Interview for the Position of City AttorneyCopyright 2014
City of Dubuque Action Items # 1.
IT EM T IT LE:Interview(s) for City Attorney
SUM MARY:City Council to Conduct Interview(s) f or the Position of City
Attorney and Possible Appointment.
SUGGEST ED DISPOSIT ION:Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Resume for Crenna Brumwell Supporting Documentation
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CRENNA BRUMWELL
1735 OVERVIEW COURT
DUBUQUE, IA 52003
TELEPHONE: (563) 542-5179
EMAIL: crennabrumwell@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant City Attorney, City of Dubuque, IA, 2006-Present
o Major Projects: Voluntary Compliance Agreement with HUD, North
Cascade Road Housing TIF, English Ridge Housing TIF, Derby Grange,
LLC Agreement in anticipation of Housing TIF, Initiation of 657A.10A
process to reclaim abandoned properties within the City, Fats, Oils, &
Grease Program, Airport work including litigation, contract review, and real
estate transactions, Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Agreement related to
separation and reorganization, Alcohol and Tobacco Compliance, Safe
Community Task Force recommendation implementation including
Background Check Ordinance for potential tenants, Tenant Database form
and policy, Dull Mull Receivership, Breastfeeding Policy for swimming
pools, Private citizen/organization releases and indemnification forms for
planting on Grandview Avenue and other areas, Drafting and
implementation of Red Flags Rule Plan for the prevention of identity theft,
Bishop Block and neighboring properties boundary dispute, Surface
Transportation Board filings related to Powder River Basin Project impact
on Dubuque, Aggressive Panhandling Ordinance, Defense of civil rights
complaints
o Prosecution of simple misdemeanors and municipal infractions,
administrative search warrants, civil litigation, contract and document
review, personnel consultation, Intercultural Competency Training as
trainer, investigation of human rights complaints
o Training staff on fair housing, personnel issues, municipal infractions,
testifying in court, public nuisances, intercultural competency, landlord
training
o Community meetings including, but not limited to, Dubuque Area Landlord
Association, Washington Neighborhood residents, Downtown/Jackson
Park Neighborhood residents
Auto/General Liability Claims Representative, SISCO, 2003-2006
o Litigation management, settlement negotiation, legal research, claim
investigation and evaluation
Legal Intern, Student Legal Services, University of Iowa, Fall 2002
o Criminal and civil legal work for University of Iowa students
Legal Intern, City of Dubuque, IA, Summer 2002
o Prosecution of City of Dubuque charges, human rights investigations,
legal research
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
National Fair Housing Training Academy, Week 1, 2011
International Municipal Lawyers Association, Annual & Mid-Year Training, 2006-
present
Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association Training, 2006-present
One Ummah Consulting, Intercultural Competency Train the Trainer Program,
2006-2008
Iowa Bar, Admitted September 2003
Juris Doctor, University of Iowa, College of Law, 2003
Bachelor of Arts, University of Northern Iowa, 2000
MEMBERSHIPS
Iowa State Bar Association
Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association
International Municipal Lawyers Association
Dubuque County Bar Association
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Project Concern, Board Member
Hillcrest Family Services, 1st Vice Chair
Foster Grandparent Advisory Board, Board Member
Mentor Dubuque, Board Member, Former Chair, Mentor to Jaylyn
Every Child Every Promise, Board Member, Former Chair
Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools, Board Member
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Northern Illinois, Wonder Women Planning
Committee
PAST VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTS
Dubuque Arts Council
Riverview Center Crisis Hotline
Prescott School Partnership
Leadership Dubuque
Dancing with the Stars, Dubuque Style
Dubuque Days of Caring
Magistrate Nominating Commission