Set Public Hearing for Resolution Establishing Maximum Tax Dollares for Fiscal Year 2021 Copyrighted
February 4, 2020
City of Dubuque Action Items # 11.
ITEM TITLE: Set Public Hearing for Resolution Establishing Maximum
Property Tax Dollars for Fiscal Year 2021
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending the Fiscal Year2021
Resolution Establishing Maximum Property Tax Dollars be
set for public hearing on February 17, 2020.
RESOLUTION Setting a public hearing on the Fiscal Year
2021 maximum property tax dollars for the affected tax levy
total
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and file; Adopt
Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for February 17, 2020
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Attachment I - Fiscal Year 2021 General Fund Supporting Documentation
Improvement Package Requests
Mabmum Properly Tax Levy Notice of Public Hearing Supporting Documentation
Resolution Setting Public Hearing Resolutions
Dubuque
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Set Public Hearing for Resolution Establishing Maximum Property Tax
Dollars for Fiscal Year 2021
DATE: January 30, 2020
Director of Finance and Budget Jennifer Larson is recommending the Fiscal Year 2021
Resolution Establishing Maximum Property Tax Dollars be set for public hearing on
February 17, 2020.
Prior to setting the public hearing and publishing the notice of public hearing, the
City Council can increase or decrease this amount. Once this amount is
established and set for public hearing, the City Council cannot increase it at the
public hearing. After the public hearing, the maximum property tax dollars can be
approved as is or reduced, but not increased.
Senate File 634 passed during the 2019 legislative sessions, makes changes to lowa
city and county budgets and taxes for Fiscal Year 2021 and later. Additional steps have
been added to the budget approval process:
1. Determine a maximum amount of taxes that the municipality will certify to
be levied as property taxes from certain levies in the next fiscal year
(called the "total maximum property tax dollars"), and prepare a resolution
that establishes that amount of "total maximum property tax dollars" for the
next fiscal year.
2. Set a time and place for a public hearing on the resolution.
3. Hold a public hearing on the resolution, at which residents and property
owners may present oral or written objections.
4. Following the public hearing, the governing body may decrease the
proposed "maximum property tax dollars" amount but may not increase
the amount.
5. Adopt the resolution. If the "total maximum property tax dollars" amount is
greater than 102% of the current fiscal year's actual property taxes from
the identified levies, then the resolution must pass the governing body by
a two-thirds majority of the full City Council.
The maximum property tax dollars resolution is developed and adopted by City Council
during the budgeting process in order to provide targets or parameters within which the
budget recommendation will be formulated within the context of the City Council Goals
and Priorities established in August 2019. By State law, the budget that begins July 1 ,
2020 must be adopted by March 31, 2020.
In an attempt to give you a glimpse into the yet to be finalized budget document should
you provide these recommended resources, I have written this memorandum. While I
cannot yet commit to any specific items, I am providing a list of improvement packages
requested, and the impact on the General Fund, for consideration to be included in the
budget. If you approve the amount of resources recommended in the resolution, the
budget will be able to fund $411 ,686 in recurring improvement packages and $213,109
in non-recurring improvement packages. The improvement package requests you
consider during the budget process totals $1 ,320,477 in recurring improvement
packages and $494,865 in non-recurring improvement packages.
With only a few regions in the country with under 2% unemployment, the City of
Dubuque has reached an important milestone in recovery from the 1980's highest
unemployment rate in the country. With this unemployment milestone has come a
tipping point in the history of Dubuque, and the goal to become an Equitable Community
of Choice. How does the City grow the workforce, continue to support local business
expansions, attract new businesses and prevent poverty? When a tipping point is
reached the goal is to take action that continues to move in the positive direction.
If the City Council provides the necessary resources and supports this resolution, this
Fiscal Year 2021 budget recommendation will support continued investment in people,
businesses and organizations that are making a difference in our community, and
continued investment in the infrastructure that must exist for Dubuque to continue to
thrive.
