November 21, 2024, 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 (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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Note: If you wish to make public comment to the Board, please send an email to IPIB@iowa.gov prior to the meeting.

Agenda

November 21, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
IDALS 2N Large Conference Room
Wallace Building
502 East 9th Street, Des Moines

1:00 PM – IPIB Meeting

1. Approval of agenda* 
2. Approval of the October 17, 2024, minutes *
3.  Public Forum (5-minute limit per speaker)          
4.  Comments from the board chair.  (McHugh)
   1. Introduction of Board Member Catherine Lucas
5. Update Complaint Process Review Pilot (Eckley)
6. Consent Agenda *

            A.        Dismissals

1. 24FC:0091 (Ellen Becker - Chapter 21- South Tama Co. school district) 10/21/2024 
2. 24FC:0095 (Justin Scott - Chapter 22- Denver Community School Board) 10/25/2024
3. 24FC:0098 (Charles Kerker - Chapter 22- Dyersville Events LLC) 10/29/2024 
4. 24FC:0099 (Tyson Trunkhill - Chapter 21- Denver School District School Board) 10/30/2024 
5. 24FC:0100 (Tyson Trunkhill - Chapter 21- Denver School District School Board) 10/30/2024 
6. 24FC:0103 (Sue Miles - Chapter 21- Winterset Public library) 10/31/2024
7. 24FC:0105 (Chad Brewbaker - Chapter 21- Iowa Campaign Ethics Board) 10/31/2024 
8. 24FC:0107 (Chad Brewbaker - Chapter 21- Polk County Board of Supervisors) 11/1/2024 
9. 24FC:0114 (Chad Brewbaker - Chapter 21- Multiple) 11/14/2024 

            B. Acceptances

1. 24FC:0092 (Aubrey Burress - Both- Pleasant Grove township) 10/21/2024 - Information Gathering
2. 24FC:0094 (Ben Lynch - Both- Des Moines City Council) 10/24/2024 - Information Gathering
3. 24FC:0093 (Timothy Hansen - Chapter 22- Franklin County Sheriff's Office) 10/24/2024 - Information Gathering
4. 24FC:0097 (Tyler Patterson - Both- Clarke County Hospital, Unity Point Affiliate) 10/27/2024 - Information Gathering
5. 24FC:0096 (Rachel Dolley - Chapter 21- Commission of Wapello County Veterans Affairs) 10/28/2024 - Information Gathering
6. 24FC:0101 (Erin Sommers - Chapter 21- City of Pocahontas) 10/29/2024 - Information Gathering
7. 24FC:0106 (Sheryl Pilkington - Chapter 22- City of fairfield, ia) 10/29/2024 - Information Gathering 
8. 24FC:0104 (Matthew Rollinger - Chapter 22- Linn Mar Community School District) 10/31/2024 - Information Gathering
9. 24FC:0110 (Keegan Jarvis - Chapter 21- City of Swan IA) 11/6/2024 - Information Gathering 
10. 24FC:0112 (Keegan Jarvis - Chapter 21- City of swan iowa) 11/8/2024 - Acknowledgement of Complaint
11. 24FC:0113 (Geralyn Jones - Chapter 21- Linn-Mar Board of Directors) 11/12/2024 - Information Gathering

  VII.   Advisory Opinion – Deliberation/Action. * (Lee)

1. 24AO:0012 - 9/24/2024 - If a records request is made for social media posts, such as a government-moderated Facebook page, is the government body required to provide screen shots of the posts or can the government body direct the requestor to the Facebook page and the requested

