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Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa
Official City Record
Official source, last checked Sep 18, 2026- City Council meets
- Regular Council meetings on Mondays, typically twice per month, at 5:00 PM
- Meeting location
- City Council Chambers, T.M. Franklin Cownie City Administration Building, 1200 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309
- City Clerk
- Laura Baumgartner, City Clerk · (515) 283-4209 · cityclerk@dmgov.org · T.M. Franklin Cownie City Administration Building, 1200 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309
- Agendas posted at
- https://DSM.city/CouncilMeetings
- Mayor / City Manager
- Mayor Connie Boesen; City Manager Scott Sanders is the operational chief executive under Des Moines's Council-Manager government
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