Purpose and Responsibilities
The Idaho Association of Highway Districts (IAHD) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan service organization dedicated to the improvement of highway districts. It was designed with the objectives to oversee legislation affecting highway districts; educate highway district officials to continually improve management policies and practices; and assist members to find or obtain technical and legal services.
The IAHD is funded annually through dues paid by member highway districts and revenues generated by IAHD services. The bylaws of the IAHD provide that a Board of Directors shall be comprised of highway district commissioners who are elected at the IAHD Annual Convention by the membership to aid in governance of the Association. A nominated five-member Executive Committee has the authority to manage the legislative matters and routine affairs of the Association. The president has the authority to appoint the executive director to serve at the pleasure of, and under the direction of the Executive Committee. It is the executive director’s responsibility to manage the affairs of the IAHD under direction of the Board.
The IAHD is funded annually through dues paid by member highway districts and revenues generated by IAHD services. The bylaws of the IAHD provide that a Board of Directors shall be comprised of highway district commissioners who are elected at the IAHD Annual Convention by the membership to aid in governance of the Association. A nominated five-member Executive Committee has the authority to manage the legislative matters and routine affairs of the Association. The president has the authority to appoint the executive director to serve at the pleasure of, and under the direction of the Executive Committee. It is the executive director’s responsibility to manage the affairs of the IAHD under direction of the Board.
IAHD Membership
The IAHD represents highway districts with a united front to the legislature and serves as a resource to its members. The Association strives to provide opportunities for members to exchange ideas, techniques, and solutions to common challenges and concerns. Members are invited and encouraged to attend regional meetings, gatherings, and the annual convention hosted by IAHD. At such events, well-respected speakers discuss legislation, legal issues, innovation to road construction, and the future of transportation in Idaho.
Benefits of membership include assistance to obtain technical or legal services, guidance for improving management policies and practices, training and education on techniques and skills for road and bridge construction and maintenance, representation and advocacy at the Idaho Capitol to promote highway district interests, in-depth overview of legislation concerning local roads and highway district funding, invitation to the IAHD Annual Convention, access to the Wynkoop Legal Program for cost-effective phone consultations, and eligibility for the IAHD Scholarship Fund to aid in the cost of higher education for highway district employees, children, and grandchildren
Benefits of membership include assistance to obtain technical or legal services, guidance for improving management policies and practices, training and education on techniques and skills for road and bridge construction and maintenance, representation and advocacy at the Idaho Capitol to promote highway district interests, in-depth overview of legislation concerning local roads and highway district funding, invitation to the IAHD Annual Convention, access to the Wynkoop Legal Program for cost-effective phone consultations, and eligibility for the IAHD Scholarship Fund to aid in the cost of higher education for highway district employees, children, and grandchildren