A key emphasis in this budget is on public safety, with more public safety personnel
(Police and Fire), two new positions to support the ever expanding traffic and security
camera system, transition of another part-time Animal Control Officer to full-time,
another position in Housing and Community Development monitoring vacant and
abandoned properties, supporting the Dubuque Dream Center, Fountain of Youth and
the Four Mounds Heart Program as they invest in some of our most vulnerable
residents and expanding City recreation programs (especially related to the arts).
Outside of the general fund there will be further progress on the prevention of
stormwater flooding, expansion of the City water and sanitary sewer system to promote
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water quality, and changes to the refuse collection system to help clean up the streets
and alleys with the implementation of a City-wide automated garbage cart collection
system.
However, creating an Equitable Community of Choice means more than investing in
public safety and the budget recommendation will accomplish that goal. There will be a
full-time position in the Library Youth Services activity to focus on service to teens, pet
friendly amenities throughout the City, support of low income residents to access
programs, and important improvements to the City ambulance fleet.
In November 2019, the number of people working in Dubuque County reached 62,300,
the highest on record and an increase of 6.9% (4,000) over the 2012 benchmark used
by the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation (GDDC). GDDC is projecting that
with the current trajectory, if Dubuque can maintain their positive momentum, there
could be as many as 67,759 people working here by 2029. The November 2019
unemployment rate in Dubuque County is 2.2% (and has reached as low as 1.9% twice
in 2019). This is down from 5.4% in January 2014. Median Household Income (MHI) in
Dubuque County was at $48,573 as of December 31, 2010, and was at $61 ,231 as of
December 31, 2018, a 26.1% increase. Nationally there are over 7 million open
positions with only 5 million people looking for work.
The recommended resolution for maximum property tax dollars in FY 2021 is
$26,675,374 (excluding the debt service levy of$276,674) or a 2.50% increase over
Fiscal Year 2020 property tax dollars. Since the "total maximum property tax
dollars" amount is greater than 102% of the current year's property taxes (2.5%
excluding the debt service levy), the resolution must pass by a two-thirds
majority vote of the City Council.
The Fiscal Year 2021 resolution for maximum property tax dollars assumes a
1.00% increase in the property tax rate, which would be a 2.72% ($20.94) tax
increase for the average Dubuque homeowner and a property tax decrease for
commercial (-0.53%, -$16.89) and industrial (-0.03%, -$1.39) and an increase for
multi-residential (+12.26%, +$213.06) properties.
. - . -
Pro ert Tax Rate +1.00% +$0.10
Avera e Residential Pa ment +2.72% +$20.94
Avera e Commercial Pa ment -0.53% -$16.89
Avera e Industrial Pro ert -0.03% -$1.39
Avera e Multi-Residential +12.26% +$213.06
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Since 1989, the average homeowner has averaged an annual increase in costs in the
City portion of their property taxes of 1 .35%, or about $8.06 a year. If the State had
been fully funding the Homestead Tax Credit, the increase would have averaged about
+$4.97 a year.
The Fiscal Year 2021 Budget and Fiscal Policy Guidelines include $411,686 for annually
recurring and $213,109 for non-recurring improvement packages. There are many
improvement packages requested by departments in an effort to support City Council
goals and priorities. A list of the improvement package requests is attached (attachment
I) and you will see that the recurring requests total $1 ,320,477 of net operating budget
impact and the non-recurring requests totals $494,865, both exceeding the resources
that will be available for Fiscal Year 2021 . You will receive the Fiscal Year 2021 City
Manager's budget recommendation on the February 17, 2020 City Council agenda.
A one percent increase in the tax rate will generate approximately $266,485.
For the current Fiscal year 2020, Dubuque has the SECOND LOWEST property tax rate
as compared to the eleven largest cities in the state. The highest rate (Des Moines) is
76.14% higher than Dubuque's rate, and the average is 45.24% higher than Dubuque.
Dubuque's recommended FY 2021 property tax rate is $10.4346 (increase of 1.00%
from FY 2020).
