November 20, 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
Charlotte Miller, Executive Director
Charissa Flege, Deputy Director
Alexander Lee, Agency Counsel

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Agenda
November 20, 2025, 1:00 p.m.
Conference Room
Jessie Parker Building, East
510 East 12th Street, Des Moines

1:00 PM – IPIB Meeting

  1. Approval of agenda*
  2. Approval of the October 16, 2025 minutes *
  3. Public Forum (5-minute limit per speaker)
  4. Comments from the board chair.  (Lucas)
  5. Potential Closed Session under Iowa Code § 21.5(1)(c). To discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that litigation.
  6. Cases involving Board Deliberation/Action.*  (Miller)
    1. 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
    2. 25FC:0069 (Cassie Rochholz - Chapter 21- City of Solon) 6/4/2025 - Investigative Report Draft Order
    3. 25FC:0073 (Justin Scott - Chapter 21- Denver Community School District) 6/12/2025 -Informal Resolution IR Agreed to by Parties
    4. 25FC:0091 (Andy Hallman - Chapter 22- City of Washington) 7/10/2025 -Investigative Report Draft Order
    5. 25FC:0112 (Robert Alvarez - Chapter 22- University of Iowa) 8/20/2025 - Investigative Report Draft Order
    6. 25FC:0113 (Mariah Oliver - Chapter 21- Paullina City Council) 8/22/2025 - Investigative Report Draft Order
    7. 25FC:0130 (Kellen Garfield - Chapter 22- City of Iowa City) 9/16/2025 - Investigative Report Draft Order
    8. 25FC:0139 (Ronald May - Chapter 22- Iowa Board of Parole) 9/26/2025 - Investigative Report Draft Order
  7. Staff Questions and Request for Guidance.
    1. Request for guidance on the Boards recommendation for provider’s use of pre-recorded trainings for HF 706 training requirements and certification.
  8. Consent Agenda *
    1. Dismissals
      1. Dismiss 25FC:0118 (Paullina Resident - Both- Paullina City Council) 8/27/2025 - Draft Order
      2. Dismiss 25FC:0147 (Jacquelynn Zugg - Chapter 21- City of Centerville) 10/6/2025 – Draft Order
      3. Dismiss 25FC:0156 (Raymond White - Chapter 21- Pleasant Grove Township) 11/13/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
      4. Dismiss 25FC:0163 (Curtis Rickets - Public Records Law- Winterset Iowa Attorney) 10/27/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
      5. Dismiss 25FC:0172 (Heather Nejedly - Chapter 22- City of Pisga) 11/2/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
      6. Dismiss 25FC:0173 (Todd Noah - Chapter 22- City of Pisgah) 11/3/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
    2. Acceptance
      1. Accept 25FC:0107 (Christopher Wyant - Chapter 21- Mayor, city clerk and 2 council members) 8/14/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
      2. Accept 25FC:0117 (Gary Clear - Chapter 21- East Union Community School District Board of Education) 8/27/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      3. Accept 25FC:0123 (Jack Elder - Chapter 22- City of Lake City, Iowa) 9/9/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
      4. Accept 25FC:0124 (Jack Elder - Chapter 22- City of Lake City, Iowa) 9/9/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      5. Accept 25FC:0126 (Don McGregor - Chapter 22- Kossuth County Board of Supervisors) 9/11/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      6. Accept 25FC:0127 (Vince Johnson - Chapter 22- Kossuth County board of supervisors and trustees of Drainage district DD4) 9/11/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      7. Accept 25FC:0130 (Kellen Garfield - Chapter 22- City of Iowa City) 9/16/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      8. Accept 25FC:0138 (Carlton Beers - Chapter 22- City Council of Pisgah and Todd Noah/Admin of Pisgah) 9/24/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
      9. Accept 25FC:0141 (Eulando Hayes - Chapter 22- Black Hawk County Attorney's Office) 9/25/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
      10. Accept 25FC:0142 (Eulando Hayes - Chapter 22- Waterloo Police Department) 9/25/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
      11. Accept 25FC:0143 (Brandon Talsma - Chapter 21- Jasper County Conservation) 10/1/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      12. Accept 25FC:0152 (Justin Williams - Chapter 22- Atlantic Community School District) 10/12/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      13. Accept 25FC:0153 (Michael Merritt - Chapter 22- Iowa Attorney General’s Office) 10/16/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      14. Accept 25FC:0154 (Iowa Pulse - Chapter 22- Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS)) 10/17/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      15. Accept 25FC:0155 (Paullina Resident - Chapter 21- Paullina City Council Paullina Personnel Board) 10/20/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      16. Accept 25FC:0161 (Melissa Smith - Chapter 21- Hamburg city hall) 10/23/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
      17. Accept 25FC:0162 (Wendy Frost - Chapter 22- County Supervisor) 10/24/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      18. Accept 25FC:0166 (James Possehl - Chapter 21- City of Parnell - city council) 10/27/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      19. Accept 25FC:0167 (Jacob Hall - Chapter 22- City of Storm Lake) 10/28/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
