June 19, 2025, Board Meeting

IOWA PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD

MEMBERS
Joan Corbin, Pella (Government Representative, 2024-2028)
E. J. Giovannetti, Urbandale (Public Representative, 2022-2026)
Barry Lindahl, Dubuque (Government Representative, 2024-2028)
Catherine Lucas, Johnston (Government Representative, 2024-2028)
Luke Martz, Des Moines (Public Representative, 2024-2028)
Joel McCrea, Pleasant Hill (Media Representative, 2022-2026)
Monica McHugh, Zwingle (Public Representative, 2022-2026)
Jackie Schmillen, Urbandale (Media Representative, 2022-2026)
Vacant

STAFF
Erika Eckley, Executive Director
Kimberly Murphy, Deputy Director
Alexander Lee, Agency Counsel

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Agenda
June 19, 2025, 1:00 p.m.
Conference Room Jessie Parker Building, East
510 East 12th Street, Des Moines

1:00 PM – IPIB Meeting

I.         Approval of agenda* 

II.        Approval of the May 15, 2025 minutes *

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

IV.       Comments from the board chair.  (McHugh) 

V.        Consent Agenda *

      A.  Dismissals

1. 25FC:0051 (Brandie Keegan – Chapter 22 – DCI) 5/12/2025
2. 25FC:0052 (Michelle Anderson - Both- City of Davenport) 5/16/2025
3. 25FC:0053 (Kevin Kilgore - Both- Department of Revenue) 5/19/2025
4. 25FC:0059 (Ruth Miller Kahler - Chapter 21- Mason City Public School) 5/23/2025
5. 25FC:0071 (Craig Sash - Chapter 21- Tama County Board of Supervisors) 6/10/2025

      B. Acceptance

1. 25FC:0049 (Cody Edwards - Chapter 22- Iowa Department of Revenue) 5/2/2025
2. 25FC:0050 (Kenneth Brown - Chapter 21- City of Sidney) 5/10/2025
3. 25FC:0054 (Tim Ferguson - Public Records Law- City of Davenport) 5/19/2025
4. 25FC:0055 (Justin Cole - Chapter 21- Mount Union Benefited Fire District) 5/21/2025
5. 25FC5/12/2025:0060 (Robert Stewart - Chapter 22- Oelwein police department Oelwein Iowa 50662) 5/23/2025
6. 25FC:0062 (Kayla Brown - Chapter 22- Kirkwood community college) 5/27/2025
7. 25FC:0063 (Miguel Puentes - Chapter 22- Davenport Police Department) 5/28/2025
8. 25FC:0064 (Alisha Beers - Both- The City Council, Mayor and City Clerk/Admin) 5/30/2025
9. 25FC:0069 (Cassie Rochholz – Chapter 21- City of Solon) 6/4/2025
10. 25FC:0067 (EyesOffCR - Chapter 22- City of Cedar Rapids) 6/6/2025

VI.       Advisory Opinion – Deliberation/Action.

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

1. 25FC:0024 (Jason Kensett - Chapter 22- Iowa DCI) 2/21/2025 - Investigative Report
2. 24FC:0064 (Mark Milligan - Chapter 22- Monroe County Sheriff's Department; represented by Monroe County Attorney) 7/30/2024 – Status Report
3. 24FC:0090 (Sarah Weber - Chapter 21- Orange City Council) 10/9/2024 - Final Report
4. 24FC:0096 (Rachel Dolley - Chapter 21- Commission of Wapello County Veterans Affairs) 10/28/2024 – Investigative Report
5. 25FC:0035 (Roger Krohn - Chapter 21- Monona County Board of Supervisors) 4/3/2025 - Investigative Report
6. 25FC:0042 (Jeffrey Halter - Chapter 21- Iowa Central Community College Board of Directors and Cabinet) 4/16/2025 - Investigative Report
7. 25FC:0044 (Lily Leyva - Chapter 22- West Bend Mallard Community School District) 4/21/2025 -  Investigative Report
8. 25FC:0046 (Linda Reardon - Chapter 21- Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Board) 4/24/2025 - Investigative Report

