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.
AGENCY | # | % |
Iowa Civil Rights Commission | 812 | 68.0 |
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission | 76 | 6.4 |
Davenport Civil Rights Commission | 62 | 5.1 |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | 60 | 5.0 |
Des Moines Human Rights Commission | 45 | 3.8 |
Waterloo Human Rights Commission | 37 | 3.1 |
Dubuque Human Rights Commission | 26 | 2.2 |
Sioux City Human Rights Commission | 23 | 1.9 |
Council Bluffs Human Rights Commission | 17 | 1.4 |
Iowa City Human Rights Commission | 11 | <1 |
Mason City Human Rights Commission | 11 | <1 |
Fort Dodge Human Rights Commission | 10 | <1 |
Ames Human Rights Cmmission | 3 | <1 |
Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission | 1 | <1 |
Clinton Human Rights Commission | 1 | <1 |
Agency | # | % |
Iowa Civil Rights Commission | 1,184 | 77.1 |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | 43 | 2.8 |
Davenport Civil Rights Commission | 40 | 2.6 |
Dubuque Human Rights Commission | 38 | 2.5 |
Des Moines Human Rights Commission | 36 | 2.3 |
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission | 36 | 2.3 |
Sioux City Human Rights Commission | 33 | 2.1 |
Waterloo Human Rights Commission | 31 | 2.0 |
Council Bluffs Human Rights Commission | 30 | 2.0 |
Fort Dodge Human Rights Commission | 19 | 1.2 |
Mason City Human Rights Commission | 7 | .5 |
Ames Human Rights Commission | 5 | .3 |
Iowa City Human Rights Commission | 4 | .3 |
Not Determined | 30 | 2.0 |
Totals | 1,536 | 100% |
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