Minutes_City Council Proceedings 03.07.24Copyrighted
March 18, 2024
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 01.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: Cable TV Commission of January 24, 2024; City Council Proceedings
of March 4 and March 7, 2024; Five Flags Civic Center Advisory
Commission of December 5, 2023; Library Board of Trustees Update of
February 22, 2024; Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
February 12 and February 19, 2024.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Cable TV Commission of January 24, 2024
City Council Proceedings 3/4/24
City Council Proceedings 3/7/24
Five Flags Minutes
Library Board of Trustees Update
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
2/12/24
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of
2/19/24
Type
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on March 7, 2024, in the
second -floor Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Pro Tem Jones; Mayor Cavanagh (attended virtually); Council Members
Farber, Roussell, Sprank, Wethal; City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell.
Absent: Council Member Resnick.
Mayor Pro Tern Jones read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council
called for the purpose of setting a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Tax Rate
and Dollars.
ITEMS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
1. Set Public Hearing for Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Tax Rate and Dollars and Taxpayer
Statements: Motion by Sprank to receive and file the documents and adopt Resolution No. 55-
24 Setting a Public Hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Tax Rate and Dollars and
Taxpayer Statements. Seconded by Wethal. City Manager Van Milligen made a presentation
on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 tax rate and dollars. Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Larson
provided clarification on the city's reduction in taxable value due to the state legislature
changing the state military credit to an exemption, therefore eliminating state funding toward it.
Ms. Larson further clarified the two commercial and industrial backfills, stating that the 90%
backfill will be phased out and a new backfill will be funded by the state. City Council Members
thanked city staff for their work preparing the budget, expressed frustration with the current
budgeting process required by state code, and stressed the increasing operational costs of city
government. Responding to a question from the City Council on budgeting for cybersecurity,
City Manager Van Milligen summarized multiple budget actions in support of cybersecurity,
including allocating around $600,000 to move the city's Information Technology Department to
a facility in the West End; allocating $3,000,000 to replace all police, fire, and emergency
communications software systems; and adding a cybersecurity position to last year's budget.
City Council Members indicated their support for the City Manager's property tax rate
recommendation. Motion carried 6-0.
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There being no further business, Mayor Pro Tern Jones declared the meeting adjourned at
7:30 p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CIVIC
City Clerk