LOCAL COMMISSIONS

There are 21 local human rights commissions in the state of Iowa. These city and county commissions, created by local ordinances, exist independently of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. Although there are no formal or legal ties between the agencies, the local commissions interact with and work cooperatively with the Commission on case processing and on advocacy and public awareness of civil rights issues. The following tables show the cases originating with each agency, and the number of case determinations made by each agency.

Sheila Lundt, Director

Ames Human Relations Commission

621 Main Street

Ames, Iowa 50010

515/239-5101 (Wayne Clinton, Chair)

John Aitken, Chairperson

Bettendorf Human Relations Commission

706 Union Arcade Building

Davenport, Iowa 52801

319/322-7195

Diane Dillon-Ridgely, Chair

Burlington Human Rights Commission

# 8 Cascade Terrace

Burlington, Iowa 52601

319/754-4437

Cheryl O'Connor, Chair

Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission

220 Clay Street

Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613

319/277-1921 (H) 319/282-5482 (O)

Floyd Jones, Executive Director

Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission

Veterans Memorial Building

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401

319/398-5036

Dan Sear, Chairperson

Clinton Human Rights Commission

3820 Eagle Heights Drive

Clinton, Iowa 52732

319/243-3803

Kathleen Kilnoski, Asst. City Atty.

Council Bluffs Human Relations Comm.

City Hall - 209 Pearl Street

Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501

712/328-4620

Brenda Drew-Peeples, Director

Davenport Civil Rights Commission

226 W. 4th Street

Davenport, Iowa 52801

319/326-7723

Norma Jackson, Director

Des Moines Human Rights Commission

Armory Bldg - E. lst & Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa 50307

515/283-4284

Mathias K. Lorenz, Executive Director

Dubuque Human Rights Commission

City Hall - 13th & Central

Dubuque, Iowa 52001

319/589-4190

Marvin L. Wells, Director

Ft. Dodge Human Rights Commission

819 1st Ave. S., Municipal Building

Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501

515/576-2201

Charles Holmes, Chair

Ft. Madison Human Rights Commission

15 River Hills

Fort Madison, Iowa 52627

319/372-4882

Donald Schild, Chair

Grinnell Human Rights Commission

833 Broad Street - P. O. Box 265

Grinnell, Iowa 50112

515/236-6506

515/961-9410

Alice Harris, Coordinator

Iowa City Human Rights Commission

Civic Center, 410 E. Washington

Iowa City, Iowa 52240

319/356-5022

Jerry Lawson, Chairperson

Keokuk Human Relations Commission

2106 Crestwood

Keokuk, Iowa 52632

319/524-7683

Lee Haupert, Chairperson

Marshalltown Human Rights Commission

1400 Lincoln Towers

Marshalltown, Iowa 50158

515/752-0287

Lionel Foster, Director

Mason City Human Rights Commission

19 South Delaware

Mason City, Iowa 50401

515/421-3619

Marilyn Munyon, Chairperson

Muscatine Human Rights Commission

City Hall - 215 Sycamore

Muscatine, Iowa 52761

319/264-1550

Dennis Martsching, Chairperson

Ottumwa Human Rights Commission

324 Mer Rouge

Ottumwa, Iowa 52501

515/682-2186, 515/682-8065 (W)

John Stokes, Executive Director

Sioux City Human Rights Commission

Suite 355, Orpheum Building

Sioux City, Iowa 51101

712/279-6985 or 6986

B. J. Fergerson, Director

Waterloo Human Rights Commission

415 Commercial Street

Waterloo, Iowa 50701

319/291-4441