City of Des Moines public buildings will close in observance of the New Year's Eve holiday on Friday, December 31, 2021 and will reopen on Monday, January 3, 2022.
In observation of the Labor Day holiday, City Administration Buildings will be closed and there will be no collection of garbage, yard waste or recycling on Monday, September 6, 2021.
On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission reached a settlement agreement against a national discount dollar chain store that was found to be racially profiling customers of African descent.