Human Resources

The Human Resources department's focus is on acquiring, developing and retaining people to work for the City of Ottumwa. HR plays a key role in creating a people strategy to help the City of Ottumwa fulfill their service commitments to the citizens of Ottumwa.

This includes developing and reviewing job descriptions, fulfilling the staffing needs of the city, compiling and managing benefit packages, and administering employment policies and practices. The department also performs other functions that relate to the employee workforce of the City of Ottumwa.



Barb Codjoe Director of Human Resources
(641) 683-0625
Email Barb Codjoe

Employment Opportunities

Our list of current job openings 

To view all job descriptions, click here.


City Contracts

FY25 - Fire Contract - July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2028

Ottumwa Police Union Teamster's Local #238 July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028

Ottumwa Library Board of Trustees and AFSCME/Iowa Local 3659-2 July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025

FY25 - Public Works, Parks, Airport, Cemetery - July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026

FY25 - Municipal Employees - July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026


Core Values

The City of Ottumwa has recently released our Core Values. For more information, click here


Civil Service

Want to know more about the Civil Service process? Click here.


Information for City Employees

FMLA Forms

Information about MyIDCare – Wellmark’s identity protection service. (March 2016)


Health Insurance – Coverage Manuals

Effective July 1, 2024

Retiree Information for Pre-1993 Medicare Retirees

Members can lookup to see if their doctor is in-network by going to the Provider Finder tool via https://www.humana.com/finder/ and using the attached PDF to walk them through the process. They will want to base their search off of the Medicare PPO/Employer PPO Plus network option. They will also want to select the coverage type “Medicare or Medicare – Medicaid” and select the 2021 plan year.

Updated Summary of Benefits and Coverage Information

Posted June 23, 2017

To help you easily understand your health plan benefits, a Summary of Benefits and Coverage for your current health plan can be viewed here on the City’s website. The SBC contain a full description of your health plan and benefits. It is designed to provide simple and consistent information using terminology and a format that has been standardized among all health insurance companies.

The SBC summarizes the key features of your policy such as a description of the coverage, deductible amounts, cost-sharing obligations and coverage limitations and exceptions.

Any information shared on this web page is intended for use by employees of the City of Ottumwa. The information posted here is an open, public record. Under no circumstances, will personal or confidential information be posted in this format.

Contact Information

Human Resources
105 E. Third St.
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
(641) 683-0625
Fax: (641) 683-0613

Map to Human Resources

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