2 09 12 City Council Proceedings Official_SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on February 9, 2012 in the Historic
Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick,
Sutton; City Manager Michael Van Milligen
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of discussing various City departmental Fiscal Year 2013 budgets.
Departmental Budget Review
Fiscal Year 2013 Departmental Budgets were presented by staff from the following
City departments:
• Health — Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist
• City Attorney's Office — Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
• City Manager's Office — Michael Van Milligen, City Manager; Cori Burbach,
Sustainability Coordinator; Jenny Larson, Budget Director
• City Council — Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
• City Clerk's Office — Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk
• Cable TV Division — Craig Nowack, Cable TV Coordinator
City Council had discussion with staff following each presentation. Following the City
Manager's Office budget presentation, Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission
Chairperson Marina O'Rourke Rosenow spoke in favor of continued funding for arts
groups and activities; and Kelly Hingtgen, 3416 Foothill Road, questioned where the
City is reducing expenses and what is a necessity within the budget.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 8:42 p.m.
/s /Kevin S. Firnstahl
City Clerk