Fiscal Year 2020 City Property Tax Rate Comparison for Eleven Largest lowa Cities
11 Des Moines $18.38
10 Council Bluffs $18.26
9 Waterloo $17.55
8 Davenport $16.78
7 Sioux City $16.07
6 lowa City $15.83
5 Cedar Rapids $15.44
4 West Des Moines $11.80
3 Ankeny $11.41
2 Dubuque (FY 2021) $10.43
1 Ames $10.03
AVERAGE w/o Dubuque $15.15
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There will be six City Council special meetings prior to the adoption of the FY 2021
budget before the state mandated deadline of March 31, 2020.
Prior to setting the public hearing for the maximum property tax dollars
resolution, the City Council can increase or decrease the amount, however once
the public hearing is set the only options available to City Council at the public
hearing is to approve the amount of maximum property tax dollars as is or
decrease it. A two-thirds majority vote will be required to approve the maximum
property tax dollars resolution.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:jml
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, CityAttorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Jennifer Larson, Director of Finance and Budget
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Dubuque
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Jennifer Larson, Director of Finance and Budget
SUBJECT: Set Public Hearing for Resolution Establishing Maximum Property Tax
Dollars for Fiscal Year 2021
DATE: January 30, 2020
I am recommending setting the public hearing for adoption of the resolution establishing
the maximum property tax dollars for Fiscal Year 2021.
Senate File 634 passed during the 2019 legislative sessions, makes changes to lowa
city and county budgets and taxes for Fiscal Year 2021 and later. Additional steps have
been added to the budget approval process:
1. Determine a maximum amount of taxes that the municipality will certify to
be levied as property taxes from certain levies in the next fiscal year
(called the "total maximum property tax dollars"), and prepare a resolution
that establishes that amount of "total maximum property tax dollars" for the
next fiscal year.
The "total maximum property tax dollars" includes taxes for city
government purposes under section 384.1 (general fund levy), for the
city's trust and agency fund for pensions under section 384.6, subsection
1, for the city's emergency fund under section 384.8, and for the levies
authorized under certain subsections of section 384.12: subsection 8
(certain bridges), subsection 10 (maintenance of a municipal transit
system or regional transit district), subsection 11 (leases of buildings to be
operated as civic centers), subsection 12 (operating and maintaining a
civic center), subsection 13 (planning a sanitary disposal project),
subsection 17 (premiums for various insurance types), and subsection 21
(support of a local emergency management commission), but excludes
additional approved at election under section 384.12, subsection 19.
The maximum property tax dollars calculated and approved by resolution
includes those amounts received by the municipality as replacement taxes
under chapter 437A or 437B.
2. Set a time and place for a public hearing on the resolution.
3. Publish notice of the public hearing on the resolution in the newspaper(s)
for official notices between 10 and 20 days prior to the public hearing.
Additionally, if the municipality has a website, then notice must be posted
on the website, and if the municipality maintains social media accounts,
then the notice (or a link to the notice) must be posted on each social
media account by the day of publication in the newspaper(s).
Notice of the public hearing on the resolution must include:
a. The sum of the current fiscal year's actual property taxes certified
for levy under identified levies.
b. The "effective tax rate" as defined in the code for those levies.
c. The proposed maximum property tax dollars that may be certified
for levy for the budget year under the identified levies.
d. If the proposed maximum property tax dollars exceeds the current
fiscal year's actual property tax dollars certified, a statement of the
major reasons for the increase.
4. Hold a public hearing on the resolution, at which residents and property
owners may present oral or written objections.
5. Following the public hearing, the governing body may decrease the
proposed "maximum property tax dollars" amount but may not increase
the amount.
6. Adopt the resolution. If the "total maximum property tax dollars" amount is
greater than 102% of the current fiscal year's actual property taxes from
the identified levies, then the resolution must pass the governing body by
a two-thirds majority of the full City Council.
The maximum property tax dollars resolution is developed and adopted by City Council
during the budgeting process in order to provide targets or parameters within which the
budget recommendation will be formulated within the context of the City Council Goals
and Priorities established in August 2019. By State law, the budget that begins July 1 ,
2020 must be adopted by March 31, 2020.
