Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Personnel topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Indianola swears in three firefighter-paramedics; introduces new public works director

Indianola City Council · August 4, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Mayor swore in three new firefighter-paramedics and the council welcomed Brian Simon as the new Public Works Director, who said he was "looking forward to working with all of you" after a decade of experience in Muscatine and Davenport.

The council opened the meeting by swearing in three new firefighter-paramedics. The transcript records the oath-taking and a short congratulations from the mayor and council.

Later in the meeting, city staff introduced Brian Simon as the new Public Works Director; staff said Simon comes after a decade as public works director in Muscatine and prior work in Davenport. Simon addressed the council and community: "I'm very excited to be doing this here now... If anybody has any questions or concerns, please reach out to Public Works. I'll do the best I can to answer them."

The mayor and council welcomed the new hires and the incoming director. Council asked Simon to engage with staff and the community as he gets up to speed in his first days on the job.