Legal Department
The various areas of work performed by the Legal Department are arranged here in alphabetical order and next to those work assignments are the lawyers and legal assistants who usually work in those areas.
| Assignment | Staff |
| Access Advisory Board | Ann DiDonato |
| Airport Board | David Ferree |
| Aviation Department | David Ferree |
| Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Tax Sales | Michael Kelley |
| Botanical Center | Ann DiDonato |
| Board of Adjustment (Zoning) | Roger K. Brown |
| Building Code Enforcement (Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing) |
Vicky Long Hill |
| City Council | Bruce E. Bergman |
| Civil Rights Complaints (other than against the City of Des Moines) |
Douglas Philiph |
| Civil Litigation - Code Enforcement | Vicky Long Hill |
| Civil Litigation - Other than Code Enforcement | Mark Godwin Angela T. Althoff Gary D. Goudelock, Jr. Steven Lussier |
| Civil Service | Carol J. Moser |
| Claims and Investigations | Dan Scieszinski |
| Code Enforcement Building Code Housing Code Neighborhood Inspection Zoning Ordinance |
Vicky Long Hill Cheryl Tillinghast Victoria Cresta |
| Collections | Shamin Bishop |
| Community Development Block Grant "CDBG" Programs |
Ann DiDonato |
| Community Development Department | Administrative - Roger K. Brown Code Enforcement - Vicky Long Hill Federally Funded Programs (CDBG, CSBG, LIHEAP, SHP, SSBG, Weed & Seed) - Ann DiDonato |
| Criminal Prosecution | Katharine Massier |
| Economic Development | Larry McDowell Roger K. Brown Michael Kelley |
| Engineering Department | General - Kathy Vanderpool Property Acquisition and Eminent Domain - Glenna Frank |
| Enterprise Community Steering Committee | Ann DiDonato |
| Environmental Matters | Kathy Vanderpool Glenna Frank |
| Finance Department | Larry McDowell |
| Fire Department (Including Hazardous Materials Response) |
Kathy Vanderpool Ann DiDonato Glenna Frank |
| Historic Preservation Commission | Roger K. Brown |
| Home Investment Partnership Program ("HOME") |
Mary Laughlin |
| Housing Appeals Board | Vicky Long Hill |
| Housing Services, Department of Public Housing | Mary Laughlin |
| Human Rights Commission | Douglas Philiph |
| Human Resources Department | Carol J. Moser |
| Library Board | Kathy Vanderpool |
| Neighborhood Revitalization Board | Ann DiDonato |
| Park and Recreation Board | Ann DiDonato |
| Park and Recreation Department | Ann DiDonato |
| Personnel | Carol J. Moser |
| Plan and Zoning Commission | Roger K. Brown |
| Police Department | Douglas Philiph |
| Police and Pension Board | Carol J. Moser |
| Property Acquisition and Eminent Domain and Condemnation |
General - Glenna Frank Airport - David Farree Economic Development - Michael Kelley Eminent Domain Appeals - Gary D. Goudelock, Jr. |
| Property Supervision Property Management |
City Facilities - Kathy Vanderpool Sales and Leases - Ann DiDonato |
| Prosecution, Traffic & Criminal | Katharine Massier |
| Public Works Department | Kathy Vanderpool |
| Public Housing Board | Mary Laughlin |
| Purchasing | Kathy Vanderpool Ann DiDonato |
| Sister Cities Commission | Larry McDowell |
| Skywalk Committee | Larry McDowell |
| Tort Litigation (Other than code enforcement) | Mark Godwin Angela T. Althoff Gary D. Goudelock, Jr. Steven Lussier Katharine Massier |
| Traffic Code Traffic Enforcement |
Katharine Massier |
| Traffic and Transportation | Kathy Vanderpool |
| Urban Design Review Board | Michael Kelley |
| Wastewater Reclamation Authority "WRA" (Sanitary Sewers) |
Kathy Vanderpool |
| Workers Compensation | Angela T. Althoff |
| Youth Advisory Board | Michael Kelley |
| Zoning | Administration - Roger K. Brown Enforcement - Vicky Long Hill |
| Zoo | Ann DiDonato |
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- Des Moines, Iowa 50309
- Phone: (515) 283-4500
- E-mail: info@dmgov.org § Web Site:http://www.dmgov.org