Former Waukee City Council Member Now City Employee

Former Waukee City Council member Dan Duthcher has been hired as the director of the city’s new Community and Economic Development Department, according to the Associated Press.

Dutcher resigned from the council in late April citing personal reasons. His term ran through the end of this year; former councilman Isaiah McGee was appointed to fill the remainder of the term.

The Waukee council approved the creation of the new department in May.

Mayor Bill Peard told the Des Moines Register the hiring process was open, honest and “pretty transparent.” City Administrator Tim Moerman says more than 30 people applied for the post.

Dutcher had been a senior vice president at Terrus Real Estate Group for several years. He is scheduled to begin his new job on Aug. 19 at a salary of nearly $88,600, the newspaper said.