4 10 25 City Council Proceedings Official SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on April 10, 2025, in the
second-floor Council Chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Cavanagh; Council Members Farber, Jones, Resnick, Sprank, Wethal;
City Manager Van Milligen (attended virtually).
Absent: Council Member Roussell.
Mayor Cavanagh read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council
called for the purpose of conducting such business that may properly come before the
City Council.
ITEMS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
1. Set Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2026 City Budget: Motion by Jones to receive and
file the documents and adopt Resolution No. 121-25 Setting The Date For The Public
Hearing On The Fiscal Year 2026 Budget For The City Of Dubuque and Resolution No.
122-25 Setting The Date For The Public Hearing On The Five-Year Capital Improvement
Program For Fiscal Years 2026 Through 2030 For The City Of Dubuque, setting a public
hearing for a meeting to commence at 6:30 p.m. on April 28, 2025 in the Historic Federal
Building. Seconded by Resnick. Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION NO. 121-25
SETTING THE DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2026
BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF DUBUQUE
Whereas, Iowa Code Section 384.16 provides that the City Council shall set a time and
place for a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget before the final budget certifi-
cation date and shall publish notice before the hearing as provided in Iowa Code Section
384.16.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the City Council shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal
Year 2026 budget for the City of Dubuque in the City Council Chambers and virtually on
Monday, April 28, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Passed, approved and adopted this 10th day of April 2025.
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest: Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 122-25
SETTING THE DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IM-
PROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2030 FOR THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE
Whereas, a proposed Five-Year Capital Improvement Program for the City of Dubuque
for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2030 has been prepared and submitted to the City Council;
and
Whereas, the capital projects for the first year of the program are included in the Fiscal
Year 2026 budget for the City of Dubuque; and
Whereas, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Dubuque to conduct a
public hearing and adopt the five-year Capital Improvement Program simultaneously with
the public hearing and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for the City of Dubuq ue.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the City Council shall conduct a public hearing on the five-year Capital
Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2030 in the City Council Chambers
and virtually on Monday, April 28, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Passed, approved and adopted this 10th day of April 2025.
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest: Adrienne Breitfelder, City Clerk
PUBLIC HEARINGS
City staff presented Fiscal Year 2026 departmental budgets and responded to City
Council questions following each presentation. Presentations were given by representa-
tives from the following departments:
1. Emergency Management Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Presentation : Emergency Man-
agement Director Tom Berger.
2. Emergency Communications Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Presentation : Emergency
Communications Director Jessica George-Rethwisch.
3. Police Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Presentation: Assistant Police Chief Joe Messerich.
4. Fire Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Presentation: Fire Chief Amy Scheller.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Cavanagh declared the meeting adjourned at
9:01 p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk