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Des Moines › Oct 5, 2026 meeting › Item 47

The council set up the sale of $56,940,000 in general obligation bonds (Series 2026A), by a 7–0 vote.

Des Moines City Council · Oct 5, 2026 · Roll call 26-1147

Directed advertisement for sale and approved the bidding procedures and Official Statement. Moved by Gatto, seconded by Voss. Passed 7–0; no members voted no.

What this means (Bonds and notes): Borrowing.

How each member voted

OfficialSeatVote
Connie BoesenMayorYes
Carl VossAt-largeYes
Mike SimonsonAt-largeYes
Rob X. BarronWard 1Yes
Linda WestergaardWard 2Yes
Josh MandelbaumWard 3Yes
Joe GattoWard 4Yes

Unanimous votes are shown as-is and are not used to compare officials.

More from the record

Following the September hearings, this resolution combines the authorized general obligation bonds into a single $56,940,000 Series 2026A issue, approves electronic bidding through the Parity system and the preliminary Official Statement prepared with the City’s advisor, PFM Financial Advisors LLC. Bids are to be opened at 10:00 AM and acted on at a special council meeting on Oct 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM. It was part of the consent agenda; a companion item (roll call 26-1148) did the same for $6,400,000 in taxable Series 2026B bonds. Council packet, item 47 (saved copy)

The alternative

No other options were presented in the record.

Money

Who
City taxpayers
How
$56,940,000 in borrowing for capital projects; interest rate set by bidding. Rate: Not in the record yet.
When
Sale Oct 21, 2026
Source
Council packet, item 47 (saved copy)

From the official minutes summary: all seven members were present (roll call 26-1099) and only Nays are named, so the rest voted yes.

Source Agenda for the whole meeting, item 47 (saved copy) · Full minutes for the whole Oct 5, 2026 meeting, p. 9 (roll call 26-1147) (saved copy) · Resolution, packet pages 578–584 (saved copy)

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