3 25 24 6.30 PM City Council Minutes1
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on March 25, 2024, in the
second-floor Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Farber, Jones, Resnick, Roussell (attended
virtually), Sprank, Wethal; City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Brumwell.
Mayor Cavanagh read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal year 2025 Tax Rate and
Dollars.
Mayor Cavanagh stated that a vote was not called on the action item discussed during the
5:15 p.m. special session. City Attorney Brumwell stated that a vote could be forgone due to
the minimal significance of the item.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Public Hearing for Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Tax Rate and Dollars and Taxpayer
Statements: Motion by Farber to receive and file the documents and approve the Proposed
Fiscal Year 2025 Tax Rate and Dollars. Seconded by Jones. City Manager Van Milligen made
a presentation. Clark Schloz, 2925 Burlington St.; and Robin Kennicker, 2929 Elm St., provided
input regarding the budget hearing process required by Iowa Code, including annual taxpayer
statements and taxing options. City Attorney Brumwell advised the City Council that discussion
should only occur on property tax amounts, and that any discussion on department budgets
should occur during that department’s budget hearing. Mayor Cavanagh stated that the City
Council discussed the maximum property tax rate during the March 7, 2024, special session.
Motion carried 7-0.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned at 7:29
p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC
City Clerk