Most Johnson County governmental offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in observance of Presidents Day.
Detailed schedule changes and other office closures include:
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is still available for qualifying low- to moderate-income workers in Johnson County. VITA provides free tax preparation assistance from trained volunteers from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, and College of Law. VITA services are available through Monday, April 12, 2022. This year tax returns will be completed virtually.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is still available for qualifying low- to moderate-income workers in Johnson County.
Janet Lyness announces she will not seek re-election as Johnson County Attorney. Her current term concludes Dec. 31, 2022.
Lyness graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1989. After a clerkship for the Seventh Judicial District Court, she joined the Johnson County Attorney’s Office in 1990 as an Assistant County Attorney. In 2006, she was the first woman elected Johnson County Attorney. She was re-elected in 2010, 2014 and 2018. She is currently in the final year of her fourth four-year term.
The League of American Bicyclists has again recognized the Johnson County Downtown Campus with a Gold-level Bicycle Friendly Business award. The campus first earned the designation in 2017.