August 17, 2023 Board Meeting

IOWA PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD MEMBERS

Daniel Breitbarth, Des Moines (Government Representative, 2022-2026)
Joan Corbin, Pella (Government Representative, 2020-2024)
E. J. Giovannetti, Urbandale (Public Representative, 2022-2026)
Barry Lindahl, Dubuque (Government Representative, 2020-2024)
Joel McCrea, Pleasant Hill (Media Representative, 2022-2026)
Monica McHugh, Zwingle (Public Representative, 2022-2026)
Julie Pottorff, Des Moines (Public Representative, 2020-2024)
Jackie Schmillen, Urbandale (Media Representative, 2022-2026)
vacant

STAFF
Erika Eckley, Executive Director
Brett Toresdahl, Deputy Director
Daniel Strawhun, Legal Counsel

Dial-in number: 877-304-9269     Conference Code: 664760#

Note: ALL phones MUST remain on mute unless you are addressing the Board

Agenda

August 17, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

3rd Floor E/W Conference Room

Wallace Building

502 East 9th Street, Des Moines

1:00 PM – IPIB Meeting

I.          Approval of agenda*

II.        Approval of the July 20, 2023 minutes *

III.       Public Forum (5-minute limit per speaker)   

IV.       Comments from the board chair.  (McHugh)

VI.       Advisory Opinion – Deliberation/Action.

  1. 23AO:0003 (Iowa Public Information Board - - ) 7/21/2023 - How to determine whether a portion of a police investigative file can be withheld as confidential.  *
  2. 23AO:0004 (Requested Anonymously) 7/26/2023 - Is a document which contains part of the internet browsing history of a public official, conducted on a private computer, which was collected during a personnel investigation, a confidential record under Iowa Code 22.7(11)(a). *

VII.     Cases involving Board Deliberation/Action. * (Eckley)

  1. 23FC:0063 (Laurie - Chapter 21- City of Delhi) 6/19/2023 & 23FC:0066 (Greg Preussner - Chapter 21- Delhi City Council) 6/19/2023 – * Consolidation & Acceptance
  2. 23FC:0068 (Nolan McGowan - Chapter 21- Osceola County Board of Supervisors) 6/22/2023 * Acceptance
  3. 23FC:0035 (Concerned Citizen - Chapter 21- O'Brien County Conservation Board) 3/11/2023 * Final Report
  4. 23FC:0047 (Darran Sellers - Chapter 21- Vinton City Council) 4/18/2023 * Final Report
  5. 23FC:0053 (Debra Schiel-Larson - Both- Indianola Community School District) 5/4/2023 * Acceptance
  6. 23FC:0056 (Ruth Bolinger - Chapter 21- Creston City Council) 5/22/2023 * Dismissal
  7. 23FC:0065 (Neetu Arnold - Chapter 22- University of Northern Iowa) 6/19/2023 * Acceptance
  8. 23FC:0072 (Don Benedict - Chapter 22- City of Sidney) 7/18/2023 * Acceptance
  9. 23FC:0080 (Kenneth Brown – Chapter 22 – City of Sidney) 8/3/23 * Dismissal
  10. 23FC:0073 (Don Burgmaier - Chapter 22- Iowa Attorney General's Office) 7/18/2023 * Dismissal
  11. 23FC:0077 (Clifford Davis - Chapter 21- City of Grand River) 7/21/2023 * Dismissal

VIII.    Matters Withdrawn, No Action Necessary. (Eckley)

  1. 23FC:0061 (Michelle Havenstrite - Chapter 21- PCM Community School Board) 6/16/2023 * Withdrawn
  2. 23FC:0078 (Jareb Gleckel - Chapter 22- Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship) 8/4/2023 * withdrawn

 IX.      Pending Complaints.  Informational Only (Eckley)

  1. (Mellisa Mattingly - Both- ) 8/3/2023 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
  2. (Elijah Mathern - Advisory Opinions- ) 8/4/2023 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
  3. 22FC:0118 (Dakoda Sellers - Chapter 22- City of Vinton) 11/14/2022 Informal Resolution Process
  4. 22FC:0069 (Mari Radtke - Chapter 22- City of Paulina) 7/25/2022 - Informal Resolution Process
  5. 23FC:0044 (Cliff Sheakley - Chapter 22- Tama County Auditor) 3/31/2023 – Informal Resolution Process
  6. 23FC:0059 (William Kreijanovsky - Chapter 22- Polk County) 6/16/2023 - Information Gathering
  7. 23FC:0060 (Dina Raley - Chapter 22- Delaware County Sheriff) 6/16/2023 - Information Gathering
  8. 23FC:0062 (Chuck Morris - Chapter 21- Page County Board of Supervisors) 6/16/2023 – Informal Resolution Process
  9. 23FC:0064 (Julie Ann Madden - Both- Akron Care Center) 6/19/2023 - Information Gathering
  10. 23FC:0069 (Roger Hurlbert - Chapter 22- Montgomery County Assessor) 6/26/2023 – Complaint Open
  11. 23FC:0071 (Bradley Wendt - Chapter 21- City of Adair) 7/18/2023 - Information Gathering
  12. 23FC:0074 (Chad Miller - Chapter 21- Scott County Board of Review) 7/18/2023 - Information  Gathering
  13. 23FC:0075 (Less Grossman - Chapter 21- Eastern Iowa Community College) 7/21/2023 –  Information Gathering
  14. 23FC:0076 (Stan Walk - Chapter 21- Mitchell County Economic Development Commission)  7/21/2023 - Information Gathering
  15. 23FC:0079 (Steve St. Clair - Chapter 21- Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors) 8/4/2023 –  Information Gathering

X.        Committee Reports                                                                            

  1. Communications – (Toresdahl)
  2. Legislative – (Eckley)
  3. Rules – (Strawhun)

XI.       Office status report.

  1. Office Update * (Eckley)

                  Discussion/Action regarding cyber security and public record requests sent to multiple government bodies.

  1. Financial/Budget Update (FY24) * (Toresdahl)
  2. Presentations/Trainings (Eckley)
  3. District Court Update (Eckley)

XII.     Next IPIB Board Meeting will be held in the Wallace Building, 3rd Floor, E/W Conference Room,

             September 21, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.

XIII.    Adjourn

* Attachments

IPIB Legislative Committee meeting at 3:00p.m. or immediately following the Board meeting in the IPIB Office Conference Room.