible to fulfill the commission’s duties. Two or more county commissions (with the approval of their respective boards of supervisors and cities) may enter into an agreement for a multi-county emergency management agency.