331.322 - DUTIES RELATING TO COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
331.322 DUTIES RELATING TO COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. The board shall: 1. Require and approve official bonds in accordance with chapter 64 and section 636.6, and pay the cost of certain officers' bonds as provided in section 64.11 and section 331.324, subsection 6. 2. Make temporary appointments in accordance with section 66.19, when an officer is suspended under chapter 66. 3. Fill vacancies in county offices in accordance with sections 69.8 to 69.14A, and make appointments in accordance with section 69.16 unless a special election is called pursuant to section 69.14A. 4. Provide suitable offices for the meetings of the county conservation board and the safekeeping of its records. 5. Furnish offices within the county for the sheriff, and at the county seat for the recorder, treasurer, auditor, county attorney, county surveyor or engineer, county assessor, and city assessor. The board shall furnish the officers with fuel, lights, and office supplies. However, the board is not required to furnish the county attorney with law books. The board shall not furnish an office also occupied by a practicing attorney to an officer other than the county attorney. 6. Review the final compensation schedule of the county compensation board and determine the final compensation schedule in accordance with section 331.907. 7. Provide necessary office facilities and the technical and clerical assistance requested by the county compensation board to accomplish the purposes of sections 331.905 and 331.907. 8. Provide the sheriff with county-owned automobiles or contract for privately owned automobiles as needed for the sheriff and deputies to perform their duties, the need to be determined by the board. 9. Provide the sheriff and the sheriff's full-time deputies with necessary uniforms and accessories in accordance with section 331.657. 10. Pay for the cost of board furnished prisoners in the sheriff's custody, as provided in section 331.658, appoint and pay salaries of assistants at the jails, furnish supplies, and inspect the jails. 11. Furnish necessary equipment and materials for the sheriff to carry out the provisions of section 690.2. 12. Install radio materials in the office of the sheriff as provided in section 693.4. 13. Provide for the examination of the accounts of an officer who neglects or refuses to report fees collected, if a report is required by state law. The expense of the examination shall be charged to the officer and collectible on the officer's bond. 14. Establish and pay compensation of township trustees and township clerk, as provided in sections 359.46 and 359.47. 15. Furnish quarters for meetings of the board of review of assessments. 16. Pay reasonable compensation to assistants for the jury commission established under chapter 607A.
Section History: Early Form 1. [R60, § 312; C73, § 303; C97, § 422; SS15, § 422; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5130; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, § 322.3(8); C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 332.3(8), 332.43; S81, § 331.322; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 2, 3. [S81, § 331.322(2, 3); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 4. [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 111A.3; S81, § 331.322(4); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 5. [C73, § 3844; C97, § 468; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5133, 5134; C46, § 332.9, 332.10, 405.12; C50, 54, 58, § 332.9, 332.10, 405.12, 441.7; C62, § 332.9, 332.10, 441.14; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 332.9, 332.10, 336A.9, 441.14; S81, § 331.322(5); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321; 82 Acts, ch 1104, § 34] 6. [C66, 71, 73, 75, § 340.3; C77, 79, 81, § 340A.6; S81, § 331.322(6); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 7. [C77, 79, 81, § 340A.5; S81, § 331.322(7); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 8. [C31, 35, 39, § 5130; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, § 332.3(18); C77, 79, 81, § 332.3(18), 332.35; S81, § 331.322(8); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 9. [C66, 71, 73, § 332.10; C75, 77, 79, § 332.10, 337A.2; C81, § 337A.2; S81, § 331.322(9); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 10. [C51, § 2536; R60, § 4145; C73, § 3788; C24, 27, § 5197-d1; C31, 35, § 5197-d1, -d2, -d3, -d5; C39, § 5191, 5197.01--5197.03, 5197.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, § 337.11, 338.1--338.3, 338.5; C75, 77, 79, 81, § 338.1--338.3, 338.5; S81, § 331.322(10); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 11. [C27, 31, 35, § 13417-b2; C39, § 13417.