There is an increase in the "total maximum property tax dollars" recommended over
those collected in Fiscal Year 2020. The new state law requires a public hearing to
approve the "total maximum property tax dollars," which is recommended to be
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scheduled at the Monday, February 17, 2020 regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
Since the "total maximum property tax dollars" amount is greater than 102% of the
current property taxes (2.5% excluding the debt service levy), the resolution must pass
by a two-thirds (five votes) majority vote of the City Council.
The recommended resolution for maximum property tax dollars in FY 2021 is
$26,675,374 (excluding the debt service levy of $276,674) or a 2.50% increase over
Fiscal Year 2020 property tax dollars. Since the "total maximum property tax dollars"
amount is greater than 102% of the current year's property taxes (2.5% excluding the
debt service levy), the resolution must pass by a two-thirds majority vote of the City
Council.
The Fiscal Year 2021 resolution for maximum property tax dollars assumes a 1 .00%
increase in the property tax rate, which would be a 2.72% ($20.94) tax increase for the
average Dubuque homeowner and a property tax decrease for commercial (-0.53%, -
$16.89) and industrial (-0.03%, -$1 .39) and an increase for multi-residential (+12.26%, +
$213.06) properties.
. - . -
Pro ert Tax Rate +1.00% +$0.10
Avera e Residential Pa ment +2.72% +$20.94
Avera e Commercial Pa ment -0.53% -$16.89
Avera e Industrial Pro ert -0.03% -$1.39
Avera e Multi-Residential +12.26% +$213.06
Since 1989, the average homeowner has averaged an annual increase in costs in the
City portion of their property taxes of 1 .35%, or about $8.06 a year. If the State had
been fully funding the Homestead Tax Credit, the increase would have averaged about
+$4.97 a year.
The Fiscal Year 2021 Budget and Fiscal Policy Guidelines include $411,686 for annually
recurring and $213,109 for non-recurring improvement packages. There are many
improvement packages requested by departments in an effort to support City Council
goals and priorities. A list of the improvement package requests is attached (attachment
I) and you will see that the recurring requests total $1 ,320,477 of net operating budget
impact and the non-recurring requests totals $494,865, both exceeding the resources
that will be available for Fiscal Year 2021 . You will receive the Fiscal Year 2021 City
Manager's budget recommendation on the February 17, 2020 City Council agenda.
A one percent increase in the tax rate will generate approximately $266,485.
Since the "total maximum property tax dollars" amount is greater than 102% of the
current year's property taxes (2.5% excluding the debt service levy), the resolution must
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pass by a two-thirds majority vote of the City Council. Prior to setting the public hearing
and publishing the notice of public hearing, the City Council can increase or decrease
this amount. Once this amount is established and set for public hearing, the City Council
cannot increase it at the public hearing. After the public hearing, the maximum property
tax dollars can be approved as is or reduced, but not increased.
For the current Fiscal year 2020, Dubuque has the SECOND LOWEST property tax rate
as compared to the eleven largest cities in the state. The highest rate (Des Moines) is
76.14% higher than Dubuque's rate, and the average is 45.24% higher than Dubuque.
Dubuque's recommended FY 2021 property tax rate is $10.4346 (increase of 1.00%
from FY 2020).
Fiscal Year 2020 City Property Tax Rate Comparison for Eleven Largest lowa Cities
11 Des Moines $18.38
10 Council Bluffs $18.26
9 Waterloo $17.55
8 Davenport $16.78
7 Sioux City $16.07
6 lowa City $15.83
5 Cedar Rapids $15.44
4 West Des Moines $11.80
3 Ankeny $11.41
2 Dubuque (FY 2021) $10.43
1 Ames $10.03
AVERAGE w/o Dubuque $15.15
There will be six City Council special meetings prior to the adoption of the FY 2021
budget before the state mandated deadline of March 31 , 2020.
Prior to setting the public hearing for the maximum property tax dollars resolution, the
City Council can increase or decrease the amount, however once the public hearing is
set the only options available to City Council at the public hearing is to approve the
amount of maximum property tax dollars as is or decrease it. A two-thirds majority vote
will be required to approve the maximum property tax dollars resolution.
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The action step is for City Council to adopt the attached resolution setting the public
hearing date for the maximum property tax dollars as required by Section 384.15Aof the
Code of lowa. The attached resolution authorizes the City Clerk to publish notification
for a public hearing to be held on February 17, 2020.
