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Overview of the
Iowa Department of Public Safety

GOALS:

  • Reduce preventable injuries and deaths
  • Suppress criminal activity
  • Reduce/minimize costs of compliance with government requirements
  • Promote integrity and excellence in the workforce

2012-2014 Strategic Plan

Vision:

Iowa continues to be a safe and prosperous place.

 

Mission:

To serve the people of Iowa by providing public safety services with leadership, integrity and professionalism. 

 

Guiding Principles, Core Values:

  • Courtesy
  • Service
  • Protection
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism

Past Commissioners

Karl W. Fisher, 1939-1944
R.B. Laird (Acting), 1943-1944
Fred L. Wilkins, 1945-1947
Alfred W. Kahl, 1947-1950
Pearl W. McMurray, 1950-1955
Clinton H. Moyer, 1955-1957
Russell L. Brown, 1957-1959
Donald L. Stratton, 1959-1961
Carl H. Pesch, 1961-1963
William F. Suppel, 1963-1966
Gene Needles, 1966-1967
Jack Fulton, 1967-1971
Michael Sellers, 1971-1973
Charles W. Larson, 1973-1979
William D. Miller, 1980-1983
Gene W. Shepard, 1983-1989
Paul H. Wieck II, 1990-1999
E.A. "Penny" Westfall, 1999-2002
Kevin W. Techau, 2002 - 2007
Eugene T. Meyer, 2007 - 2011
Larry L. Noble, 2011 - 2012

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