The City of Iowa City's Office of Equity and Human Rights is hosting a complimentary fair housing training on service and emotional support animals under the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act. The training is designed for area landlords, property managers, and housing providers. The training will be conducted by The Fair Housing Institute .

How to participate

The training will take place via Zoom from 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Preregistration is required....

The Iowa River sample results from State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) taken by the City of Iowa City Water Division in response to the C6-Zero facility explosion show no reportable detection of contaminants.

The analyses performed by the SHL are for compounds associated with petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel fuel.

The Water Division will continue to test the river weekly for the next three weeks.

Original press release from Dec. 20, 2022:

In response to last week's C6-Zero facility explosion in Marengo, the City of Iowa City wishes to assure the...

Following the retirement of Fire Marshal Brian Greer, the Iowa City Fire Department has named Troy Roth as Fire Marshal.

Fire Marshal Roth is a 21-year veteran of the Iowa City Fire Department, where he most recently served as captain. As Fire Marshal, Roth's primary focus is community risk reduction. Duties of the Fire Marshal's office include:

Fire investigation Ensuring all commercial buildings are in compliance with the International Fire Code Inspecting construction sites to ensure compliance with approved plans Coordinating commercial inspection efforts

The most...

Iowa City’s preliminary quarterly finance report for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, 2022, is now available at www.icgov.org/budget . This report provides information on the City’s fund balances, revenues, and expenditures compared to budgeted amounts and budget variances.

The quarterly finance report is required by the City Council’s Financial and Fiscal Policies.

For more information on the report, contact City of Iowa City Budget Management Analyst at 319-356-5083 or ...