July 17, 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 (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

July 17, 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 Minutes*

  1. June 19, 2025
  2. July 1, 2025

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

IV.       Comments from the board chair.  (McHugh)

  1. Election of Board Chair for FY26
  2. Introduction of Charlotte Miller as new ED
  3. Goodbyes to outgoing staff

V.        Consent Agenda *

      A.  Dismissals

  1. 25FC:0056 (Kenny Shearon - Both- City of Brighton ,Iowa) 5/22/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  2. 25FC:0057 (Carli Miller – Both- City of Miles, Iowa) 5/22/2025- Accept/Dismiss
  3. 25FC:0066 (Joe Goche - Chapter 21- Board of Supervisors Auditor) 6/3/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  4. 25FC:0078 (Gary, Linda, and Sarah Hinzman - Chapter 21- City of Cedar Rapids) 6/24/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  5. 25FC:0080 (Ezra Sidran - Chapter 22- City of Davenport) 6/27/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  6. 25FC:0081 (Matt Loffer - Chapter 21- City of Marengo) 6/26/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  7. 25FC:0085 (Craig Reiter - Both- City of Remsen) 7/2/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  8. 25FC:0086 (Ruth Miller Kahler - Both- Iowa Department of human services) 7/4/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  9. 25FC:0093 (Charles Nocera - Chapter 22- Iowa Department of Administrative Services) 7/12/2025 - Accept/Dismiss

      B. Acceptance

  1. 25FC:0058 (Rachel Doyle - Both- City of Rolfe) 5/27/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  2. 25FC:0061 (Dylan Southall - Chapter 22- Cedar Falls Utilities - Cedar Falls, Iowa) 5/23/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  3. 25FC:0065 (John Rasmussen - Chapter 21- Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors) 6/3/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  4. 25FC:0068 (Kelley DeLong - Chapter 22- Benton County Sheriffs department) 6/5/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  5. 25FC:0070 (Keith Wieland - Chapter 22- Buchanan County, Iowa) 6/10/2025 - Accept/Dismiss 25FC:0072 (Jonathan Uhl - Chapter 22- Scott County / Scott County Attorney's Office) 6/13/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  6. 25FC:0073 (Justin Scott - Chapter 21- Denver Community School District) 6/12/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  7. 25FC:0074 (Noelle Bolibaugh - Chapter 22- Oskaloosa School District) 6/16/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  8. 25FC:0075 (Chris Stevens - Chapter 22- City of Swea City IA) 6/17/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  9. 25FC:0076 (Ken Allsup - Both- Oskaloosa School Board) 6/17/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  10. 25FC:0079 (Judith Lee - Chapter 22- City of Davenport) 6/24/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  11. 25FC:0083 (Amber Turner - Chapter 21- Mitchellville City Council and Mayor) 6/30/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  12. 25FC:0089 (Charlie Comfort - Chapter 22- Oskaloosa Community School District) 7/7/2025 - Accept/Dismiss

      C. HF 706 Training Providers Approvals*

  1. Iowa Association of School Boards

VI.       Advisory Opinion – Deliberation/Action.*

  1. 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?

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

  1. 24FC:0120 (Paul Dorr - Both- Osceola County, Iowa) 11/27/2024 -Investigative Report
  2. 25FC:0027 (Jerry Hamelton - Chapter 22- Keokuk Police Department) 3/12/2025 -Status Report
  3. 25FC:0049 (Cody Edwards - Chapter 22- Iowa Department of Revenue) 5/2/2025 -Investigative Report
  4. 25FC:0050 (Kenneth Brown - Chapter 21- City of Sidney) 5/10/2025 -Investigative Report
  5. 25FC:0062 (Kayla Brown - Chapter 22- Kirkwood Community College) 5/27/2025 -Investigative Report
  6. 25FC:0063 (Miguel Puentes - Chapter 22 - City of Davenport and the Davenport Police Department) 5/28/2025 -Investigative Report
  7. 25FC:0064 (Alisha Beers – Both - The City Council of Pisgah) 5/30/2025 -Investigative Report 

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

  1. 25FC:0060 (Robert Stewart - Chapter 22- Oelwein police department Oelwein Iowa 50662) 5/23/2025 -Withdrawn
  2. 25FC:0087 (Sara Parris - Chapter 22- Iowa Department of Education) 7/7/2025 -Withdrawn
  3. 25FC:0090 (Dillon Daughenbaugh - Chapter 21- Union County(Iowa) Emergency Management) 7/7/2025 -Withdrawn 

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

  1. 24AO:0013 (Erika Eckley) 12/12/2024 - New / Question Information ReviewedHow should interviews for public employees be conducted after the Teig v. Loeffler decision?
  2. 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?
  3. 25AO:0008 (Kalen McCain) 6/27/2025 - Acknowledgement of Questionwork product of an attorney and 22.7 11a (1) through (5,)
  4. 25AO:0010 (Jordan George - City of Newton) 7/2/2025 - New / Opinion Information ReviewedWhat redactions of Chapter 22 public records are permitted by a governmental entity and what degree of an explanation must be provided for each redaction?
  5. 24FC:0089 (Curtis Wagler - Chapter 22- Henry County Sheriff's Office) 10/8/2024 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  6. 24FC:0110-1 (Keegan Jarvis - Chapter 21- City of Swan IA) 11/6/2024 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  7. 25FC:0012 (Matt Loffer - Chapter 22- City of Marengo, Marengo Police Department) 2/3/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  8. 25FC:0018 (Tammy Wise - Chapter 21- Tama County) 2/10/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  9.  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
  10.  25FC:0031 (Michael Chapman - Chapter 21- Waterloo Community School District Board of Education) 3/26/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  11.  25FC:0054 (Tim Ferguson - Chapter 22- City of Davenport) 5/19/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
  12.  25FC:0055 (Justin Cole - Chapter 21- Mount Union Benefited Fire District) 5/21/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  13.  25FC:0067 (EyesOffCR - Chapter 22- City of Cedar Rapids) 6/6/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  14.  25FC:0069 (Cassie Rochholz - Chapter 21- City of Solon) 6/4/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  15.  25FC:0077 (Terra Helmers - Chapter 21- Tripoli City Council) 6/20/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
  16.  25FC:0082 (Tim Ferguson - Public Records Law- Davenport Police) 6/24/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
  17.  25FC:0084 (Lucian Diaconu - Chapter 22- Great Prairie AEA) 7/1/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
  18.  25FC:0088 (Jaicy Skaggs - Chapter 22- City of Kellogg) 7/7/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
  19.  25FC:0091 (Kalen McCain - Chapter 22- City of Washington) 7/10/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged

X.        Contested Case Proceedings Update and Information and Take Actions Necessary *

      1.   24FC:0092 (Aubrey Burress - Both- Pleasant Grove Township) 10/21/2024 - Contested Case

XI.       Committee Reports                                                                          

  1.  Training – (Lee) 
  2. Legislative – (Eckley)
  3. Rules – (Murphy)
  4. Deliberation/Action to advance proposed administrative rules to rulemaking

XII.     Office status report. 

  1.  Office Update * (Eckley) 
  2. Financial/Budget Update (FY25) * (Eckley)
  3. Presentations/Trainings (Eckley)
    1. IPIB online training for Newly Elected and Appointed officials- August 15
  4. District Court Update (Eckley)

XIII.   Next IPIB Board Meeting will be held on August 21, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. 

IX.       Adjourn

* Attachment