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LEGAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS

The various areas of work performed by the Legal Department are arranged here in alphabetical order and next to those work assignments are the lawyers and legal assistants who usually work in those areas.  Phone and Fax Numbers are also available

Access Advisory Board

Ann DiDonato

Airport Board

David Ferree

Aviation Department

David Ferree

Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Tax Sales Michael Kelley
Botanical Center Ann DiDonato

Board of Adjustment (Zoning)

Roger K. Brown

Building Code Enforcement- 
(Electrical,  Mechanical, Plumbing)

Vicky Long Hill

City Council

Bruce E. Bergman

Civil rights complaints (other than against the City of Des Moines)

Douglas Philiph

Civil litigation - Code Enforcement

Vicky Long Hill

Civil Litigation - Other than Code
Enforcement

Mark Godwin,Angela T. Althoff, Gary D. Goudelock, Jr., Steven  Lussier

Civil Service

Carol J. Moser

Claims and Investigations

Dan Scieszinski

Code enforcement
Building Code
Housing Code
Neighborhood Inspection Zoning Ordinance

Vicky Long Hill, Cheryl Tillinghast, Victoria Cresta

Collections

Shamin Bishop

Community development block grant "CDBG" programs

Ann DiDonato

Community Development Dept.

Administrative - Roger K. Brown

Code Enforcement - Vicky Long Hill

Federally funded programs (CDBG, CSBG, LIHEAP, SHP, SSBG, Weed & Seed) - Ann DiDonato

Criminal Prosecution

Katharine Massier

Economic Development

Larry McDowell, Roger K. Brown, Michael Kelley

Engineering Dept.

General - Kathy  Vanderpool

Property acquisition and eminent domain -  Glenna Frank

Enterprise Community Steering Committee

Ann DiDonato

Environmental matters

Kathy  Vanderpool, Glenna Frank

Finance Department

Larry McDowell

Fire Dept. (inc. Hazardous Materials Response)

Kathy  Vanderpool, Ann DiDonato, Glenna Frank

Historic Preservation Commission

Roger K. Brown

Home Investment Partnership Program ("HOME")

Mary Laughlin

Housing Appeals Board

Vicky Long Hill

Housing Services, Department of 
Public Housing

Mary Laughlin

Human Rights Commission

Douglas Philiph

Human Resources Dept.

Carol J. Moser

Library Board

Kathy  Vanderpool

Neighborhood Revitalization Board

Ann DiDonato

Park and Recreation Board

Ann DiDonato

Park and Recreation Dept.

Ann DiDonato

Personnel

Carol J. Moser

Plan and Zoning Commission

Roger K. Brown

Police Department

Douglas Philiph

Police and Pension Board

Carol J. Moser

Property Acquisition and Eminent
Domain and Condemnation

General - Glenna Frank

Airport - David Ferree

Economic Development - Michael Kelley

Eminent Domain Appeals - Gary D. Goudelock, Jr.

Property supervision

Property management

City Facilities - Kathy  Vanderpool

Sales and Leases - Ann DiDonato

Prosecution, Traffic & Criminal

Katharine Massier

Public Works Department

Kathy  Vanderpool

Public Housing Board

Mary Laughlin

Purchasing

Kathy  Vanderpool, Ann DiDonato

Sister Cities Commission

Larry McDowell

Skywalk Committee

Larry McDowell

Tort litigation (other than code enforcement)

 Mark Godwin,  Angela T. Althoff, Gary D. Goudelock, Jr., Steven  Lussier, Katharine Massier

Traffic Code
Traffic enforcement

Katharine Massier

Traffic and Transportation

Kathy  Vanderpool

Urban Design Review Board

Michael Kelley

Wastewater Reclamation Authority "WRA" (sanitary sewers)

Kathy  Vanderpool

Workers compensation

Angela T. Althoff

Youth Advisory Board Michael Kelley

Zoning

Administration - Roger K. Brown
Enforcement - Vicky Long Hill

Zoo Ann DiDonato

 

 

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