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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
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:
    • Jerry Bybee
    • Leighton Hepker
    • 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
    • Mark Beck
    • Jeff Bodenhofer
    • Michael Hayward
    • 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
    • Linda Sturtz-Pickup

Historic Preservation Commission
 
  • 7 member commission
  • 3 year terms
  • Meets the 2nd Monday of each month
  • Mayor appointment
  • Current Members Include:
    • Vera Barten
    • Elaine Dull
    • Lana Flagel
    • Ellen Frantzen
    • Caroline Sue McAfee
    • Melodie Schueller
    • Vacancy

Library Board
 
  • 9 member board
  • 6 year terms
  • Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month
  • Mayor appointment
  • Current Members Include:
    • Kendra Beck
    • Lynn Bopes
    • Thomas Breuch
    • James Deutmeyer
    • Rebecca Lichter
    • Sheri Melvold
    • Norma Mottet
    • Dean Nelson
    • Mike Nickeson

Planning and Zoning Commission
 
  • 7 member commission
  • 5 year terms
  • Meets as needed
  • Council appointment
  • Current Members Include:
    • Alvin Barten
    • Jake Bickford
    • James Peterman
    • Duane Stickley
    • Linda Sturtz-Pickup
    • Vacancy
    • Vacancy

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:
    • Bruce Droessler
    • Norman Kennedy
    • Carol McCrady
    • James Regenwether
    • Barb Schroeder

Sidewalk Board
 
  • 7 member board
  • 3 year terms
  • Meets as needed
  • Council appointment
  • Current Members Include:
    • Lisa Clark - 5th Ward
    • Charles Reistroffer - 2nd Ward
    • Vacancy - 1st Ward
    • Vacancy - 3rd Ward
    • Vacancy - 4th Ward
    • Vacancy - At Large
    • 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
    • DeAnn Montoya
    • Mona Reichling
    • Steve Thorson
    • Vacancy

Utility Board of Trustees
 
  • 5 member board
  • 6 year terms
  • Meets last Monday of month
  • Mayor appointment
  • Current Members Include:
    • Susan Croatt
    • Caroline Cueno Bybee
    • Leonard Ditch
    • Ron Snell
    • Kelvin Sohl

Zoning Board of Adjustment
 
  • 5 member board
  • 5 year terms
  • Meets as needed on the 1st and/or 3rd Tuesday of each month
  • Mayor appointment
  • Current Members Include:
    • Jerry Bowen
    • Robert Fitzgerald
    • Norman Kennedy
    • Robert Mitchell
    • Charles Reistroffer

 

 

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