Mayors lead joint town-hall on proposed Tama–Toledo police 28E merger

On Aug. 27, 2026, the cities of Tama and Toledo held a joint work session at the Reinig Center to discuss a proposed police 28E agreement that would merge the Tama and Toledo police departments. The session began at 5:00 p.m. with Mayor Brian Sokol presiding for Toledo and Mayor Robinson presiding for Tama; roll call recorded five Toledo council members (Cook, Vesely, Pansegrau, Boll, Ray) and five Tama council members (Eisentrager, Smith, Jimenez, Thomas, Martinez) as present.

Mayors Sokol and Robinson gave opening remarks and then opened the meeting for town-hall style discussion of the 28E proposal. City staff and public safety officials listed as present included Chief Quigley, Lt. Wunn and Acting Chief Ayala-Pagan; Kim McAdoo was recorded as city clerk. The minutes state that "Citizens posed numerous questions, and mostly favorable comments were heard," though no verbatim comments are recorded in these minutes.

No formal vote or action on the 28E agreement occurred during the work session; the meeting was explicitly described as a town hall work session intended for information and public input. After closing comments, Councilmember Vesely moved to adjourn and Councilmember Cook seconded. The minutes record that "All present voiced ayes, no nays, motion carried," and the work session adjourned at 5:50 p.m.

The minutes do not specify next steps such as a timeline for formal consideration of the 28E agreement, a staff report date, or a scheduled public hearing; those details remain "not specified" in the record provided.