City of Donnellson

CITY GOVERNMENT & SERVICES

The Donnellson City Council meets the 1st Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall.

The City of Donnellson is served by a Mayor and 5-member Council form of government. Each is elected at-large from among the entire population of the city for overlapping terms of four years.

The Mayor appoints the Mayor Pro Tem, Police Chief and Library Board of Trustees.

The City Council appoints the City Clerk, City Attorney, Water Superintendent, Sewer/Street Superintendent and the Planning & Zoning Commission.

CITY OFFICE

City Hall
P.O. Box 50
500 N. Oak St. (located behind the Bank & across from Dahms Chevrolet)
Donnellson, IA 52625
Hours: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday thru Friday

Jane Krebill, CMC - City Clerk
Kathy Frueh
Sandra Junkins

Phone: 319-835-5714
Fax: 319-835-9224
Email: donnellsoniowa@hotmail.com

DONNELLSON CITY ATTORNEY

Greg Johnson
P.O. Box 405
Fort Madison, IA 52627
Phone: 319-372-2532

DONNELLSON POLICE DEPARTMENT

Located at City Hall -- 500 N. Oak St.

Brandon Fowler - Police Chief
5 Reserve Peace Officers

In Case of Emergency, dial 911 or 1-800-382-8900
For non-emergency, phone City Hall at 319-835-5714

DONNELLSON STREET/SEWER DEPARTMENT

608 N. Main Street

Russell Dyer, Supt.
Gene Myhre

Phone City Hall at 319-835-5714.

DONNELLSON FIRE & RESCUE

616 N. Main Street

To report a fire and emergency assistance – Dial 911.

Donnellson Fire Dept. consists of 24 all-volunteer members and serves Donnellson, the Donnellson area, Charleston, Franklin, Primrose and New Boston areas. Chief Fred Hoyer has been a member since 1956 and Chief since 1972. All firemen receive basic training in firefighting and CPR and provide EMT and paramedic/first response service.

Equipment includes 2 pumpers, 1 tanker, 2 brush trucks, equipment truck, jaws-of-life, defibrillators, and thermal-imaging cameras.

In November 1991, Donnellson Fire Dept. was awarded the “Outstanding Emergency Medical Response Team” from the Iowa EMS Association.

DONNELLSON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Donnellson Public Library
500 Park Street
P.O. Box 290
Donnellson, IA 52625

Phone/fax: 319-835-5545
email: donnlibr@iowatelecom.net

Brenda Knox, Library Director
Sue Lind
Gayle Austin
Andy Conrad

Library Board
Barb Holtkamp – Term expires June 30, 2008
Joyce Congdon – Term expires June 30, 2008
Jerry Pezley – Term expires June 30, 2008
Pat Lau – Term expires June 30, 2010
Marge Wilhelm – Term expires June 30, 2010
Randy Johnson - June 30, 2012
Kelly Vogel, member outside city - June 30, 2012

Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday: 11:30 am to 7:30 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
Story Hour: Tuesday 10:00-11:00 am

The Donnellson Public Library provides helpful service and popular materials to residents of the Donnellson area. The Library achieves Iowa’s highest level of accreditation, based on standards that include circulations per capita, funding levels by the City of Donnellson, hours of operation, accessibility, etc. Materials available for check-out include current books, magazines, video tapes, DVD’s, music CD’s and reference materials. There are 4 computers available for public access, as well as copying machines and FAX services. Currently, the library has 2000 registered patrons from Donnellson, the surrounding area of Lee County and the Farmington area.

The Library provides a program each week for preschool children and an 8-week Summer Reading Program. The Donnellson Public Library has an active volunteer program of senior citizens who compile materials and do genealogical research in the Local and Family History Department. Total circulations for 2003 were 42,226. The Library is open 6 days per week, for a total of 47.5 hours.

The Local & Family History Department is considered the finest in Iowa, if not the nation. The group formed in 1986 and has 5 to 7 volunteers who are in the Library on Tuesday afternoons. The volunteers work 35 to 50 hours each week, dedicated to collecting and saving information. Visit their web site.

The Genealogy Dept. has collections of family histories, thousands of obituaries, old newspapers on microfiche, census records, scrapbooks on the ghost towns of Lee County, Donnellson and Lee Co. historical information, and information on old schools, churches and cemeteries. Genealogy has information compiled on the nearby underground railroad activity with some very interesting stories. Research materials, maps, and books on Germany and other European countries are available.

The Donnellson Genealogy Dept. accepts old scrapbooks, newspaper articles, obituaries and historical event information that could help the department. Contact the Library at 319-835-5545.

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