      20. Accept 25FC:0171 (David Kakavand Kordi - Chapter 22- University of Iowa Office of Transparency 351 Plaza Centre One Iowa City, IA 52242) 10/30/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
      21. Accept 25FC:0159 (Ashley Richards - Chapter 22- North Liberty Police Department Records Division) 10/31/2025 - Accept/Dismiss
      22. Accept 25FC:0169 (Dale Alison - Chapter 21- Des Moines County Board of Supervisors) 11/4/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
      23. Accept 25FC:0174 (Lance Miller - Chapter 21- City of Marion Iowa) 11/4/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
      24. Accept 25FC:0176 (Mikayla Simpson - Chapter 22- Madison County Board of Supervisors) 11/6/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
  9. Matters Withdrawn, No Action Necessary. (Miller)
    1. 25FC:0097 (EyesOffCR - Chapter 22- City of Storm Lake) 7/21/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
    2. 25FC:0103 (Charlie Comfort - Chapter 22- Oskaloosa School District) 8/13/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
    3. 25FC:0107 (Christopher Wyant - Chapter 21- Mayor, city clerk and 2 council members) 8/14/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
    4. 25FC:0149 (Christopher Wyant - Chapter 22- Lewis, IA cass county) 9/23/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
    5. 25FC:0140 (Sam McIntire - Chapter 21- City of Fontanelle) 9/26/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
    6. 25FC:0145 (Jazmin Morrison - Both- Pleasantville Public Library) 10/2/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
    7. 25FC:0146 (Matthew Rollinger - Chapter 22- Iowa Department of Education) 10/2/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
    8. 25FC:0177 (Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W - Chapter 22- AOL, Bing/MSN, Google, Yahoo) 11/6/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
    9. 25FC:0170 (Mike Jones - Chapter 22- City of Mystic Lake) 11/7/2025 -Withdrawn Resolved/Withdrawn
  10. Pending Complaints.  Informational Only (Miller)
    1. 24FC:0092 (Aubrey Burress - Both- Pleasant Grove township) 10/21/2024 - Contested Case
    2. 25FC:0012 (Matt Loffer - Chapter 22- City of Marengo, Marengo Police Department) 2/3/2025 -Informal Resolution Board Acceptance of IR
    3. 25FC:0018 (Tammy Wise - Chapter 21- Tama County) 2/10/2025 - Board Acceptance of IR
    4. 25FC:0027 (Jerry Hamelton - Chapter 22- Keokuk Police Department) 3/12/2025 - Probable Cause Investigation
    5. 25FC:0031 (Michael Chapman - Chapter 21- Waterloo Community School District Board of Education) 3/26/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    6. 25FC:0054 (Tim Ferguson - Chapter 22- City of Davenport) 5/19/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    7. 25FC:0055 (Justin Cole - Chapter 21- Mount Union Benefited Fire District) 5/21/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    8. 25FC:0061 (Dylan Southall - Chapter 22- Cedar Falls Utilities - Cedar Falls, Iowa) 5/23/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    9. 25FC:0058 (Rachel Doyle - Both- City of Rolfe) 5/27/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    10. 25FC:0065 (1 of 2) (John Rasmussen - Chapter 21- Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors) 6/3/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    11. 25FC:0065 (2 of 2) (John Rasmussen - Chapter 21- Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors) 7/9/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    12. 25FC:0067 (EyesOffCR - Chapter 22- City of Cedar Rapids) 6/6/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    13. 25FC:0070-2 (Keith Wieland - Chapter 22- Buchanan County, Iowa) 6/10/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    14. 25FC:0070-4 (Keith Wieland - Chapter 22- Buchanan County, Iowa) 6/10/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    15. 25FC:0070-1 (Keith Wieland - Chapter 22- Buchanan County, Iowa) 6/10/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    16. 25FC:0070-3 (Keith Wieland - Chapter 22- Buchanan County, Iowa) 6/10/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    17. 25FC:0072 (Jonathan Uhl - Chapter 22- Scott County / Scott County Attorney's Office) 6/13/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    18. 25FC:0074 (Noelle Bolibaugh - Chapter 22- Oskaloosa School District) 6/16/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    19. 25FC:0075 (Chris Stevens - Chapter 22- City of Swea City IA) 6/17/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    20. 25FC:0076 (Ken Allsup - Both- Oskaloosa School Board) 6/17/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    21. 25FC:0079 (Judith Lee - Chapter 22- City of Davenport) 6/24/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    22. 25FC:0082 (Tim Ferguson - Chapter 22- Davenport Police Lieutenant Dennis Colclasure of the Davenport Police department informed me as well as per the document says I will be provided in writing of the outcome of the investigation. I would like to know any and all information pertaining to the) 6/24/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    23. 25FC:0083 (Amber Turner - Chapter 21- Mitchellville City Council and Mayor) 6/30/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    24. 25FC:0088 (Jaicy Skaggs - Chapter 22- City of Kellogg) 7/7/2025 - Draft Order
