It is sometimes difficult to know who to phone when an emergency or anything of concern happens. This list will hopefully point you in the correct direction.
Type of Problem | Department | Phone |
| Building/Plumbing/Electrical/Mechanical Code | Building Inspection | 743-6330 |
| Junk in yard | " | " |
| Property Maintenance | " | " |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances (items not listed) | " | " |
| Drainage/erosion | Engineering | 743-6340 |
| Rental Housing | Fire | 377-8237 |
| Weeds/Tall Grass | Parks | 377-4846 |
| Tree complaints - private property | " | " |
| Sidewalk snow shoveling | " | " |
| Junk cars/abandoned vehicles | Police | 377-1511 |
| Noise | " | " |
| Animals (live) | " | " |
| Animals (dead) | Public Services | 377-6367 |
| Street trees - trees in city right-of-way | " | " |
| Sewer back-ups | " | " |
| Street Maintenance | " | " |
| Solid Waste (misses, red tags, recycling) | " | " |
| Water (low pressure, rusty, etc.) | Water | 743-6310 |
| Street lights out | Alliant Energy Linn County REC | 398-4406 800-332-5420 |
| Air Pollution, odor or health codes | Linn Co. Health | 892-6000 |