Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie has released a letter he sent to a council member who has not shown up for meetings since March.Indira Sheumaker last attended a city council meeting on March 6. Residents filed a written complaint earlier this summer, and a lawyer for several neighbors in Ward 1 recently called on the council to take action.The mayor says she hasn’t responded to any messages from city staff either. KCCI has attempted to reach Sheumaker multiple times with no response.Read Cownie’s letter to SheumakerThe letter says if the council hasn’t heard from Sheumaker before next Monday, they will presume Sheumaker has abandoned the office, and the city will “proceed accordingly.”In a separate statement, Cownie says there have been multiple attempts to get this message to Sheumaker. The U.S. Postal Service reported a delivery by certified mail was unsuccessful at her last known address.He said the city wanted a simple dialogue and to help restore the representation that Ward 1 residents expect and deserve.
Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie has released a letter he sent to a council member who has not shown up for meetings since March.
Indira Sheumaker last attended a city council meeting on March 6. Residents filed a written complaint earlier this summer, and a lawyer for several neighbors in Ward 1 recently called on the council to take action.
The mayor says she hasn’t responded to any messages from city staff either. KCCI has attempted to reach Sheumaker multiple times with no response.
Read Cownie’s letter to Sheumaker
The letter says if the council hasn’t heard from Sheumaker before next Monday, they will presume Sheumaker has abandoned the office, and the city will “proceed accordingly.”
In a separate statement, Cownie says there have been multiple attempts to get this message to Sheumaker. The U.S. Postal Service reported a delivery by certified mail was unsuccessful at her last known address.
He said the city wanted a simple dialogue and to help restore the representation that Ward 1 residents expect and deserve.
