Steve Schainker, City Manager 

515 Clark Ave, Ames, IA 50010


Email: steve.schainker@cityofames.org
Phone: 515-239-5101 Fax: 515-239-5142
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8 am - 5 pm 

Staff Contacts 

City Manager Steve Schainker

The City Manager appoints all department heads and is responsible to the Council for proper administration of all city business, and for the annual budget.

Steve Schainker is one of the longest, continuously serving City Managers working today. He joined the City of Ames in 1979 and was appointed City Manager in 1982. The City Manager carries out the day-to-day responsibilities of running the city organization and oversees 18 departments and divisions including Public Works, Water and Pollution Control, Parks and Recreation, Finance, Ames Electric Services, Ames Police, Ames Fire, and Planning and Housing. Mr. Schainker reports directly to the Ames City Council, which is the policy-making arm of government.

The City Council makes laws, ordinances, and policy, and it is the responsibility of the City Manager to ensure they are carried out or enforced. If you have questions or wish to contact the City Manager, please call 515-239-5101.

      

Excellence Through People

Please view the City of Ames Organizational Culture & Excellence Through People Values.

          
Resident Satisfaction Survey

 

City of Ames Budget and Financial Documents

Please visit the City of Ames Finance Web Site

 

Department Staff

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Communications & Public Outreach Staff:

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