The Des Moines City Council is the legislative branch that governs the City of Des Moines, Iowa and its more than 214,000 citizens. It has 7 members, including the mayor, 2 of whom are at-large and 4 of whom represent the city's four wards. All serve four-year terms. The council has a council–manager form of government.
History
Current city council
The current Mayor of Des Moines and manager of the city council is Frank Cownie, a Democrat. Carl Voss and Connie Boesen are at-large council members. The current council members are Linda Westergaard for Ward II, Josh Mandelbaum for Ward III, and Joe Gatto for Ward IV. The Ward I seat is vacant after Indira Sheumaker resigned effective August 31, 2023.
In the November 2021 elections, Connie Boesen and Josh Mandelbaum were reelected. Indira Sheumaker ousted incumbent Bill Gray for Ward I.