 684-1240 is the number to call. 684-1240 if you have a question for Phil Rath, city administrator of Ottumwa. I always wonder how, as a city administrator, you deal with any curveballs you get from the state, meaning that the state has things that they decide in the legislature, they mandate. It trickles down to the city, and it's up to you to figure it out and roll with the punches.