Supervisors
Pictured Above: Wally Hildebrandt, Dick Huston, Gary Wagenbach, Bob Duban, Bob Borchert
Board Members
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Bob Borchert, Chair
District 5: Faribault
Phone: 507-334-9835
Term Expires: 1/1/11
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Wally Hildebrandt, Vice-chair
District 3: Cannon City, Wheeling, Walcott, Richland
Phone: 507-789-6703
Term Expires: 1/1/11
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Gary Wagenbach, Treasurer
District 4: Bridgewater, Northfield
Phone: 507-645-8549
Term Expires:1/1/13
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Richard Huston, Secretary
District 2: Shieldsville, Wells, Morristown, Warsaw
Phone:507-332-8533
Term Expires:1/1/13
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Robert Duban, Public Relations and Information
District 1: Wheatland, Webster, Erin, Forest
Phone: 507-645-8024
Term Expires: 1/1/13
HOW TO BECOME A SWCD SUPERVISOR
SWCD supervisor positions are filled through general elections.
Interested citizens should file a Minnesota Affidavit of Candidacy
(available from the county auditor), along with a $20 filing fee. All
candidates for state and local offices must state on the Affidavit of
Candidacy that they are eligible voters, will be at least 21 years of
age when assuming office, and will have been residents of their
nominating district for at least 30 days before the general election.
Supervisor candidates must live in and file from a nominating district.
Candidates are elected at large on the ballot.
SWCDs are local units of government that manage and direct natural
resource management programs at the local level. Minnesota's 91 SWCDs
cover the entire state and generally follow county lines. SWCD
supervisors have four main responsibilities during their four-year
terms. They set overall policy and long-term objectives for their
district; develop their district's annual and comprehensive plans;
approve landowner cost-share contracts; and work with SWCD staff to see
that policies and plans are implemented. They are not paid a salary;
however, they do receive compensation for attending meetings and are
reimbursed for expenses.