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 749.3; C79, 81, § 690.3; S81, § 331.322(11); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 12. [C31, 35, § 13417-d4; C39, § 13417.6; C46, 50, 54, 58, § 750.4; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 750.4, 750.6; C79, 81, § 693.4, 693.6; S81, § 331.322(12); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 13. [C97, § 548; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5253; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 343.5; S81, § 331.322(13); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 14. [C51, § 2548; R60, § 911, 4156; C73, § 3808, 3809; C97, § 590, 591; S13, § 590, 591; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5571, 5572; C46, 50, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 359.46, 359.47; S81, § 331.322(14); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 15. [C46, 50, 54, 58, § 405.17; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 441.34; S81, § 331.322(15); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321] 16. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 10858; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 608.11; S81, § 331.322(16); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 321]
Section History: Recent Form 83 Acts, ch 14, § 3; 83 Acts, ch 186, § 10071, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1108, § 1; 87 Acts, ch 227, §25; 88 Acts, ch 1161, § 13; 89 Acts, ch 215, § 5 Referred to in § 331.324 331.323 POWERS RELATING TO COUNTY OFFICERS -- COMBINING DUTIES. 1. A county may combine the duties of two or more of the following county officers and employees as provided in this subsection: a. Sheriff b. Treasurer c. Recorder d. Auditor e. Medical examiner f. General assistance director g. County care facility administrator h. Commission on veteran affairs i. Director of social welfare j. County assessor k. County weed commissioner. If a petition of electors equal in number to twenty-five percent of the votes cast for the county office receiving the greatest number of votes at the preceding general election is filed with the auditor no later than five working days before the filing deadline for candidates for county offices as specified in section 44.4 for the next general election, the board shall direct the commissioner of elections to call an election for the purpose of voting on the proposal. If the petition contains more than one proposal for combining duties, each proposal shall be listed on the ballot as a separate issue. If the majority of the votes cast is in favor of a proposal, the board shall take all steps necessary to combine the duties as specified in the petition. The petition shall state the offices and positions to be combined and the offices or positions to be abolished. Offices and positions that have been combined may be subsequently separated by a petition and election in the same manner. If an appointive officer or position is abolished, the term of office of the incumbent shall terminate one month from the day the proposal is approved. If an elective office is abolished, the incumbent shall hold office until the completion of the term for which elected, except that if a proposal is approved at a general election which fills the abolished office, the person elected shall not take office. When the duties of an officer or employee are assigned to one or more elected officers, the board shall set the initial salary for each elected officer. Thereafter, the salary shall be determined as provided in section 331.907. 2. The board may: a. Require additional security on an officer's bond, in accordance with sections 65.2 and 65.3, or hear a petition of the surety for release and require a new bond, in accordance with sections 65.4 to 65.8. b. Require any county officer to make a report to it under oath on any subject connected with the duties of the office, and remove from office by majority vote an officer who refuses or neglects to make a report or give a bond required by the board within twenty days after the requirement is made known to the officer. c. Compromise an unsatisfied judgment rendered in favor of the county against a county officer and the sureties on the officer's bond, if the county is satisfied that the full amount cannot be collected. The county may compromise with one or more of the sureties and release those sureties if the officer and each of the sureties on the officer's bond execute a written consent to the compromise and to the release of each of the sureties who agree to the compromise, and in the writing agree that the compromise and release do not release any of the sureties who do not agree to the compromise. The written consent shall be filed with the auditor. If the judgment is based upon a default in county funds, the money received under the compromise shall be paid pro rata to the funds in proportion to the amount each fund was in default at the time the judgment was rendered. d. Authorize a county officer to destroy records in the officer's possession which have been on file for more than ten years, and are not required to be kept as permanent records. e. Enter into an agreement with one or more other counties to share the services of a county attorney, in accordance with section 331.753. f. Provide that the county attorney be a full-time or part-time officer in accordance with section 331.752. g. Establish the number of deputies, assistants, and clerks for the offices of auditor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, and county attorney. h. Exercise other powers authorized by state law.
1. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 332.17--332.22; S81, § 331.323(1); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 322] 2. a. [S81, § 331.323(2); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 322] b. [R60, § 312; C73, § 303; C97, § 422; SS15, § 422; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5130(8, 9); C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 332.3(8, 9); S81, § 331.323; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 322] c. [C97, § 437--439; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5136--5138; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 332.12--332.14; S81, § 331.323(2); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 322] d. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5139; C46, 50, § 332.15; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, § 332.15, 343.13; C73, 75, 77, § 110.9, 332.15, 335.11, 343.13; C79, 81, § 110.16, 332.15, 335.11, 343.13; S81, § 331.323; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 322] e, f. [S81, § 331.323(2); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 322] g. [C97, § 298, 303, 481, 491, 496, 510, 2734; S13, § 303-a; SS15, § 298, 481, 491, 510-b, 2734-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5238; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 341.1; S81, § 331.323(2); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 322] h. [S81, § 331.323(2); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 322] 83 Acts, ch 186, § 10072, 10073, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1155, § 3; 87 Acts, ch 115, §52; 87 Acts, ch 227, § 26; 92 Acts, ch 1212, § 31; 93 Acts, ch 143, § 47 Referred to in § 331.502, 331.552, 331.602, 331.610, 331.653, 331.756(85), 441.56 331.324 DUTIES AND POWERS RELATING TO COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 1. The board shall: a. Carry out the duties of a public employer to engage in collective bargaining in accordance with chapter 20. b. Grant claims for mileage and expenses of officers and employees in accordance with sections 70A.9 to 70A.13 and section 331.215, subsection 2. c. Provide workers' compensation benefits to officers and employees as required by chapter 85. d. Provide occupational disease compensation to employees as required by chapter 85A. e. Cooperate with the workers' compensation commissioner and comply with requirements imposed upon counties under chapters 86 and 87. f. Comply with occupational safety and health standards as required by chapter 88. g. Comply with wage payment requirements imposed upon counties under chapter 91A. h. Comply with employment security requirements imposed upon counties under chapter 96. i. Participate in the Iowa public employees' retirement system as required by chapter 97B. j. Participate in the federal Social Security Act as required by chapter 97C. k. Provide for support of the civil service commission for deputy sheriffs in accordance with section 341A.20. l. Establish the compensation of deputies and assistants in accordance with section 331.904. m. Provide a deferred compensation program for any employee, in accordance with section 509A.12. n. Employ persons who are blind or partially blind and persons with physical disabilities in accordance with section 216C.2. o. Fix the compensation for services of county and township officers and employees if not otherwise fixed by state law. p. Perform other duties required by state law. 2. If the board wishes to participate in a program of interchange of employees, it shall do so in accordance with chapter 28D. 3. In exercising its power to resolve disputes with officers and employees, the board may arbitrate disputes in accordance with chapter 679B. 4. If the liability of a county officer or employee in the performance of official duties is not fully indemnified by insurance, the board shall pay a loss for which the officer or employee is found liable beyond the amount of insurance, and may compromise and settle any such claim. 5. If a board provides group insurance for county employees, it shall also provide the insurance to a full-time county extension office assistant employed in the county, if the county is reimbursed for the premium by the county extension district. 6. In carrying out the requirement of section 331.322, subsection 1, the board may purchase an individual or a blanket surety bond insuring the fidelity of county officers and county employees who are accountable for county funds or property subject to the minimum surety bond requirements of chapter 64. An elected county officer is deemed to have furnished surety if the officer is covered by a blanket bond purchased as provided in this subsection.
Section History: Early Form 1. a--n. [S81, § 331.324(1); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 323] o. [R60, § 312; C73, § 303; C97, § 422; SS15, § 422; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5130; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 332.3(10); S81, § 331.324(1); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 323] p. [S81, § 331.324(1); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 323] 2, 3. [S81, § 331.324(2--4); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 323] 4. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 332.43; S81, § 331.324(5); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 323; 82 Acts, ch 1104, § 35] 5. [C75, 77, 79, 81, § 509A.7; 82 Acts, ch 1101, § 1]
Section History: Recent Form 83 Acts, ch 14, § 4; 83 Acts, ch 186, § 10074, 10075, 10201; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §17; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §83; 98 Acts, ch 1061, §11 Referred to in § 331.322 331.325 CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE OF PIONEER CEMETERIES -- CEMETERY COMMISSION. 1. As used in this section, "pioneer cemetery" means a cemetery where there have been twelve or fewer burials in the preceding fifty years. 2. Each county board of supervisors may adopt an ordinance assuming jurisdiction and control of pioneer cemeteries in the county. The board shall exercise the powers and duties of township trustees relating to the maintenance and repair of cemeteries in the county as provided in sections 359.28 through 359.40 except that the board shall not certify a tax levy pursuant to section 359.30 or 359.33 and except that the maintenance and repair of all cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the county including pioneer cemeteries shall be paid from the county general fund. The maintenance and improvement program for a pioneer cemetery may include restoration and management of native prairie grasses and wildflowers. 3. In lieu of management of the cemeteries, the board of supervisors may create, by ordinance, a cemetery commission to assume jurisdiction and management of the pioneer cemeteries in the county. The ordinance shall delineate the number of commissioners, the appointing authority, the term of office, officers, employees, organizational matters, rules of procedure, compensation and expenses, and other matters deemed pertinent by the board. The board may delegate any power and duties relating to cemeteries which may otherwise be exercised by township trustees pursuant to sections 359.28 through 359.40 to the cemetery commission except the commission shall not certify a tax levy pursuant to section 359.30 or 359.33 and except that the expenses of the cemetery commission shall be paid from the county general fund. 4. Notwithstanding sections 359.30 and 359.33, the costs of management, repair, and maintenance of pioneer cemeteries shall be paid from the county general fund.
Section History: Recent Form 96 Acts, ch 1182, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 128, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 132, §3 Referred to in § 331.424B, 359.28, 459.102 331.326 THROUGH 331.340 Reserved. 331.341 CONTRACTS. 1. When the estimated total cost of a public improvement, other than improvements which may be paid for from the secondary road fund, exceeds the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B, the board shall follow the competitive bid procedures for governmental entities in chapter 26 and the contract letting procedures in section 384.103. As used in this section, "public improvement" means the same as defined in section 26.2 as modified by this subsection. 2. The board shall give preference to Iowa products and labor in accordance with chapter 73 and shall comply with bid and contract requirements in chapter 26. 3. Contracts for improvements which may be paid for from the secondary road fund shall be awarded in accordance with sections 309.40 to 309.43, 310.14, 314.1, 314.2, and other applicable state law. 4. If the contract price for a public improvement is twenty-five thousand dollars or more, the board shall require a contractor's bond in accordance with chapter 573. 5. In exercising its power to contract for public improvements, the board may contract for the application of contract termination procedures in accordance with chapter 573A.
Section History: Early Form [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 351, 5131, 5132; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, § 23.1, 332.7, 332.8; C77, 79, 81, § 23.1, 332.7; S81, § 331.341; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 340]
Section History: Recent Form 94 Acts, ch 1173, §18; 95 Acts, ch 71, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1153, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §31, 32, 42, 43; 2007 Acts, ch 144, §13 Referred to in § 28J.3, 28M.4, 331.301, 331.471, 346A.2, 350.6, 357H.7 Optional waiver; § 12.44 331.342 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN PUBLIC CONTRACTS. As used in this section, "contract" means a claim, account, or demand against or agreement with a county, express or implied, other than a contract to serve as an officer or employee of the county. However, contracts subject to section 314.2 are not subject to this section. An officer or employee of a county shall not have an interest, direct or indirect, in a contract with that county. A contract entered into in violation of this section is void. The provisions of this section do not apply to: 1. The designation of a bank or trust company as a depository, paying agent, or for investment of funds. 2. An employee of a bank or trust company, who serves as treasurer of a county. 3. Contracts made by a county upon competitive bid in writing, publicly invited and opened. 4. Contracts in which a county officer or employee has an interest solely by reason of employment, or a stock interest of the kind described in subsection 8, or both, if the contracts are made by competitive bid, publicly invited and opened, or if the remuneration of employment will not be directly affected as a result of the contract and the duties of employment do not directly involve the procurement or preparation of any part of the contract. The competitive bid qualification of this subsection does not apply to a contract for professional services not customarily awarded by competitive bid. 5. The designation of official newspapers. 6. A contract in which a county officer or employee has an interest if the contract was made before the time the officer or employee was elected or appointed, but the contract shall not be renewed. 7. A contract with volunteer fire fighters or civil defense volunteers. 8. A contract with a corporation in which a county officer or employee has an interest by reason of stockholdings when less than five percent of the outstanding stock of the corporation is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the officer or employee or the spouse or immediate family of the officer or employee. 9. A contract made by competitive bid, publicly invited and opened, in which a member of a county board, commission, or administrative agency has an interest, if the member is not authorized by law to participate in the awarding of the contract. The competitive bid qualification of this subsection does not apply to a contract for professional services not customarily awarded by competitive bid. 10. Contracts not otherwise permitted by this section, for the purchase of goods or services by a county, which benefit a county officer or employee, if the purchases benefiting that officer or employee do not exceed a cumulative total purchase price of one thousand five hundred dollars in a fiscal year. 11. A contract that is a bond, note, or other obligation of the county and the contract is not acquired directly from the county, but is acquired in a transaction with a third party, who may or may not be the original underwriter, purchaser, or obligee of the contract.
