Board of Supervisors

About Jerry L. Parker

Jerry Parker has been a Wapello County Supervisor since 1998. For the most part, Parker was born and raised in Ottumwa. When he was 8-12 years of age he lived in Davenport, Iowa. Parker graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1963, is married and has four children and eight grandchildren.

Parker began his career in government in 1967 when he went to work for the City of Ottumwa Engineering Department.  While there he served as president of the Local 1404, the city employees union. During that time Parker was elected to a term on the Riverfront Commission. He then served four terms on the Ottumwa City Council in charge of Parks and Public Property.

Parker was elected to three terms as the full-time Mayor of Ottumwa. He was then elected to two terms to the Sunnyslope Board of Trustees. In 1998, Parker was elected to the Wapello County Board of Supervisors and is currently serving his sixth term.

As supervisor, Jerry L. Parker also serves on the following committees and boards:

• Board of Health, Liason
• South Central Region MH Governance Board
• 8th Judicial District (Court Service)
• Iowa Emergency Management (EMD), authorized rep for Fed/State Financial Assistance
• South Iowa Area Detention Service Agency
• Pathfinders RCD, alternate
• RPC, alternate
• Soap Creek Watershed Management Authority
• South Iowa Area Crime Commission
• Wapello County Emergency Management Commission
• Wapello County Fair Board, Liason
• Southeast Iowa Response Group
• Local Emergency Planning Commission

About Brian Morgan

Brian Morgan is currently serving his first term on the Wapello County Board of Supervisors.  Morgan is a life long resident of Ottumwa, graduated OHS in 1997, and has owned and operated Morgan’s Corner Bar & Grill since 2012. He had worked at Golden Eagle Dist. for 13 years previously.

Morgan is married to his wife Jill and has three children (Mallory, 11, Nellie, 9, and Charlie, 8.).

As supervisor, Brian Morgan also serves on the following committees and boards:

• Deferred Compensation Plan Comm
• DECAT Council
• ICAP (Iowa Community Assurance Pool, alternate Rep)
• Pathfinders
• SIDCA (Southern Iowa Development & Conservation Authority)
• Risk Management Coordinator
• Wapello County Area Agency on Aging
• Southern Iowa Mental Health Board
• South Iowa Area Crime Commission, alternate Rep
• Wapello County Human Resources
• 28E American Gothic Welcome Center
• South Central Region MH Governance Board - Alternate
• OEDC - Ottumwa Economic Development Corp.
• Bridgeview Inc.
• Convention & Visitors Bureau

About Wayne Huit

Wayne Huit is an Ottumwa native and graduate of Ottumwa High School in 1965. He is an Army Veteran and was deployed for two years. He worked for John Deere Company for thirty years. He has owned Wayne’s Tire and Wheel for thirty-five years.

Wayne has one daughter living in Ottumwa and another in Illinois. Wayne and his wife reside in Wapello County.

As supervisor, Wayne Huit also serves on the following committees and boards:

• Central Iowa Team Tourism Association - Alternate
• Eastern Iowa Tourism
• Handicapped Accessibility Coordinator
• RPA Regional Planning Authority
• RC & D (Resource Conservation & Development Committee) Also Regional Committee
• RPC (Regional Planning Comm) and official rep under Res #163-2002 for RPC financial Report
• 10-15 Transit Board
• Workforce Investment Board, CEO
• Indian Hills Regional Development Commission
• Regional Housing Trust Fund
• Community Transformation Committee
• REDI Board
• SIEDA
• Veterans Affairs Board Liason