Iowa Code § 251.5: Duties of the advisory board.

The advisory board created in section 217.43 shall perform the following activities in the counties represented on the board concerning emergency relief:

1. Cooperate with a county’s board of supervisors in all matters pertaining to administration of relief.

2. At the request of a county’s board of supervisors, prepare requests for grants of state funds.

3. At the request of a county’s board of supervisors, administer county relief funds.

4. In a county receiving grants of state funds upon approval of the director of the department of administrative services and the county’s board of supervisors, administer both state and county relief funds.

5. Perform other duties as may be prescribed by the department and a county’s board of supervisors.