City Council
The Pawnee City Council is the city's legislative body: five members elected by ward, meeting on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Council members
Douglass Howser
Council Member, Ward 1
Councilman Howser has represented Ward 1 since 2002. His legislative priorities include road maintenance, fiscal restraint, and the ongoing dispute with his neighbor regarding property lines, which he would like noted in the public record.
(765) 555-0100 ext. 2001
douglass.howser@pawneein.gov
Bill Dexhart
Council Member, Ward 2
Councilman Dexhart has served Ward 2 for six terms. He is a family man and a champion of family values. His office notes that all previous matters have been fully resolved and that he looks forward to continuing his work on behalf of the families of Pawnee, with whom he shares family values.
(765) 555-0100 ext. 2002
bill.dexhart@pawneein.gov
Fielding Milton
Council Member, Ward 3
Councilman Milton is Pawnee's longest-serving elected official, having first joined city government in 1948. Several of his earliest policy positions have been formally disavowed by the modern Council. He is currently serving his nineteenth term.
(765) 555-0100 ext. 2003
fielding.milton@pawneein.gov
Jeremy Jamm, DDS
Council Member, Ward 4
Councilman Jamm has represented Ward 4 since 2010. In addition to his council duties, Dr. Jamm operates Jamm Orthodontics (voted #1 orthodontics practice in the Pawnee Sun-Herald's paid advertising supplement, 2019–2025), conveniently located off Route 37 with ample free parking and flexible financing available. He asks that constituent concerns be kept brief.
(765) 555-0100 ext. 2004
jeremy.jamm@pawneein.gov
Open Seat
Special election pending. Candidate filing information is available from the City Clerk.
The Council formally recognizes the service of former Councilwoman Leslie Knope, whose tenure produced 34 pieces of legislation, one municipal merger, and the longest continuous floor speech in chamber history (recorded, bound, and available from the Clerk in three volumes). A commemorative plaque hangs outside the Chambers, spelled correctly on the second attempt.
Addressing the Council
Residents may speak during the public comment period at any regular session. Sign in before 6:15 p.m.; comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk and are entered into the record, read aloud only upon a motion, which the Council asks you to please not request.