2 11 19 City Council Proceedings Official_Special Budget Hearing 2CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. February 11, 2019 in the
Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Del Toro, Jones, Larson, Resnick, Rios (Joined at
6:03); Shaw; 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 2020 budgets.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Prior to the budget hearings, Council Member Jones requested a re -polling of the Council
for holding the City Clerk’s Office Sister City improvement package for further discussion and
possible inclusion in the final budget recommendation. There was a consensus of four (Jones,
Shaw, Buol, Larson).
FISCAL YEAR 2020 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEW
Fiscal Year 2020 City departmental budgets were presented by staff from the following de-
partments:
1. Health Services: Mary Rose Corrigan, Health Services Manager; and Environmental
Sanitarians Tim Link and Katie Kieffer.
2. Human Rights Department: Kelly Larson, Human Rights Director
3. Carnegie-Stout Public Library: Susan Henricks, Library Director
4. Dubuque Regional Airport: Robert Grierson, Airport Director
5. Finance Department: Jean Nachtman, Finance Director
The City Council had discussion with the presenters following their respective presentations.
The City Manager reviewed a handout that compared financial scenarios for the animal control
officer improvement package for the Health Services Budget. Council Member Larson re-
quested concurrence for having the item held for further discussion at the final budget hearing.
There was no consensus with Larson and Rios concurring.
PUBLIC INPUT
Following the Health Services presentation, Nino Erba, 1505 Fairview Pl., asked about reg-
istering service animals. Health Services Manager Mary Rose Corrigan stated that the depart-
ment does not track service animal registrations but that such animals are still required to be
licensed in the City.
Following the Airport presentation, Nino Erba, 1505 Fairview Pl., asked what the airport is
doing to reduce carbon emissions related to the City’s goal. Airport Manager Bob Grierson
stated that the airport does not have control over the airlines in this area, but the department
uses biogas and electric vehicles as well as controlling the agricultural land that surrounds they
airport and owned by the City.
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 8:46 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk