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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on March 25, 2025, in
the second-floor Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6 th Street.
Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Farber, Jones, Resnick (attended virtu-
ally), Roussell, 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 holding the public hearing for the Fiscal Year 2026 proposed
property tax rate and Budget and Fiscal Policy Guidelines.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Public Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2026 amount of proposed property tax rate and
dollars and the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Fiscal Policy Guidelines : Motion by Jones
to receive and file the documents and approve the Fiscal Year 2026 proposed property
tax rate and dollars and the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Fiscal Policy Guidelines . Se-
conded by Farber. Clark Schloz, 2925 Burlington St., spoke about his previous engage-
ment with city staff regarding the proposed rate increase and expressed his support, con-
sidering it reasonable. City Clerk Breitfelder stated that written input was submitted by
David Soat, 2105 Embassy West Dr., and Latisha McKnight, 2060 Washington St. In re-
sponse to a question about budget hearing guidelines for handling City Council budget
requests for further consideration, Brumwell stated she would provide a memo to the City
Council this week. Council Members highlighted the City's unique budget proc ess and
commended its transparency. They also encouraged residents to share specific recom-
mendations on changes to city spending and programs. Additionally, Council Members
requested that Van Milligen share the presentation he delivered tonight. In response to a
question, Van Milligen explained that state law does not permit the City to set specific tax
rates for the four property classes—residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural—
since the formula used is beyond the City’s control. Motion carried 7-0.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned at
7:20 p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk