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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on March 5, 2015 in
the Historic Federal Building.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick, Sut-
ton; 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 2016 budgets.
FISCAL YEAR 2016 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEW
Fiscal Year 2016 City departmental budgets were presented by staff from the follow-
ing departments:
Water Department: Water Plant Manager Bob Green
City Manager Van Milligen referenced a printed document entitled Fiscal Year 2016
Recommended Budget, Issues Impacting the City Budget and how it explains budgetary
concerns and recommendations. He went on to give more details on the rate increases
for water and sewer.
Water & Resource Recovery Center: W&RRC Manager Jonathan Brown
Public Input: Paul Schultz, 1008 Victoria, spoke in support of the creation of an Envi-
ronmental Coordinator position.
Public Works: Public Works Director Don Vogt, Street Maintenance Supervisor John
Klostermann and Resource Management Intern Anderson Sainci
Public Input: Paul Schultz, 1008 Victoria, encourages better public input to decision
making processes.
Engineering: City Engineer Gus Psihoyos, Assistant City Engineer Bob Schiesl, Civil
Engineer Deron Muehring, and Environmental Engineer Denise Ihrig
Engineering Technician Duane Richter responded to traffic light synchronization
questions from Council Member Resnick
City Council had discussion with departments following each presentation.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 9:06 p.m.,
/s/Trish L. Gleason, CMC
Assistant City Clerk
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