Claim by Steven PalmerCopyrighted
January 20, 2026
City of Dubuque
City Council
CONSENT ITEMS
# 3.
ITEM TITLE: Disposition of Claims
SUMMARY: City Attorney advising that the following claims have been
referred to Public Entity Risk Services of Iowa, the agent for
the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool: Steven Palmer for
property damage; Ryan Scherrman for property damage.
SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Concur
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. ICAP Referral
THE CITY OF
DUB UE MEMORANDUM
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
JONI MEDINGER
LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
To: Mayor Brad M. Cavanagh and
Members of the City Council
DATE: 1 /7/2026
RE: Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Steven Palmer
Claimant Date of Claim Date of Incident Nature of Claim
Steven Palmer 12/22/2025 11/30/2025 Property Damage
This is a claim in which Claimant alleges Claimant's yard was damaged due to a City
snowplow driving into the yard.
This claim has been referred to the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool.
cc: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Arielle Swift, Public Works Director
Steven Palmer
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DUBUQUE, IOWA
SUITE 330, HARBOR VIEW PLACE, 300 MAIN STREET DUBUQUE, IA 52001-6944
TELEPHONE (563) 589-4113 / FAX (563) 583-1040 / EMAIL jmedinge@cityofdubuque.org