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Winthrop City Council offers city clerk job to candidate “C,” pending background check
Summary
At a special meeting Feb. 8, the Winthrop City Council voted to offer the city clerk position to candidate “C” after candidate “B” declined the offer. The motion passed unanimously; the council also approved the agenda, consent items and listed a $4.50 bill to Iowa One Call.
The Winthrop City Council voted Feb. 8 to offer the city clerk position to candidate “C,” pending a background check, after the meeting record shows candidate “B” declined the offer.
The special session convened at 12:30 p.m. and included Mayor Dennie and Council Members Chance Cook, Jim Loughren and Lee White; Brian Kelchen and Ann Myers were absent. The council first approved the meeting agenda (motion by Chance Cook; second by Jim Loughren) and the consent agenda, which included the Feb. 4, 2026 minutes and the listed bills (motion by Lee White; second by Chance Cook). Both motions passed on unanimous voice votes recorded as “All ayes.”
During the personnel item, the council noted that City Clerk candidate “B” declined the job offer and that the hiring committee recommended offering the position to candidate “C.” Council Member Jim Loughren moved, with Chance Cook seconding, to offer the position to candidate “C” pending completion of a background check; the motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. No salary, start date or other terms were specified in the meeting record.
The consent bill list included a charge to Iowa One Call for utility locates in the amount of $4.50. The meeting adjourned at 12:37 p.m.
The action to offer the clerk position is recorded as contingent on the background check; no further details about the check or the candidate were provided in the meeting minutes.