Section History: Early Form [S81, § 331.342; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 341]
Section History: Recent Form 90 Acts, ch 1209, §3, 4; 2003 Acts, ch 36, §2, 3 Referred to in § 28J.3, 28M.4, 331.471 331.343 THROUGH 331.360 Reserved. 331.361 COUNTY PROPERTY. 1. Counties bounded by a body of water have concurrent jurisdiction over the entire body of water lying between them. 2. In disposing of an interest in real property by sale or exchange, by lease for a term of more than three years, or by gift, the following procedures shall be followed, except as otherwise provided by state law: a. The board shall set forth its proposal in a resolution and shall publish notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the proposal, in accordance with section 331.305. b. After the public hearing, the board may make a final determination on the proposal by resolution. c. When unused highway right-of-way is not being sold or transferred to another governmental authority, the county shall comply with the requirements of section 306.23. 3. An interest in real property which is assessed for taxation as residential or commercial multifamily property may be disposed of through a public request for proposals process. A proposal submitted pursuant to this section shall state the housing use planned by the person submitting the proposal. The board shall publish the proposals in a notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the proposals, in accordance with section 331.305. After the public hearing, the board may choose by resolution from among the proposals submitted or may reject all proposals and submit a new request for proposals. 4. The board shall not dispose of real property by gift except for a public purpose, as determined by the board, in accordance with other state law. 5. The board shall: a. Proceed upon a petition to establish a memorial hall or monument under chapter 37, as provided in that chapter. b. Comply with section 103A.10, subsection 4, in the construction of new buildings. c. Proceed upon a petition to, or with approval of the voters, establish a county public hospital under chapter 347 or sell or lease a county hospital for use as a private hospital or as a merged area hospital under chapter 145A or sell or lease a county hospital in conjunction with the establishment of a merged area hospital in accordance with procedures set out in chapter 347. d. Bid for real property at a tax sale as required under section 446.19, and handle the property in accordance with section 446.31 and chapter 569. e. Require the conduction of a life cycle cost analysis for county facilities in accordance with chapter 470. f. Comply with chapter 216D if food service is provided in public buildings. g. Comply with section 216C.9 if curbs and ramps are constructed. h. Provide facilities for the district court in accordance with section 602.1303. i. Perform other duties required by state law. 6. In exercising its power to manage county real property, the board may lease land for oil and gas exploration as provided in section 458A.21. 7. The board shall not lease, purchase, or construct a facility or building before considering the leasing of a vacant facility or building which is located in the county and owned by a public school corporation. The board may lease a facility or building owned by the public school corporation with an option to purchase the facility or building in compliance with section 297.22. The lease shall provide that the public school corporation may terminate the lease if the corporation needs to use the facility or building for school purposes. The public school corporation shall notify the board at least thirty days before the termination of the lease.
Section History: Early Form 1. [C51, § 95; R60, § 223; C73, § 280; C97, § 395; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5129; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 332.2; S81, § 331.361(1); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 360] 2, 3. [C24, 27, 35, 39, § 5130; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 332.3; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, § 332.3, 569.8; C81, § 332.3(13); S81, § 331.361(2, 3); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 360] 4. [C39, § 5130.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 332.5; S81, § 331.361(4); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 360] 5. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 487; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 37.5; S81, § 331.361(5); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 360] 6. [S81, § 331.361(6); 81 Acts, ch 117, § 360] 7. [82 Acts, ch 1148, § 3]
Section 83 Acts, ch 186, § 10076, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 185, §1; 87 Acts, ch 35, §2; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §19; 96 Acts, ch 1204, §30; 97 Acts, ch 184, § 5; 2007 Acts, ch 54, §32 Referred to in § 350.4, 446.19A, 569.8, 589.28 331.362 ROADS AND TRAFFIC. 1. A county has jurisdiction over secondary roads as provided in section 306.4, subsection 2, subsection 5, paragraph "b", and subsection 6, paragraph "b". 2. The board shall exercise the county's jurisdiction over secondary roads in accordance with chapters 306, 309, 310, 314, and other applicable laws. 3. The board may establish secondary road assessment districts as provided in chapter 311. 4. If a county has land subject to section 312.8, the board shall administer road funds available under that section as prescribed in that section. 5. The board may enter into agreements with the department of transportation as provided in section 313.2. 6. The board shall provide for the control of noxious weeds in accordance with chapter 317. 7. The board shall cause the removal of obstructions on the secondary roads, in accordance with chapter 318. 8. The board shall proceed upon a petition to construct a sidewalk in accordance with sections 320.1 to 320.3. The board may grant permission to lay gas and water mains, construct and maintain cattleways, or construct sidewalks in connection with the secondary roads, in accordance with sections 320.4 to 320.8. 9. A county may regulate traffic on and use of the secondary roads, in accordance with sections 321.236 to 321.250, 321.254, 321.255, 321.285, subsection 4, sections 321.352, 321.471 to 321.473, and other applicable provisions of chapter 321, and sections 321G.9, 321I.10, and 327G.15.