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Anamosa City Council approves city clerk appointment, removes police chief and amends police union agreement
Summary
In a five-minute special session on Aug. 13, 2025, the Anamosa City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2025-51 appointing and setting the salary for the city clerk position (appointee name and salary not specified), passed Resolution 2025-52 removing Chief of Police Eric Werling under Iowa Code §372.15, and approved an MOU amending Article 15.1 of the police department's collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 238.
The Anamosa City Council met in a special session on Aug. 13, 2025, at 5:00 P.M. and unanimously approved three items: the appointment and salary-setting for the city clerk position, the removal of Chief of Police Eric Werling under Iowa Code section 372.15, and a memorandum of understanding amending Article 15.1 of the police department's collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 238.
Mayor Rod Smith called the meeting to order and a roll call confirmed a quorum: council members Rich Crump, Kay Smith, Teresa Tuetken, Todd Weimer, Dan Smith and Brooke Gombert were present. Jeremiah Hoyt, city administrator, and Kaylee Palmer, deputy city clerk, were also listed as present.
On Resolution 2025-51, Councilmember Rich Crump moved to approve the appointment and set the salary for the position of City Clerk for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; Todd Weimer seconded the motion. The roll call vote recorded Ayes from Kay Smith, Teresa Tuetken, Todd Weimer, Dan Smith, Brooke Gombert and Rich Crump; there were no Nays. The minutes and motion text included the appointment and salary action but did not identify the appointee by name or specify the salary amount.
Councilmember Crump then moved, with Weimer again seconding, to approve Resolution 2025-52 to remove appointed official Eric Werling as Chief of Police pursuant to Iowa Code section 372.15. The council approved the removal by unanimous roll call vote. The resolution citation in the record is Iowa Code section 372.15; the meeting record does not include further detail about the grounds or supplementary materials related to the removal.
Finally, the council approved a Memorandum of Understanding amending Article 15.1 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Anamosa Iowa Police Department and Teamsters Local 238. The motion was made by Crump and seconded by Gombert and passed by unanimous roll call. The text of the amendment was not included in the meeting record.
The special session was adjourned at 5:05 P.M.; the minutes are attested by Mayor Rod Smith and City Administrator Jeremiah Hoyt. No public comment, extended discussion, or separate motions were recorded in the transcript.
