Proof of Publication_City Council Proceedings 2 8 10CITY 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 Build-
ing.
Present: Mayor Buol,
Council Members
Braig, Connors, Jones.
Lynch, Resnick, Voet-
berg, 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 dis-
cussing various City
departmental budgets.
Fiscal Year 2011
Departmental Budgets
were presented by
staff from the follow-
ing City departments:
Human Rights Depart-
ment, Finance Depart-
ment, City Attorney's
Office, City Manager's
Office, City Council,
and the City Clerk's
Office. City Council had
discussion with staff
following each presen-
tation.
Human Rights: Human
Rights Director Kelly
Larson reviewed the
Fiscal Year 2011
budget for this depart-
ment. Responding to
questions from Council
Members, Larson
stated she will
research the increase
in miscellaneous ser-
vices. 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 depart-
ment. Responding to
questions from Council
Members, City Man-
ager 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 depart-
ment. 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 this
department was
reviewed by Assistant
City Manager Cindy
Steinhauser, Assistant
City Manager Teri
Goodmann, Budget
Director Jenny Larson,
Public Information
Officer Randy Gehl,
Sustainable Com-
munity Coordinator
Cori Burbach, Neigh-
borhood Development
Specialist Jerelyn
O'Connor, GIS Coor-
dinator Nikki Breit -
sprecker, Management
Intern Phyllis Russell,
Personnel Manager
Randy Peck and
Training and Work-
force Development
Coordinator Andre
Lessears. Responding
to questions from
Council Members, Staff
stated that in addition
to supervisors and new
employees, the Inter-
cultural Competency
Training is being
extended to the
community at large
and includes First
Transit employees. The
Geographic Informa-
tion System (GIS)
activity is very busy,
since more depart-
ments 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 Ad-
visory Commissioner
Geri Shafer, 1207
Adeline Street, spoke
in support of additional
funding for the arts.
City Council: City
Manager Van Milligep
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
It 2/10
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby
certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following
dates: February 10, 2010, and for which the charge is $34.87.
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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 Build-
ing.
Present: Mayor Buol,
Council Members
Braig, Connors, Jones,
Lynch, Resnick, Voet-
berg, 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 dis-
cussing various City
departmental budgets.
Fiscal Year 2011
Departmental Budgets
were presented by
staff from the follow-
ing. City departments:
Human Rights Depart-
ment, Finance Depart-
ment, City Attorney's
Office, City Manager's
Office, City Council,
and the City Clerk's
Office. City Council had
discussion with staff
following each presen-
tation.
Human Rights: Human
Rights Director Kelly
Larson reviewed the
Fiscal Year 2011
budget for this depart-
ment. Responding_ to
questions from Council
Members, Larson
stated she will
research the increase
in miscellaneous ser-
vices. 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 depart-
ment. Responding to
questions from Council
Members, City Man-
ager 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 fdr this depart-
ment. 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 this
department was
reviewed by Assistant
City Manager Cindy
Steinhauser, Assistant
City Manager Teri
Goodmann, Budget
Director Jenny Larson,
Public Information
Officer Randy Gehl,
Sustainable Com-
munity Coordinator
Cori Burbach, Neigh-
borhood Development
Specialist Jerelyn
O'Connor, GIS Coor-
dinator Nikki Breit-
sprecker, Management
Intern Phyllis . Russell,
Personnel Manager
Randy Peck and
Training and Work-
force Development
Coordinator Andre
Lessears. Responding
to questions from
Council Members, Staff
stated that in addition
to supervisors and new
employees, the Inter-
cultural Competency
Training is being
extended to the
community at large
and includes First
Transit employees. The
Geographic Informa-
tion System (GIS)
activity is very busy,
since more depart-
ments 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 Ad-
visory Commissioner
Geri Shafer, 1207
Adeline Street, spoke
in support of additional
funding for the arts.
City Council: City
Manager Van Milligeq
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
It 2/10
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby
certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following
dates: February 10, 2010, and for which the charge is $34.87.
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Subscribed to before me, a No .ry Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this / day o ��i�P ��r�� , 20.
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
MARY K. WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154885
l„_� My Comm. Exp. FEB. 1, 2011