    25. 25FC:0092 (Keith Wieland - Chapter 21- Buchanan County Solid Waste Commission) 7/9/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    26. 25FC:0089 (Charlie Comfort - Chapter 22- Oskaloosa Community School District) 7/7/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    27. 25FC:0106 (Bradley Thrasher - Chapter 21- City of Le Grand board of adjustments) 8/14/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    28. 25FC:0099 (Mount Pleasant Municipal Utilities - Chapter 21- Resale Power Group of Iowa) 7/28/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    29. 25FC:0104 (Tim Ferguson - Chapter 22- City of Davenport and Davenport Police Department) 8/13/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    30. 25FC:0109 (Jaicy Skaggs - Chapter 21- City of Kellogg) 8/18/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    31. 25FC:0111 (Jennifer Benbow - Chapter 21- City of Granger City Council) 8/19/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    32. 25FC:0119 (Tim Ferguson - Chapter 22- City of Davenport custodian) 8/21/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    33. 25FC:0120 (Tim Ferguson - Chapter 22- Davenport Police Department & City of Davenport) 8/26/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    34. 25FC:0121 (Tim Ferguson - Chapter 22- Scott County) 8/26/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    35. 25FC:0114 (Andrew Smith - Chapter 22- Cedar Rapids Police Department) 8/27/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    36. 25FC:0116 (Crystal Davis - Chapter 21- Larchwood City Council and Mayor) 8/27/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    37. 25FC:0122 (Tim Ferguson - Chapter 22- Muscatine County recorder@muscatinecountyiowa.gov) 8/30/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    38. 25FC:0128 (Kellen Garfield - Chapter 22- Iowa City Community School District) 9/11/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    39. 25FC:0129 (Robert Stewart - Chapter 22- OELWEIN POLICE DEPARTMENT) 9/15/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    40. 25FC:0131 (Gregory Armstrong - Chapter 21- Hamburg city council.) 9/16/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    41. 25FC:0134 (Richard Francis - Chapter 22- Fort Dodge Police Department) 9/20/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    42. 25FC:0135 (Marisa Schneider - Chapter 22- Madison County Iowa) 9/22/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    43. 25FC:0136 (Alisha Beers - Chapter 22- City council of Pisgah and Clerk Heather) 9/22/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    44. 25FC:0144 (Tony Hamson - Chapter 22- Rake City) 9/26/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    45. 25FC:0148 (Gary Clear - Chapter 21- East Union Community School District Board of Education) 9/24/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    46. 25FC:0150 (Vickie Pyevich - Chapter 22- Bettendorf Community School District) 10/8/2025 - Information Gathering/IR Process
    47. 25FC:0151 (Gregory Armstrong - Chapter 22- Hamburg Community School Board) 10/8/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    48. 25FC:0160 (Michael Benson - Chapter 22- City of Moville) 10/21/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    49. 25FC:0164 (Jared McDonald - Chapter 21- Madison County Iowa Board of Supervisors) 10/27/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    50. 25FC:0165 (Brooklyn Krings - Chapter 21- Madison County Board of Supervisors) 10/28/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    51. 25FC:0168 (Ted Clark - Public Records Law- Dallas County Sheriff's Department) 10/29/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    52. 25FC:0175 (Timothy Gray - Both- Woodbury county) 11/4/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    53. 25FC:0178 (Shawn Harden - Both- Buchanan County Board of Supervisors) 11/7/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    54. 25FC:0179 (Shawn Harden - Chapter 22- Buchanan County Board of Supervisors) 11/13/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    55. 25FC:0180 (David Boll - Public Records Law- ) 11/9/2025 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
    56. 25FC:0181 (April Armstrong - Public Records Law- City of Pisgah Iowa, City Council) 11/11/2025 - New / Complaint Information Reviewed
    57. 25FC:0182 (Amy Hill - Chapter 22- ) 11/13/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
    58. 25FC:0183 (Nicole Jimmerson - Chapter 22- Clarke County Public Health) 11/12/2025 - Complaint Opened/Acknowledged
  11. Committee Reports                                                                         
    1. Training – (Lee)
    2. Legislative – (Miller)
    3. Rules – (Miller)
  12. Office status report.
    1. Office Update * (Miller)      
    2. Financial/Budget Update (FY25) * (Miller)
    3. Presentations/Trainings (Miller)
    4. District Court Update (Miller)
  13. Next IPIB Board Meeting will be held on December 18, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
  14. Adjourn

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