Board Meeting

October 17, 2024, Board Meeting

Event Date & Time
Event Location
Wallace Building

502 E. 9th Street
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)
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
Vacant

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

Use the following link to watch the IPIB meeting live:
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

October 17, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
IDALS Conference Room 1st Floor 
Wallace Building
502 East 9th Street, Des Moines

1:00 PM – IPIB Meeting

I.          Approval of agenda* 

II.         Approval of the September 19, 2024 minutes *

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

IV.       Comments from the board chair.  (McHugh) 

VI.       Advisory Opinion – Deliberation/Action.

  1. 24AO:0011 Does Iowa Code Chapter 22.7(5A) require that a Department of Justice form be utilized to allow the crisis intervention report to be categorized as confidential?

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

  1. 23FC:0053 (Debra Schiel-Larson - Both- Indianola Community School District) 5/4/2023 - Board Acceptance of IR - Verbal Update
  2. 23FC:0126 (Traci Stillwell - Chapter 22- Hampton Public Library Hampton, IA) 11/19/2023 - Final Report
  3. 24FC:0017 (Latrice Lacey - Chapter 22- City of Davenport) 2/12/2024 - Probable Cause
  4. 24FC:0053 (Blake Jones - Chapter 22- City of Eldora) 6/18/2024 - Final Report
  5. 24FC:0057 (Jody Phillips - Chapter 22- Pekin Community School District - Board) 7/3/2024 - Informal Resolution
  6. 24FC:0058 (Chad Miller - Both- Scott County Board of Review) 7/8/2024 - Dismissal
  7. 24FC:0059 (Jan Norris - Both- Montgomery County Board of Supervisors) 7/23/2024 - Informal Resolution
  8. 24FC:0064 (Mark Milligan - Chapter 22- Monroe County Sheriff's Department; represented by Monroe County Attorney) 7/30/2024 - Acceptance
  9. 24FC:0067 (Janet Pierson - Chapter 22- Decatur County Auditor, Decatur County Attorney, Decatur County Board of Supervisors) 8/9/2024 – Dismissal
  10. 24FC:0068 (Drake Riddle - Chapter 21- Page County Board of Supervisors and their Clerk) 8/8/2024 - Acceptance
  11. 24FC:0069 (William Vandenberg - Chapter 22- Lee County Sheriff's Office) 8/10/2024 – Dismissal
  12. 24FC:0070 (Brian Thomas - Both- Jefferson County BOS) 8/13/2024 - Acceptance
  13. 24FC:0071 (Kevin Wymore - Chapter 21- Cedar Rapids Community School District) 8/13/2024 - Dismissal
  14. 24FC:0073 (Gail Bonath - Chapter 21- Drake Community Library, Grinnell, Iowa) 8/25/2024 - Dismissal
  15. 24FC:0075 (Karen Davis - Chapter 22- City of Zearing) 9/3/2024 - Dismissal
  16. 24FC:0077 (Kyle Ocker - Chapter 22- Mahaska County Sheriff?s Office) 9/9/2024 - Acceptance
  17. 24FC:0080 (Tiffany South - Chapter 22- Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union) 9/21/2024 - Dismissal
  18. 24FC:0086 (Ben Ward - Chapter 22- Office of the Iowa Attorney General, Iowa Civil Rights Commission) 9/29/2024 - Dismissal

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

  1.       24FC:0074 (Diane Holst - Chapter 22- Iowa Secretary of State) 8/26/2024 - Withdrawn

 IX.      Pending Complaints and Advisory Opinions. Informational Only (Eckley)

  1. 24AO:0012 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
  2. 24FC:0013 (Bonnie Castillo - Both- Union County Emergency Management Agency) 2/2/2024 - Informal Resolution Process
  3. 24FC:0052 (Erik Johnson - Chapter 22- Delaware Township) 6/6/2024 - Information Gathering
  4. 24FC:0056 (Steven Asche - Chapter 22- City of Eagle Grove) 6/20/2024 - Informal Resolution Process
  5. 24FC:0072 (Lucian Diaconu - Chapter 22- Gilbert Community School District) 8/14/2024 - Information Gathering
  6. 24FC:0078 (Megan Pegorick - Chapter 22- Midland Community School District) 9/10/2024 - Information Gathering
  7. 24FC:0079 (Tiffany South - Chapter 22- CAM Community School District) 9/18/2024 - Information Gathering
  8. 24FC:0081 (Joe Monahan - Chapter 22- Ames Public Library, Ames City Attorney) 9/20/2024 - Information Gathering
  9. 24FC:0082 (Robin Delaney - Chapter 21- Des Moines County Board of Supervisors) 9/25/2024 - Complaint Open
  10. 24FC:0083 (Tim Ferguson - Chapter 22- Scotty County government) 9/25/2024 - Complaint Open
  11. 24FC:0085 (Gregory Mangold - Chapter 21- Des Moines County Board of Supervisors) 9/27/2024 - Information Gathering
  12. 24FC:0087 (Nicholas Bargren - Public Records Law- Iowa City Police Department) 10/5/2024 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
  13. 24FC:0088 (Randy Evans - Open Meetings Law- Des Moines County Board of Supervisors) 10/5/2024 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
  14. 24FC:0089 (Curtis Wagler - Chapter 22- Henry County Sheriff's Office) 10/8/2024 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
  15. 24FC:0090 (sarah weber - Open Meetings Law- Orange City Council) 10/9/2024 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
  16. 24FC:0091 (Sheryl Pilkington - Public Records Law- City of fairfield and city sewer and waste water) 10/10/2024 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed

 X.       Discussion and Possible Action on Retention Policy*

XI.       Discussion and Possible Action on Pilot Case Review Process*

XII.      Charles Nocera’s request*

XIII.     Committee Reports                                                                             

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

XIV.    Office status report. 

  1.  Office Update * (Eckley) 
  2.  Financial/Budget Update (FY25) * (Eckley)
  3.  Presentations/Trainings (Eckley) 
    1. Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs
    2. Montgomery County
    3. IMAA
    4. Tama County
    5. ISAC New County Officers
  4.  District Court Update (Eckley)

XV.     Next IPIB Board Meeting will be held on November 21, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. 

XVI.    Adjourn

* Attachments