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

1. 25FC:0032 (Kevin Brehm - Chapter 22- Urbandale Community School District) 4/1/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
2. 25FC:0047 (Lucian Diaconu - Chapter 22- Gilbert Community School District) 4/29/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn

 IX.     Pending Complaints. Informational Only No Action or Deliberation (Eckley)

1. 24FC:0089 (Curtis Wagler - Chapter 22- Henry County Sheriff's Office) 10/8/2024 - Information Gathering/IR Process
2. 24FC:0092 (Aubrey Burress - Both- Pleasant Grove township) 10/21/2024 - Contested Case
3. 24FC:0110-1 (Keegan Jarvis - Chapter 21- City of Swan IA) 11/6/2024 - Probable Cause Investigation
4. (Rachel Dolley - Chapter 21- Wapello County Veterans Affairs) 11/21/2024 - Information Gathering/IR Process
5. 24FC:0120 (Paul Dorr - Both- Osceola County, Iowa) 11/27/2024 - Probable Cause Investigation
6. 25FC:0012 (Matt Loffer - Chapter 22- City of Marengo, Marengo Police Department) 2/3/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
7. 25FC:0018 (Tammy Wise - Chapter 21- Tama County) 2/10/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
8. 25FC:0022 (Steve St. Clair - Chapter 22- The Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors and the City of Ossian.) 2/17/2025 - Board Acceptance of IR
9. 25FC:0027 (Jerry Hamelton - Chapter 22- Keokuk Police Department) 3/12/2025 - Draft Order
10. 25FC:0031 (Michael Chapman - Chapter 21- Waterloo Community School District Board of Education) 3/26/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
11. 25FC:0040 (Stephanie Erickson - Chapter 21- Indianola City Council) 4/10/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
12. 25FC:0057 (Carli Miller - Both- City of Miles, Iowa) 5/22/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
13. 25FC:0056 (Kenny Shearon - Both- City of Brighton ,Iowa) 5/22/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
14. 25FC:0061 (Dylan Southall - Public Records Law- Cedar Falls Utilities - Cedar Falls, Iowa) 5/23/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
15. 25FC:0058 (Rachel Doyle - Both- City of Rolfe) 5/27/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
16. 25FC:0065 (John Rasmussen - Chapter 21- Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors) 6/3/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
17. 25FC:0066 (Joe Goche - Open Meetings Law- Board of Supervisors Auditor) 6/3/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
18. 25FC:0068 (Kelley DeLong - Chapter 22- Benton County Sheriffs department) 6/5/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
19. 25FC:0070-2 (Keith Wieland - Public Records Law- Buchanan County, Iowa) 6/10/2025 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
20. (Justin Scott - Open Meetings Law- Denver Community School District) 6/12/2025 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
21. 25FC:0072 (Jonathan Uhl - Chapter 22- Scott County / Scott County Attorney's Office) 6/13/2025 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
22. 24AO:0013 (Erika Eckley - - ) 12/12/2024 - New / Question Information ReviewedHow should interviews for public employees be conducted after the Teig v. Loeffler decision?
23. 25AO:0006 (Crystal Rink) 5/13/2025 - To what extent can materials submitted in response to a request for proposal be withheld as confidential trade secrets?
24. 25AO:0008 – HF 706 Training Requirements
25. 25AO:0007 (Jack Hatanpa - - Brick-Gentry, P.C.) 5/30/2025 - Acknowledgement of QuestionWhat obligation does a city have to retrieve public records from an uncooperative non-government actor?

 X.       Committee Reports                                                                          

1.  Training – (Lee)
2. Legislative – (Eckley)
3. Rules – (Murphy)

XI.      Office status report. 

1.  Office Update * (Eckley)
2. Financial/Budget Update (FY25) * (Eckley)
3. Presentations/Trainings (Eckley)
4. District Court Update (Eckley)

XII.     Next IPIB Board Meeting will be held on July 17, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. 

XIII.   Adjourn