Commission Information

The Parks and Recreation Commission regularly meets the third Thursday of each month at 4:00 PM.

Commission duties include: making rules and planning for development and continuation of City parks; swimming pools; and other recreational facilities, programs, and activities.

Commission established by Ordinance No. 2507, passed May 6, 1975 (Chapter 19, Municipal Code). Ordinance No. 2772, passed March 24, 1981, increased membership from five to seven commissioners. Ordinance No. 3944, adopted February 19, 2008, revised terms of appointment. No member who has served two consecutive full terms is eligible for reappointment. The term of office for six of the members shall be three years, and one member shall serve a special one-year term.

Commission Members

Members	Email	Position	Appointed	Reappointed	Term Expiration
Jeff Iles	iles@iastate.edu	3-year term	4-1-24	4-1-25	3-31-28
Janet Rathe	janetrathe@yahoo.com	3-year term	4-1-24		3-31-27
Duane Reeves	duanereeves20@gmail.com	3-year term	4-1-19	4-1-23	3-31-26
Hannah Sappenfield	sappenfield.hannah@gmail.com	1-year term	4-1-25		3-31-26
Nathan Shimanek	shimanek@mchsi.com	3-year term	4-1-20	4-1-23	3-31-26
Debra Tapp	debtapp51@gmail.com	3-year term	5-28-24	4-1-25	3-31-28
Jeffrey White	jeff.white613@gmail.com	3-year term	4-1-23	4-1-24	3-31-27

Staff Liaison

Keith Abraham
Parks and Recreation Director
515-239-5349
keith.abraham@cityofames.org