Boards and Commissions

The City of Maquoketa has a variety of boards and commissions whose powers and duties are spelled out by ordinance. These groups deal with specific issue areas and make reports to the City Council. To be a member on a board or commission you must be a resident of the City of Maquoketa. The only exception to this rule is the one county seat on the Library Board.

For more information on any of the boards and commissions in the City of Maquoketa, please contact Maquoketa City Hall. For an application to apply to be on a board or commission please refer to our download center in the left hand menu.

Following are the various boards and commissions that are in the City of Maquoketa.

Airport	Cable TV Commission
Civil Service Commission	Downtown Project Committee
Historic Preservation Commission	Library Board
Parks and Recreation Commission	Planning and Zoning Commission
Police Board of Trustees	Property Maintenance Board
Sidewalk Board	Tree Board
Utility Board of Trustees	Zoning Board of Adjustment

Airport
	5 member commission 5 year terms Meets the 2nd Monday of each month Council appointment Current Members Include: Leighton Hepker Jack Rosenberg Sue Sandberg Steve Schmudde David Sybesma
Cable TV Commission
	5 member commission 2 year terms Meets as needed Mayor appointment Current Members Include: Glenn Bartelt Jeff Bodenhofer Michael Hayward Vacancy Vacancy
Civil Service Commission
	3 member commission 6 year terms Meets as needed Council appointment Current Members Include: Charles Burnett Brenda Grage Jeff Tampir
Downtown Project Committee
	Current Members Include: Vera Barten Stacy Driscoll Elaine Edwards Neil Morehead Marsha Myers Dean Schauf Linda Sturtz-Pickup Jennifer Westphal
Historic Preservation Commission
	7 member commission 3 year terms Meets the 2nd Monday of each month Mayor appointment Current Members Include: Vera Barten Lana Flagel Ellen Frantzen Lori Massey Elaine Potter William Rowan Ester Weirup
Library Board
	9 member board 6 year terms Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month Mayor appointment Current Members Include: Dotty Bayles Kendra Beck Lynn Bopes Thomas Breuch James Deutmeyer Rebecca Lichter Norma Mottet Grace Otting Connie Tjarks
Parks and Recreation Commission
	5 member commission 3 year terms Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month Council appointment Current Members Include: Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy
Planning and Zoning Commission
	7 member commission 5 year terms Meets as needed Council appointment Current Members Include: Jake Bickford John Dague Dave Johnson Jack Rosenberg Duane Stickley Linda Sturtz-Pickup Dale Yoder
Police Board of Trustees
	9 member board 4 year terms Meets as needed Mayor appointment Current Members Include: Jerry Bowen (Citizen Representative) Elaine Edwards (Police Pension) Craig Jackson (Police Representative) Brad Koranda (Chief of Police) Kennie Sparks (Police Representative) Vacancy (Citizen Representative) Vacancy (Citizen Representative) Brian Wagner (City Manager)
Property Maintenance Board
	5 member board 3 year terms Meets as needed Mayor appointment Current Members Include: Marty Balliu Lisa Clark Norman Kennedy Barb Schroeder Vacancy
Sidewalk Board
	7 member board 3 year terms Meets as needed Council appointment Current Members Include: Geni Carr - At Large Charles Reistroffer - 2nd Ward Janet Saunders - 4th Ward Vacancy - 1st Ward Vacancy - 3rd Ward Vacancy - 5th Ward Vacancy - At Large
Tree Board
	5 member board 3 year terms Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month Mayor appointment Current Members Include: Elaine Edwards Mark Hughes William Rowan Vacancy Vacancy
Utility Board of Trustees
	5 member board 6 year terms Meets last Monday of month Mayor appointment Current Members Include: Susan Croatt Ron Frandsen Bob Gavin Ron Snell Kelvin Sohl
Zoning Board of Adjustment
	5 member board 5 year terms Meets as needed on the 1st and/or Tuesday of each month Mayor appointment Current Members Include: Jerry Bowen Robert Fitzgerald Robert Mitchell Charles Reistroffer Karen Thomas