City of Wellman

316 8th Avenue
P.O Box 129
Wellman, Iowa 52356

Tel: 319-646-2154
Fax: 319-646-6561

Mayor

Ryan Miller

The City of Wellman has a Mayor-Council form of government. The Mayor’s position is part-time and includes duties such as presiding at all council meetings and signing contracts and other documents on behalf of the city. The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of the City.

Ryan Miller was elected Mayor for the City of Wellman  January 1, 2006.

Ryan, who was born and raised in Wellman, is married to Coralie and they have two daughters, Hannah and Amanda. Ryan graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1989 and practiced in Dayton, Ohio for more than four years and later moved to Iowa City opening his own practice. In 1999 they moved back to Wellman and Ryan opened his second office at Wellman in May of 2005. Ryan has served the community of Wellman on the Planning and Zoning  Board and as president of the Wellman Area Foundation.

City Council

Wellman City Council Members
Fern Bontrager	Marc Pennington	Johnny Schwartz
Doug Powell		Steve Slaubaugh

The council holds regular meetings on the first and third Monday of each month. Additionally, the council may hold special meetings or work sessions on specific matters when necessary. While all meetings are open to the public, generally citizens may only bring issues to the council at regular meetings.

City Administrator

Nicholas Pacha

The City Administrator is the Chief Administrative Officer of the City and is responsible for the management of the City’s day-to-day operations. The City Administrator supports the information and policy-making needs of the Council, implements Council decisions and directives, supervises all City staff, and submits to the Council a proposed annual budget. Additional responsibilities include organizational development, community relations, intergovernmental relations, financial management, and human resources management.