Be Prepared for Snow Emergencies
10/28/2021
The City of Nevada’s Snow Emergency will AUTOMATICALLY be in effect whenever 1 inch or more of snow has fallen.
Meet the Council Members
- Brett BarkerMayorTerm ends Dec. 31, 2025
Family:
Mayor Barker lives in Nevada with his wife Tracy and daughters Ella, Lexi, Graceyn, and Hannah.
Previous Service:
Prior to being elected Mayor in 2017, Brett served on Nevada’s Planning and Zoning Commission and the Nevada City Council.
Community Involvement:
Mayor Barker is actively involved in the community and volunteers his time with groups such as Main Street Nevada, the Nevada Economic Development Council, and the Nevada Community Band. - Barb MittmanWard 1 Council Member
Term ends Dec. 31, 2023
Barb, and her husband Bob, have lived in Nevada since 1985. She has BA and MA degrees in education and has provided leadership in area churches, as an AmeriCorps member, on staff at YSS, and as a school and community volunteer. Barb now supervises the AmeriCorps member at Central Elementary and serves as the Community Meal Coordinator for Nevada Food at First.
Family:
Husband, Bob; one daughter and two granddaughters
Civic Experience:- Leadership Nevada
- Nevada Community Resource Center (NCRC) Board
- Food for Thought (United Way) Summer Program
- City Council: Ward 1 (First Term: 2016-2019)
Significance of Serving on City Council:
Each meeting, contact, and conversation gives me the opportunity to listen, expand my thinking, identify needs, collaborate, and work creatively to benefit the well-being of our residents. - Brian HansonWard 2 Council Member
Term ends Dec. 31, 2025
I grew up in Nevada – it is home to me. I graduated with the class of 1987, attended DMACC, and then Iowa State. After being away for a few years, I decided to return to Nevada and work at our family ag construction company. After getting married, we lived in a surrounding community for a short time but decided to purchase our first home in Nevada. We wanted our kids to experience the same small-town, everyone-knows-everyone feeling and attend the school system that I experienced and thrived from. I have enjoyed many seasons as a volunteer coach in both boys’ and girls’ soccer, football, basketball, baseball, and softball. I was first appointed to the City council in 2006 and elected in 2010. I love our community and am proud to be a member of it. A few years ago, my wife Leslie and I bought that family ag construction company from my father because Nevada is our home.
Family
Family includes his wife, Leslie, and their three children: Sarah (and her fiancé AJ) live in western Iowa; Peyton and Samuel are both students at Nevada High School. And if anyone follows us on social media, we have the world’s best nap-taking dog named Tag.Civic Experience
Nevada City Council (2006-2007, 2010-2013, 2014-2017, and 2018-2021)
Planning & Zoning Committee
Nevada High School Booster Club Board Member
Baseball Field Committee
Finance Committee
City Hall Committee
Joint City/School Committee
Field House Committee
His feelings about serving
Every voice is important. We, as leaders, grow as we hear and learn from our community. I enjoy hearing from our community and trying to help find solutions, answer questions, explain the reasons and whys of how things work, and act as a sounding board when needed. I know by working together, we will continue to find solutions, protect our assets, grow our resources, and maintain this amazing community for generations. - Sandy EhrigWard 3 Council Member
Term ends Dec. 31, 2023
Sandy and her husband, Bob (deceased), have resided in Nevada for 27 years. Sandy’s career in community and economic development has allowed her to work all over Iowa, but not daily in Nevada. Prior to filling a vacancy on the Nevada City Council Ehrig served for three terms on the Nevada Library Board of Trustees, several of those years as Chair. She continues to work as a private contractor for the Iowa Farm Bureau representing them as Immediate Past Chair of Iowa’s Rural Development Council and Co-Chair for the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa initiative. She is honored to share her experience in her community of residence as the newest council woman.
Family information:
Spouse: Bob; Daughter: Libby (Nevada grad), Bonus Daughter, Lisa and Son, Dana; 5 Grandchildren - Dane NealsonWard 4 Council Member
Term ends Dec. 31, 2025
Dane was elected to represent Nevada’s Fourth Ward in 2017 and serves on development committee. Dane grew up in West Liberty, Iowa, earning his Associate’s Degree from Muscatine Community College in 2007 and his Bachelor’s Degree from Iowa State University in 2010. Dane is a Certified Pharmacy Technician at NuCara Pharmacy, and owns a wedding DJ business, U Can’t Beetus Entertainment. He lives in Nevada and is a proud father of his son, Clay, and his daughter, Linnea. He loves singing, bowling, and cheering on the Iowa State Cyclones, St. Louis Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers.
Civic Experience:
Board of Directors, Main Street Nevada
President, Runners United Nevada
Technician Member, Iowa Board of Pharmacy
Counselor, Camp Hertko Hollow
Nevada Community Band - Jason SampsonAt Large Council Member
Term ends Dec. 31, 2023
I grew up in the Chicagoland area and moved to Iowa in 2011, landing in Nevada in 2014. I am the Director of Transportation and Mechanic for the Nevada CSD and Colo-NESCO CSD. I was first appointed to the Nevada City Council in January of 2018. I took over the seat vacated by our current mayor when he transitioned from councilperson to mayor. I was then elected to my seat in 2019.
Family:
Spouse, Marcia; 4 daughters, 2 sons, and 4 granddaughtersCampaign Pledge:
I want to see controlled growth while keeping our infrastructure in good shape.
Civic Experience:
- Development Committee
- LHD Committee
- Wage Study Committee
- Design Committee Main Street Nevada
- Steve SkaggsAt-Large Council Member
Term ends Dec. 31, 2025
Steve Skaggs was elected in 2021 as an “at-large” representative.
Steve lives in Nevada with his wife Christa (NHS grad) and his three children, ages 14, 16, and 18. Steve is a college graduate, having attended Iowa State University and Bellevue University. He has been the Purchasing Manager at ALMACO for 10 years. He grew up in southeast Nebraska and was active in the community as President of the local economic development group and a member of the Chamber of Commerce board. Steve enjoys attending school activities, camping, reading, listening to good music, and maintaining his 1968 Chevrolet pickup.
Community Involvement:
President of Main Street Nevada for 2 years
Past President of Nevada Evening Rotary
Past President Nevada Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Nevada 2040 Strategic Planning committee
Member of Main Street Nevada Economic Vitality committee
Member of Lincoln Highway Days planning committee
Member of Camelot Theater Foundation board