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

1. 23FC:0053 (Debra Schiel-Larson - Both- Indianola Community School District) 5/4/2023 -Final Report 
2. 24FC:0052 (Erik Johnson - Chapter 22- Delaware Township) 6/6/2024 -Acceptance
3. 24FC:0056 (Steven Asche - Chapter 22- City of Eagle Grove) 6/20/2024 -Informal Resolution Report 
4. 24FC:0057 (Jody Phillips - Chapter 22- Pekin Community School District - Board) 7/3/2024 -Final Report 
5. 24FC:0059 (Jan Norris - Both- Montgomery County Board of Supervisors) 7/23/2024 -Final Report 
6. 24FC:0068 (Drake Riddle - Chapter 21- Page County Board of Supervisors and their Clerk) 8/8/2024 - Informal Resolution Report
7. 24FC:0072 (Lucian Diaconu - Chapter 22- Gilbert Community School District) 8/14/2024 -Dismissal 
8. 24FC:0084 (Paul A. Reed, Sr. - Chapter 22- City of West Liberty) 9/25/2024 -Dismissal 
9. 24FC:0087 (Nicholas Bargren - Chapter 22- Iowa City Police Department) 10/5/2024 -Dismissal 
10. 24FC:0089 (Curtis Wagler - Chapter 22- Henry County Sheriff's Office) 10/8/2024 -Dismissal 

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

1. 24FC:0078 (Megan Pegorick - Chapter 22- Midland Community School District) 9/10/2024 
2. 24FC:0102 (John Johnson - Chapter 22- Britt Public Library) 10/26/2024 

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

1. 24FC:0013 (Bonnie Castillo - Both- Union County Emergency Management Agency) 2/2/2024 - Informal Resolution Process
2. 24FC:0064 (Mark Milligan - Chapter 22- Monroe County Sheriff's Department; represented by Monroe County Attorney) 7/30/2024 - Informal Resolution Process
3. 24FC:0070 (Brian Thomas - Both- Jefferson County BOS) 8/13/2024 - Informal Resolution Process
4. 24FC:0077 (Kyle Ocker - Chapter 22- Mahaska County Sheriff?s Office) 9/9/2024 - Informal Resolution Process
5. 24FC:0079 (Tiffany South - Chapter 22- CAM Community School District) 9/18/2024 - Information Gathering
6. 24FC:0081 (Joe Monahan - Chapter 22- Ames Public Library, Ames City Attorney) 9/20/2024 - Information Gathering
7. 24FC:0082 (Robin Delaney - Chapter 21- Des Moines County Board of Supervisors) 9/25/2024 - Informal Resolution Process
8. 24FC:0083 (Tim Ferguson - Chapter 22- Scotty County government) 9/25/2024 - Information Gathering
9. 24FC:0085 (Gregory Mangold - Chapter 21- Des Moines County Board of Supervisors) 9/27/2024 - Informal Resolution Process
10. 24FC:0088 (Randy Evans - Chapter 21- Des Moines County Board of Supervisors) 10/5/2024 - Informal Resolution Process
11. 24FC:0090 (Sarah Weber - Chapter 21- Orange City Council) 10/9/2024 - Information Gathering
12. 24FC:0108 (Charles Kerker - Chapter 22- City of Dyersville IA) 11/4/2024 - Acknowledgement of Complaint
13. 24FC:0109 (Joe Goche - Chapter 21- Kossuth county Supervisors and Auditor) 11/5/2024 - Acknowledgement of Complaint
14. 24FC:0111 (Michael McPeek - Chapter 22- Iowa Department of Corrections) 11/7/2024 - Acknowledgement of Complaint

 XI.     Deliberation/Action on Policy for Record Request Fees * (Murphy)

XII.     Committee Reports                                                                          

1.  Training – (Lee) 
2.  Legislative – (Eckley)
   1. Board Review and Possible Action on Legislative Proposals *
      1. 90-day jurisdiction of IPIB
      2. Records request acknowledgement
      3. Reasonably calculated notice changes
3.  Rules – (Murphy)

XIII.   Office status report. 

1.  Office Update * (Eckley) 
2.  Financial/Budget Update (FY25) * (Eckley)
3.  Presentations/Trainings (Eckley) 
   1. Tama County
   2. ISAC New County Officials
4.  District Court Update (Eckley)

XIV.    Next IPIB Board Meeting will be held on December 19, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. 

XV.     Adjourn 

* Attachments