The City of Manchester, in collaboration with the American Flood Coalition, Iowa Flood Center, and East Central Intergovernmental Association, is actively working to reduce flood risks for residents, businesses, and public infrastructure. Key priorities include assessing flood risks along the Maquoketa River tributaries and implementing effective flood risk management projects.
Join us for a Community Outreach Planning Meeting:
Date: Wednesday, November 13th
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Community Center at the Delaware County Fairgrounds
We will discuss steps toward making Manchester more flood-resilient.
The regular meetings of the Manchester City Council are scheduled for the second & fourth Mondays of the month at 5:00pm.
Meetings are held at Council Chambers, 204 East Main Street.
The City of Manchester is leveraging the power of Internet to radically improve the governance process while saving time, taxpayer dollars and the environment. The new eGovernance initiative will replace the old and costly method of compiling, printing, binding and distributing paper agenda packets by hand. The remarkably powerful, easy-to-use solution will enable the City to maximize the effectiveness of their Council meetings with increased transparency, providing a basis for better and more open communication with the public, while dramatically increasing productivity and saving thousands of dollars annually.
The paperless meeting solution, called BoardDocs® LT, is a 100% Web-based service that includes many features from our industry-leading eAgenda solution. By making meeting agendas and supporting documents available on the Internet, the City of Manchester will be able distribute documents associated with City Council meetings more quickly and efficiently, at a dramatically reduced cost to the City.
Electronic distribution will not only save time and resources, it will also provide unprecedented public access via the City's web site to agenda items and other council-related information. This process will allow interested parties to review information prior to council meetings. All documents associated with the meeting are automatically archived and can be accessed by meeting date or by using the system's comprehensive search feature.
Additionally, BoardDocs® LT will increase the amount of time Council members have to review agenda information, enabling them to better prepare for meetings. Under the old paper system, the meeting packet could not be distributed until every document had been prepared, submitted and approved. Once all the documents were submitted, staff members would typically spend two days assembling the documents into packets before distributing them to the Council members. Through the MetaSearch feature, Council members will also have access to best practices from other cities that are using the system, allowing them to gain important knowledge about initiatives other cities have considered and implemented.
The new features can be accessed via the City's website by clicking on BoardDocs. For questions regarding the new initiatives, please contact the City Office at 563.927.3636.
Video Recordings of the City Council Meetings can be found on the City's YouTube Page at: https://www.youtube.com/@cityofmanchesteriowa9648
Fall Leaf Pick-Up Schedule
Fall leaf pick-up will begin on October 7th.
Please refer to the map for more information.
Leaves may be placed in the street 48 hours prior to your scheduled pick-up day.
Those in violation of the 48-hour rule may be fined.
Leaves must be in the street before 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled day.
Rake leaves into windrows on the street, 2 feet away from the curb line.
Vehicles must not be parked within 50 feet of windrows.
No bags or containers – leaves only.
This pick-up is for leaves only. Sticks, twigs, brush, or garden debris must be taken to the compost site.
Crews may work ahead of schedule.
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Manchester has experienced firsthand the challenge of navigating federal funding opportunities. We’re excited to join the Iowa Flood Resilient Communities Cohort, an
American Flood Coalition initiative that helps improve access to federal funding for flood resilience projects.
