Official Websiteof the City of Des Moines
City of Des Moines Government
Because one size doesn't fit all, please use the zoom feature of your browser to increase or decrease the text size.
Mayor
T. M. Franklin Cownie
fcownie@dmgov.org
City Hall: (515) 283-4944
Home: (515) 255-3644
Ward I
Bill Gray
billgray@dmgov.org
City Hall: (515) 237-1623
Home: (515) 274-0077
Ward II
Linda Westergaard
LindaW@dmgov.org
Home: (515) 988-4288
Ward III
Josh Mandelbaum
joshmandelbaum@dmgov.org
Home: (515) 240-7750
City Hall
400 Robert D Ray Drive
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 283-4944 | Web Site
Email the Mayor and City Council
Ward IV
Joe Gatto
joegatto@dmgov.org
Home:(515) 402-2626
At Large
Christopher Coleman
ccoleman@dmgov.org
City Hall: (515) 237-1622
Home: (515) 276-7644
Connie Boesen
connieboesen@dmgov.org
Home: (515) 240-7929
City Manager
Scott Sanders
citymanager@dmgov.org
(515) 283-4141
City Attorney
Jeffrey D. Lester
jdlester@dmgov.org
(515) 283-4130
City Clerk
Diane Rauh
CityClerk@dmgov.org
(515) 283-4209
Appointments are made to City boards & commissions by the City Council as terms expire or vacancies occur.
Boards & Commissions Appoint
For more info and to see a complete list, visit the City Boards & Commissions page.
Library Director
Sue A. Woody
SAWoody@dmpl.org
(515) 283-4152
Director
Joshua Barr
humanrights@dmgov.org
(515) 283-4284
Chris Johansen
cmjohansen@dmgov.org
(515) 323-8976
City Engineer
Steven L. Naber, P.E.
slnaber@dmgov.org
(515) 283-4920
Bob Fagen
rlfagen@dmgov.org
(515) 283-4271
Fire Chief
John F. TeKippe
FireDept@dmgov.org
(515) 283-4237
Acting Director
James R. Wells
JRWells@dmgov.org
(515) 283-4213
Anna W. Whipple
awwhipple@dmgov.org
(515) 283-4060
Ben Page
brpage@dmgov.org
(515) 237-1453
Chief of Police
Dana Wingert
PoliceChief@dmgov.org
(515) 283-4800
Jonathan Gano, P.E.
jagano@dmgov.org
(515) 237-1425