Proof_City Council Proceedings 03.09.23Copyrighted
April 3, 2023
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 01.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: City Council Proceedings of 3/20/23, 3/21/23, 3/22/23, and 3/23/23;
Historic Preservation Commission of 3/16/23; Library Board of Trustees
Update of 2/23/23; Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
2/20/23, 2/21 /23, 2/27/23, 3/6/23, 3/7/23, 3/8/23, and 3/9/23.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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City Council Proceedings of 3/20/23 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 3/21/23
City Council Proceedings of 3/22/23
City Council Proceedings of 3/23/23
Historic Preservation Commission of 3/16/23
Library Board of Trustees Update of 2/23/23
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
2/20/23
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
2/21/23
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
2/27/23
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
3/6/23
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
3/7/23
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
3/8/23
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
3/9/23
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STATE OF IOWA SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
I, Kathy Goetzinger, a Billing Clerk for Woodward
Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald, a newspaper of general
circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the
attached notice was published in said newspaper on the
following dates:
03/15/2023
and for which the charge is 76.42
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Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 15th day of March, 2023
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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m.
on March 9, 2023, in the second -floor Council Chambers of the
Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Farber, Jones,
Resnick, Roussell, Sprank, Wethal; City Manager Van Milligen.
Mayor Cavanagh read the call and stated this is a special
session of the City Council called for the purpose of setting
the public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2024 City Budget and
conducting public hearings on certain Fiscal Year 2024
Department Budgets.
ITEMS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
1. Set Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2024 City Budget:
Motion by Jones to receive and file the documents and adopt
Resolution No. 65-23 Setting the date for the public hearing
on the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for the City of Dubuque; and
Resolution No. 66-23 Setting the date for the public hearing
on the Five -Year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years
2024 through 2028 for the City of Dubuque. Seconded by
Roussell. Motion carried 7-0.
Adoption of the resolutions sets a public hearing for a
meeting to commence at 6:30 p.m. on March 23, 2023, in the
Historic Federal Building.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
FISCAL YEAR 2024 DEPARTMENT BUDGETS
Fiscal Year 2024 City department budgets were presented by
staff from the following departments:
1. Emergency Management Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
Presentation: Tom Berger, Emergency Management Director.
2. Emergency Communications Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
Presentation: Mark Murphy, Emergency Communications Manager.
3. Police Department Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Presentation:
Jeremy Jensen, Police Chief.
4. Fire Department Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Presentation: Amy
Scheller, Fire Chief.
Staff responded to questions from the City Council following
their respective presentation.
Following City Council discussion on the Police Departments
Improvement Package No. 2 on an automated license plate reader
system, Mayor Cavanagh encouraged residents to provide input
on the recommendation prior to the March 23, 2023, final
hearing to adopt the Fiscal Year 2024 budget. Mayor Cavanagh
also stated that input would be welcomed on the citys camera
policy, which the City Council would discuss amending after
the March 23, 2023, final hearing.
Council Member Wethal recommended the City Council approve
Improvement Package No. 2 for one additional full-time
firefighter and made suggestions of how to fund the position
from both one-time and ongoing funding sources. City Manager
Van Milligen advised that the City Council avoid using
one-time funding sources to fund recurring expenses. City
Manager Van Milligen also stated his reason for not
recommending the position, stating that the position will be
dependent on what the City Council decides regarding future
fire stations. Mayor Cavanagh suggested an agenda item at the
next budget hearing for City Council to discuss any proposed
changes to the budget. City Council Members also discussed
that the March 23, 2023, final hearing to adopt the budget
provides the opportunity for budget amendments. Per a
suggestion from the City Council, Mayor Cavanagh stated that
he would discuss the budget amendment process with City
Attorney Brumwell and City Manager Van Milligen to determine
the recommended approach for budget amendments. Mayor Cavanagh
stated his intent to share the recommended approach at the
March 21, 2023, budget hearing. City Council Members also
agreed to a governance session in the future to discuss a
recommended process for altering the budget.
CLOSED SESSION
Motion by Jones to convene in closed session at 10:06 p.m.
to discuss Pending Litigation Chapter 21.5(1)(c) Code of
Iowa. Seconded by Sprank. Mayor Cavanagh stated for the record
that the attorney who will consult with City Council on the
issues to be discussed in the closed session is City Attorney
Brumwell. Motion carried 7-0.
The City Council reconvened in open session at 11:13 p.m.
stating that staff had been given proper direction.
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the
meeting adjourned at 11:14 p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC
City Clerk
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