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Des Moines council approves city manager's appointment of new police chief
Summary
On Oct. 9, 2024, the Des Moines council voted 7-0 to approve the city manager's appointment of a new police chief after brief remarks praising outgoing Chief Wingert and endorsing the internal selection; the transcript shows inconsistent spellings of the appointee's name.
On Oct. 9, 2024, the Des Moines council approved the city manager's appointment of the next chief of police by a 7-0 vote.
The appointment item was introduced by Unidentified Speaker 1 as "approval of the city manager's appointment of the chief of police, Major Michael Taggart." The motion to approve was moved and seconded on the record and the presiding officer called for a vote; Unidentified Speaker 2 announced "7 yes" and the…
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