Board Meeting

May 15, 2025, Board Meeting

Event Date & Time
Event Location
Jessie Parker Building

510 E 12th St
Des Moines, IA 50319

Virtual Attendees
Livestream on IPIB's YouTube channel

Event Details

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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https://youtube.com/@IowaPublicInformationBoard

Note: If you wish to make public comment to the Board, please send an email to IPIB@iowa.gov prior to the meeting.

Agenda
May 15, 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 April 17, 2025 minutes *

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

IV.       Comments from the board chair.  (McHugh) 

V.        Consent Agenda *

      A.  Dismissals

  1. 25FC:0034 (Lucian Diaconu - Chapter 22 - Gilbert Community School District) 3/31/2025
  2. 25FC:0036 (Anonymous - Chapter 21 - Mitchell County Board) 4/7/2025
  3. 25FC:0041 (Michael Chapman - Chapter 22 - Waterloo Community School District) 4/9/2025
  4. 25FC:0043 (Steven Wycoff - Chapter 22 - Iowa Department of Corrections) 4/22/2025
  5. 25FC:0045 (Mark Hoag - Chapter 21 - Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing) 4/22/2025
  6. 25FC:0048 (Kaikobad Irani - Chapter 22 - University of Iowa) 5/2/2025

      B. Acceptance

  1. 25FC:0037 (Joe Monahan - Chapter 22 - Iowa City Library) 4/7/2025
  2. 25FC:0038 (Joe Monahan - Chapter 22 - UNI) 4/7/2025
  3. 25FC:0039-2 (Kevin Howard - Chapter 22 - Department of Administrative Services (DAS)) 4/10/2025
  4. 25FC:0035 (Roger Krohn - Chapter 21 - Monona County Board of Supervisors) 4/3/2025
  5. 25FC:0040 (Stephanie Erickson - Chapter 21 - Indianola City Council) 4/10/2025
  6. 25FC:0042 (Jeffrey Halter - Chapter 21 - Iowa Central Community College Board of Directors and Cabinet) 4/16/2025
  7. 25FC:0044 (Lily Leyva - Chapter 22 - West Bend Mallard Community School District and School Board) 4/21/2025
  8. 25FC:0046 (Linda Reardon - Open Meetings Law - Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Board) 4/24/2025 

VI.       25DO:0001 Petition for Declaratory Order and Motion to Refuse to Issue Order – Deliberation/Action.*

VII.     Advisory Opinion – Deliberation/Action.*

  1. 25AO:0003 (Andrea Collins) 3/6/2025 - Is the City government required to provide unclaimed property information to a tax firm that does not presume to represent a specific client especially when the requests are made quarterly and for records for all claims greater than $1000.00?
  2. 25AO:0004 (Mitchell Flaherty/Harrison County Sheriff's Office/911) 2/26/2025 - Review of metadata requirements
  3. 25AO:0005 (IPIB) 3/25/2025 - Clarifying a meeting of a majority pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 21

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

  1. 22FC:0011 (Jack Swarm - Chapter 21 - City of Mt. Pleasant) 3/1/2022 - Probable Cause
  2. 24FC:0090 (Sarah Weber - Chapter 21 - Orange City Council) 10/9/2024 - Informal Resolution
  3. 24FC:0110 (Keegan Jarvis - Chapter 21 - City of Swan IA) 11/6/2024 - Probable Cause
  4. 24FC:0129; 25FC:0037; and 25FC:0038 (Joe Monahan - Chapter 22 - Ames Public Library, Iowa City Public Library; UNI) 12/24/2024 -Probable Cause
  5. 25FC:0014 (Michael Merritt – Chapter 22 – Jasper County) 2/5/2025 – Probable Cause
  6. 25FC:0021 (Jennifer Olson - Chapter 21 - City of Marengo, Personnel Committee) 2/13/2025 - Probable Cause
  7. 25FC:0022 (Steve St. Clair - Chapter 22 - The Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors and the City of Ossian) 2/17/2025 - Informal Resolution
  8. 25FC:0026 (Ron Engle - Chapter 22- Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS)) 3/11/2025 -Probable Cause
  9. 25FC:0027 (Jerry Hamelton - Chapter 22- Keokuk Police Department) 3/12/2025 - Probable Cause
  10. 25FC:0039-2 (Kevin Howard - Chapter 22 - Department of Administrative Services (DAS)) 4/10/2025 - Probable Cause

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

  1. 25FC:0029 (Noah Hosek - Chapter 21 - Iowa State University Police Department) 3/18/2025 -Withdrawn
  2. 25FC:0039-1 (Kevin Howard - Chapter 22 - Johnson County Attorney’s Office) 4/7/2025 - Withdrawn 

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

  1. 24FC:0064 (Mark Milligan - Chapter 22 - Monroe County Sheriff's Department) 7/30/2024 - Board Acceptance of IR
  2. 24FC:0089 (Curtis Wagler - Chapter 22- Henry County Sheriff's Office) 10/8/2024 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  3. 24FC:0092 (Aubrey Burress – Both - Pleasant Grove township) 10/21/2024 - Contested Case
  4. 24FC:0096 (Rachel Dolley - Chapter 21 - Commission of Wapello County Veterans Affairs) 10/28/2024 - 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:0024 (Jason Kensett - Chapter 22 - Request was made to "Iowa DCI". Response was from Open Records Custodian.) 2/21/2025 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
  9. 25FC:0031 (Michael Chapman - Chapter 21 - Waterloo Community School District Board of Education) 3/26/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  10. 25FC:0032 (Kevin Brehm - Chapter 22 - Urbandale Community School District) 4/1/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  11. 25FC:0047 (Lucian Diaconu - Chapter 22 - Gilbert Community School District) 4/29/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
  12. 25FC:0049 (Cody Edwards - Chapter 22- Iowa Department of Revenue) 5/2/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
  13. 24AO:0013 (IPIB) 12/12/2024 - How should interviews for public employees be conducted after the Teig v. Loeffler decision? [Pending until Supreme Court decision]

 XI.     Committee Reports                                                                          

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

XII.     Executive Director Position. Deliberation/Action*

  1. Accept Resignation
  2. Adopt and Form Search Committee
  3. Discuss process/timeline

XIII.   Office status report. 

  1.  Office Update * (Eckley)   
  2. Financial/Budget Update (FY25) * (Eckley)
    1. Budget Appropriation
  3. Presentations/Trainings (Eckley)
    1. North Iowa Area Council of Governments
    2. City of Orange City
    3. Wapello County Veterans Affairs
    4. ISAA
  4. District Court Update (Eckley)

XIV.    Next IPIB Board Meeting will be held on June 19, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. 

XV.     Adjourn

* Attachments