🏛️ Hello, neighbor! Here’s a friendly guide to the folks who run our city and how to reach them, with links to the City’s official pages. Plain facts, no politics.
👋 Meet your council
Mayor & at-large members
- Tiffany O’Donnell, Mayor
- Tyler Olson, At Large, Mayor Pro Tem
- David Maier, At Large
- Ann Poe, At Large
District members
- District 1: Marty Hoeger
- District 2: Scott Overland
- District 3: Dale Todd
- District 4: Scott Olson
- District 5: Ashley Vanorny
Not sure which district you’re in? Find your district →
🗓️ Council meetings
📅 When & where
The Council generally meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Late in the year, meetings shift to the first and third Tuesdays to avoid holidays.
Meetings are in the Council Chambers on the 3rd floor of City Hall, 101 First St SE.
Agendas and packets go online the Friday before each meeting, around 4 p.m.
📺 How to watch
Meetings stream on the City’s Facebook page, and each meeting’s video is posted by the Friday afternoon after.
On TV: ImOn Channel 6, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Mediacom Channel 4, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
🗣️ How to speak up
Anyone can comment during a public hearing on that item, and no sign-up is needed. To speak during the Public Comment period, sign up in advance.
Open Meetings & Public Participation Rules → · Public hearing notices
Source: City of Cedar Rapids: Open Meetings & Public Participation Rules
📞 City departments & services
📋 City Clerk
Council agendas and minutes, official records, and city licenses and permits. City Hall, 101 First St SE. Mon–Fri, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
🚒 Fire Department
Main line, not for emergencies. Call 9-1-1 in an emergency.
🚧 Public Works
Streets, bridges, traffic signals, storm sewers and snow removal.
🏗️ Building Services & Permits
Building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits and inspections.
📱 My CR
Report potholes, streetlights, tall grass and similar problems online or in the Mobile CR app. Cedar Rapids doesn’t use 311.
Phone numbers are the same ones on our Who to Call page, from the City’s official pages.
Not in Cedar Rapids? See City of Marion · City of Hiawatha, Local Gov’t Made Simple for Marion, Hiawatha and Linn County meetings, and Who to Call for every office’s number.