Urbandale Mayor and City Council
The Mayor and the five City Council Members are the official governing body of the City of Urbandale.  The Mayor and Council Members are elected to four-year terms and there is no limit on the number of consecutive terms one can serve. 

City Council meetings are held every other Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall (3600 86^th Street) and are open to the public.  The Mayor acts as the presiding officer of the Council and does not vote.  Recent Council agendas and minutes can be viewed at the Document Library.  Archived agendas and minutes can be requested from the City Clerk at (515) 278-3900. 

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Mayor
Bob Andeweg
Elected Mayor: 2005
Current Term Expires: December 31, 2013
Contact Information: (515) 283-3106, Email

• City Council Person, 2000-2005
• Charter Class Graduate and Past Board Member, Leadership Urbandale
• Graduate, Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute
• Graduate, Leadership Iowa
• Past Commissioner and Chairperson, Urbandale Planning and Zoning Commission
• Board Member, Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Board Member, BRAVO Greater Des Moines
• Policy Committee Member, Des Moines Area Metropolitan Area Organization
• Executive Committee Member, Metropolitan Advisory Council 

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City Council
Mike Carver
First Elected: 2007
Current Term Expires: December 31, 2015
Contact Information: (515) 238-8766, Email

• Member and Past President, Urbandale Chamber
• Member and Past President, Urbandale Development Association
• Member, Greater Des Moines Partnership
• Member, Polk County Fathers and Families Coalition
• 1980 Urbandale Citizen of the Year
• Member and Past President, Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association
• Member, Urbandale Historical Society
• Past Board Member, Polk Des Moines Taxpayers Association

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Tom Gayman
First Elected: 2007
Current Term Expires: December 31, 2015
Contact Information: (515) 276-2331, Email

• 27 year resident 
• Member and Past President, Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
• Graduate, Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute
• Commissioner - Des Moines Regional Transit Authority (DART), 2007-Current
• Urbandale Economic Development Task Force, 2010-2012 
• Rebuilding Together of Greater Des Moines, Past Board Member

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Ron Pogge
First Elected: 2005
Current Term Expires: December 31, 2013
Contact Information: (515) 697-4268, Email

• Member, Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Metro Waste Authority (2006-Present)
• Member and Past President, Urbandale Soccer Club

 

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Creighton Cox
First Elected: 2011
Current Term Expires: December 31, 2015
Contact Information: (515) 778-5516, Email

• Leadership Urbandale Graduate & Planning Committee member
• Polk County Housing Trust Fund - Board of Directors
• Better Business Bureau Iowa - Board of Directors
• Member & Past Advocacy Chair: Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
• Des Moines Business Record: Forty Under 40
• Executive Officer: Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines
• Married with two children

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John Forst
Appointed: 2012
Current Term Expires: December 31, 2013
Contact Information: (515) 278-3900, Email

• Member, Urbandale Board of Adjustment, 1995-1999
• Member, Urbandale City Council, 1999-2008
• Commissioner, Des Moines Regional Transit Authority, 2000-2006
  • Secretary - 2006
• Member, Metropolitan Planning Organization, 2000-2006
• Board Member, Children & Families of Iowa, 2008-2012
  • Chairperson, Annual Community Campaign, 2009
  • Treasurer, 2011
• Co-Chairperson, Leadership Urbandale Charter Class
• Graduate, Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute
• 25 years of service as Senior Business Development Manager at ITA Group