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City Council

Iowa bill would allow city councils to take charge of local libraries | #citycouncil

A new Iowa house bill would allow city councils to override decisions made by library boards. It would strike current law which requires voter approval before cities can directly make changes to their local library.Currently, local library boards of trustees set policy and oversee what books are in the library’s collection. Boards are appointed by […]

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City Council

Meet the candidates vying for Pella City Council | Local News | #citycouncil

Candidate profile: Liz Terborg Sporrer, At-Large (incumbent) 3 hrs ago Liz Terborg Sporrer Age: 38 Hometown: Pella, Iowa Current occupation: Senior manager, Talent Brand and Corporate Communications, Vermeer Corporation College degrees: Communications and Fine Art, Dordt University; Master of Business Administration, Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa Community organization involvement: City […]

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Mayor

Meet the candidates vying for Pella Mayor | Local News

Candidate profile: Don DeWaard (incumbent) 43 min ago Don DeWaard Age: 67 Hometown: Pella Current occupation: Retired CPA College degrees: Bachelor’s from Central College Community organization involvement: Current mayor of Pella, current representative on the PACE Alliance Board Why are you running for election? I am running because serving the community as mayor has […]

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