2 7 18 City Council Proceedings Official_Special Budget Hearing 1 CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. February 7, 2018 in the
Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Del Toro, Jones, Larson, Resnick, Rios; Shaw;
City Manager Michael Van Milligen
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called for
the purpose of discussing various City Departmental Fiscal Year 2019 budgets.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
FISCAL YEAR 2019 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEW
Fiscal Year 2019 City departmental budgets were presented by staff from the following
departments:
1 . Information Services: Chris Kohlmann, Information Services Manager: Ms. Kohlmann
responded to questions from the City Council following her presentation.
2. City Attorney's Office (Legal): Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney: Ms. Brumwell responded
to questions from the City Council following her presentation and addressed the progressing
status of the departmental budget since the 2017 staff restructuring.
3. City Manager's Office: Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager; Cori Burbach, Assistant
City Manager/Sustainability Coordinator; Jerelyn O'Connor, Neighborhood Development
Specialist; Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer; Jenny Larson, Budget Director; Nikki
Breitsprecker, GIS Coordinator; and Randy Peck, Personnel Manager. The City Manager and
staff responded to questions from the City Council following the department's presentation.
Council Member Del Toro stated that he would like the Capital Improvement funding for
the All America City award be held for further discussion at the February 28 final budget
hearing. City Manager Van Milligen offered to provide information to the Council illustrating
the benefits to the City of receiving such an award.
4. City Council: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager briefly explained the City Council FY19
budget recommendation, specifically the fluctuation caused by moving the Sister City funds to
the City Clerk's Office budget.
5. City Clerk's Office: Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk.
6. Cable TV Division: Craig Nowack, Cable TV Coordinator provided a video compiled by
staff demonstrating the capabilities of the Division and its newly purchased drones.
Following each presentation, Mayor Buol called for public input.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk