Oskaloosa City Council & Mayor

The City Council is comprised of seven members. Four members are elected from the wards and three are elected citywide (at large).

Name                 Represents              Term                      Phone #

Tom Jimenez       2nd Ward               Dec. 2011              676-1753

Lori Smith             At Large               Dec. 2011              673-9906

Aaron Ver Steeg    1st Ward              Dec. 2009               672-2132

Janet VanDerBeek At Large               Dec. 2009               673-0119

Mayor David Dixon                            Dec. 2009               673-9481

Pamela Blomgren  4th Ward              Dec. 2011              673-3802

Jimmy Carter        At Large               Dec. 2009                673-6687

Wesley Wills        3rd Ward              Dec. 2009               673-5667

City Council Meetings

City Council meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 220 South Market Street, unless Monday is a holiday. City council meetings may be viewed live on Mahaska Communication Group cable access Channel 12 and are reshown at 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. the day after the meeting, and on cable access Channel 17 the following Saturday at 5:00 p.m.  The complete agenda packet is available for viewing at the library and at the City Manager's Office or by clicking on agenda.  You may also view recent city council meeting minutes.

City Council Committees

There are four city council committees.  Each committee is comprised of a chair and three other council members.  Following are the committees and the city council members who serve on them:

Finance Committee: Carter (Chair), Wills, Blomgren

Public Safety Committee: VanDerBeek (Chair), Ver Steeg, Smith

Planning Committee: Blomgren (Chair), VanDerBeek, Wills

Public Projects Committee: Ver Steeg (Chair), Jimenez, Carter

Mayor

David Dixon is the Mayor of Oskaloosa. His term ends December of 2009. His phone number is (641) 673-9481. His email address is ddixon@heslingalaw.com.

Mayor Pro Tem

The current Mayor Pro Tem is City Council Member Jimmy Carter.

Annual Report 

In 1995 city staff began assembling an annual report of city departmental activities. The reports are available for public viewing at the Oskaloosa Public Library and the City Manager's Office.

Goal Setting Report

The City Council and staff each held goal setting sessions on March 31, 2008.  The purpose of the sessions was to identify and prioritize the city;s overall goals and objectives for the next two years.  View the goal setting report.