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Council Meeting Schedule

Regularly scheduled Newton City Council meetings are held at 6:00 pm on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The City Council meetings and committee meetings are held at City Hall located at 108 N. Van Buren in Newton. 

Meeting dates for 2021:

Jan. 5 and 19
Feb. 2 and 16
March 2 and 17
April 6 and 20
May 4 and 18
June 1 and 15
July 6 and 20
Aug. 3 and 17
Sept. 7 and 21
Oct. 5 and 19
Nov. 2 and 16
Dec. 7 and 21

streets & alleys: 

Bob Reisner(Chair)

Larry Brooks

Eric Blake

Advertising/Marketing

Gayle Glumac, Chair

Marlene Harris

​Larry Brooks

​Amber Wakefield

Zoning Board of Appeals (elected):

Ken Albrecht, Chairman

Maxine Calvert, Vice Chairman

Tim Farley, Secretary

Tom Clark

Vita Reich

David Dow

Ed Webb

water & wastewater:

Bob Reisner, WasteWater Chair

Larry Brooks, Water Chair

Gayle Glumac

zoning administrator:

John Stone

EMA, HEALTH & SANITATION:

David Brown, Chair

Marlene Harris

Doug Long

PERSONNEL:

Larry Brooks, Chair

Bob Reisner

Eric Blake

Alcohol & Tobacco:

Eric Blake, Chair

David Brown

Marlene Harris

Buildings & grounds:

Larry Brooks, Chair

Bob Reisner

Eric Blake

CITY INSURANCE:

Marlene Harris, Chair

Melissa Brooks

​Larry Brooks

​FINANCE:

Marlene Harris, Chair

Larry Brooks

David Brown

Amber Volk

police:

David Brown, Chair

Larry Brooks

Bob Reisner

Animal Control:

Eric Blake, Chair

Marlene Harris

David Brown

building permits:

Marlene Harris, Chair

Bob Reisner

David Brown

John Stone

Mike Swick

DUES & DONATIONS:

Eric Blake, Chair​

Bob Reisner

Gayle Glumac

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JASPER CO. ECONOMIC DEV. INC. (JEDI)

Larry Brooks, Chair

Marlene Harris

Mark Bolander

Amber Volk, Executive Director

NEGOTIATION:

Eric Blake, Chair

Larry Brooks

Gayle Glumac

AUDIT:

Eric Blake, Chair

Melissa Brooks

Brenda Phillips

CABLE TELEVISION:

Larry Brooks, Chair

Greg White

David Brown

ELECTRIC:

Gayle Glumac, Chair

Bob Reisner

David Brown

PARKS/CEMETERY & POOL

David Brown, Chair

Marlene Harris

Gayle Glumac

SAFETY:

Bob Reisner, Chair

Eric Blake

David Brown

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City Council Committees

The City of Newton is divided into three Wards. There are also 21 committees that meet on an as needed basis to discuss City business. 

City Wards:

Ward 1 - Marlene Harris and Gayle Glumac
Ward 2 - David Brown and Eric Blake

Ward 3 - Larry Brooks and Robert Reisner

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Our Wards and Committees

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