PRESS RELEASE
7/8/2021

CITY COUNCIL VACANCY

AND APPLICATION PROCESS TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM

The West Burlington City Council will be accepting applications to fill an immediate vacancy on the City Council for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2021. If you are interested in serving on the City Council, please fill out the attached application and submit it to West Burlington City Hall, Attn: City Clerk, 122 Broadway St., West Burlington, Iowa 52655. Applicants must reside within the city limits of West Burlington.

Applications are available at West Burlington City Hall or may be downloaded using the following link:

Candidate Application

For more information involving the role of a city council member, please visit the West Burlington City Code at the following link:

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/westburlingtonia/latest/westburlington_ia/0-0-0-412

For more information about the City, in general, you can visit the City’s website at: www.westburlington.orgFor general information regarding city elections, visit the Secretary of State’s website:

https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/cityelections.html

The City Council will be considering applications at their regular meeting on July 21, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Depending on the level of interest, the City Council may choose to proceed with appointing a candidate or may choose to hold a Special Election. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact West Burlington City Hall at 319-752-5451.

POSITION AVAILABLE: CITY FINANCE OFFICER-TREASURER

Under the direction of the City Administrator, the Finance Officer-City Treasurer performs high-level accounting and financial duties. Work includes guiding and directing accounting processes to ensure the timely and accurate generation of financial reports; Preparation of budget reports and budget projections; Completing and filing mandatory Federal and State reports to ensure compliance; Responsible for generating monthly financials and management of accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, and payroll; Ability to effectively express ideas verbally and in writing; to prepare written reports which are informative, accurate, and comprehensive.  Please refer to the detailed job description for more information.The City of West Burlington is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Description Link:  Finance Officer-City Treasurer Job Description.pdf

Application Link: Employment Application.pdf

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City of West Burlington is accepting applications for full-time POLICE OFFICER.  All minimum ILEA standards apply.  Certified Officers preferred.  Annual salary effective July 1^st, 2021 $44,263 to $55,329 with benefits.  E.O.E.  Applications deadline is June 1^st, 2021.  Applications available at https://www.westburlington.org/administrator/index.php?option=com_dropfiles&task=file.download&version=2&vid=2&id=2&catid=189.  Mail completed application and resume to: Chief Logan, West Burlington Police Department, 122 Broadway St., West Burlington, IA 52655. 

The City of West Burlington is offering a program intended to assist seniors and people with disabilities with chores such as shoveling snow and cutting grass. To be eligible, an individual must reside in West Burlington, be over the age of 60 and/or have a disability. This program is for people who are not physically able to perform these tasks and do not have other resources to perform such tasks, such as neighbors, friends or a hired service.

City staff will do our best to match those requesting services with local volunteers. We will perform a background check upon receiving these applications.

This program will only be able to operate if the volunteer capacity exists to support the service.

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The West Burlington Police Department needs your help in keeping the community safe.  The goal of the City of West Burlington’s Private Security Camera Registry Program is to deter crime and promote public safety through collaboration between the West Burlington Police Department and the citizens of West Burlington.  Please register your security camera by clicking here.