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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on February 8, 2010 in
the Historic Federal Building.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick,
Voetberg, City Manager 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 budgets.
Fiscal Year 2011 Departmental Budgets were presented by staff from the following
City departments: Human Rights Department, Finance Department, City Attorney’s
Office, City Manager’s Office, City Council, and the City Clerk’s Office. City Council had
discussion with staff following each presentation.
Human Rights: Human Rights Director Kelly Larson reviewed the Fiscal Year 2011
budget for this department. Responding to questions from Council Members, Larson
stated she will research the increase in miscellaneous services. Larson informed
Council that the case load estimate is based on what is currently filed. City Manager
Van Milligen stated that the 3.5 percent wage increase is based on collective bargaining
multi-year contracts.
Finance Department: Finance Director Ken TeKippe reviewed the Fiscal Year 2011
budget for this department. Responding to questions from Council Members, City
Manager Van Milligen stated that he is being judicious with requests for additional staff
until the impact of the IBM Smart City partnership on the Finance Department’s work
load is better understood.
City Attorney’s Office: City Attorney Barry Lindahl reviewed the Fiscal Year 2011
budget for this department. Responding to questions from Council Members, Lindahl
and City Manager Van Milligen explained that administrative service fees charged to
Enterprise Zone funds are charge backs for legal services provided for specific projects.
The increase is a projection of service time spent on anticipated projects.
City Manager’s Office: The Fiscal Year 2011 budget for department was reviewed by
Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Teri Goodmann,
Budget Director Jenny Larson, Public Information Officer Randy Gehl, Sustainable
Community Coordinator Cori Burbach, Neighborhood Development Specialist Jerelyn
O’Connor, GIS Coordinator Nikki Breitsprecker, Management Intern Phyllis Russell,
Personnel Manager Randy Peck and Training and Workforce Development Coordinator
Andre Lessears. Responding to questions from Council Members, Staff stated that in
addition to supervisors and new employees, the Intercultural Competency Training is
being extending to the community at large and includes First Transit employees. The
Geographic Information System (GIS) activity is very busy, since more departments are
relying on this technology. Van Milligen stated that the City Manager’s Office is
structured with several activity areas under one department creating the perception of
additional staff. Other cities may create separate departments from the same activity
areas with the same or more staff. Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commissioner Geri
Shafer, 1207 Adeline Street, spoke in support of additional funding for the arts.
City Council: City Manager Van Milligen reviewed the Fiscal Year 2011 budget for
this department.
City Clerk: City Clerk Jeanne Schneider reviewed the Fiscal Year 2011 budget for
this department.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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