JML
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, CityAttorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
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Attachment I
SUMMARY OF ALL DECISION PACKAGES WITH PROPERN TAX IMPACT
FISCAL VEAR 2021
ADDL ADDL NetTax
Department Description R/N Expense Revenue Irtpact
RECURRING DECISION PACKAGE COSTS-General Funtl
Customer Experience/Customer Service Treining Progrem for all airport
employees antl tenanis.This will involve provitling access to an outsitle ireiner
for employee profciency tlevelopment such as,professional communication
abilities,consistency in"people skills",antl help with supporting ihe Airporfs
AirPort "bren8'. R $ 11.200 $ - $ 11.200
Air service tlevelopment stutlies usetl for"pitching"to airlines.The Airport neetls
to be preparetl with research,statistics,analysis antl planning reporis.True
Market Stutlies antl Pro Formas will be usetl when meeting with prospective
Airport airlines antl when writing grenis for atltlitional air service. R $ 19,000 $ - $ 19,000
Fu -imeslfl-ecrTry-f� e uF�6�f�g�'ervices epa men. isposiionis
essential to meeting current antl fulure expectations for levels of service.The
Builtling Services Depariment tloes not currently have a secretary antl ihe
tlepariment Permit Clerk,Builtling Inspectors,antl Manager curreMly hantlle
Builtling Services atlminisiretive tluties. R $ 43,250 $ - $ 43,250
GPS Fleet Management Sofiware.Verizon Wireless Reveal Now Fleet Trecking
Sofiware will allow Builtling Services Staff to ireck antl locate vehicles in ihe feltl.
Builtling Services It will improve Fleet operetions,worker protluctivity,antl encourege safe tlriving. R $ 1,380 $ - $ 1,380
Full-time custotlian.The Facilities Managment Staff curreMly consisis of one full-
time maintenence person antl four full-time custotlians.Custotlial staff currently
clean antl maintain 137,000 square feet of space.The colis builtling remotlel will
atltl approximately 11,000 square feet of space,inclutling six new bathrooms,a
kitchen,antl new offce antl meeting space.The majority of space will be usetl as
a community centerwhichwill have signifcaM custotlial requiremeMs.ln
atltlition,once ihe renovation of ihe Colis builtling is complete,ihe hours of ihe
Builtling Services Multiculturel Family Center(existing antl new)will tlouble. R $ 62,789 $ - $ 62,789
Increase ihe City Managers Offce etlucation&ireining line item for ihel cost to
hire Employee&Family Resources,ihe City's employee assistance progrem
provitler,to contluct one one-hour ireining for all City employees,but coultl be
usetl for any ireining tleemetl appropriate by ihe City Manager antl Human
City Manaqer Resources Director. R $ 7,000 $ 3,524 $ 3,476
Develop an annual pertormance evaluation antl professional tlevelopmeM
progremfortleparimenimanagers. DeparimeMmanagers'responsibilitiesvary
signifcantly antl require a combination of leatlership antl management skills. 360
evaluations woultl provitle ihe opportunity for ihe City Manager,tleparimeM
City Manager managers'peers,employees,antl pariners to provitle consiructive feetlback. R $ 61,100 $ 30,758 $ 30,342
Funtling for ihe Washington Neighborhootl Community Gartlen. Funtling
requestetl inclutles$7,200 for a Gartlen Manager(30 hrs/monih for 12 monihs)
antl$4,500 for an Assistant Manager(25 hrs/monih for 9 monihs)who woultl plan
crops,grent write,coortlinate volunteer efforis,manage ihe gartlen,antl ensure
protluce is allocatetl to ihe voluMeers antl neighborhootl. The request also
City Manager inclutles$5,000 for supplies antl plans antl$500 for liability insurence R $ 17,200 $ - $ 17,200
Economic DevelopmeM Continuing opereting support for ihe FouMain of Vouth. R $ 40,000 $ - $ 40,000
Two years opereting support for ihe Dubuque Dream CeMer(Fiscal Vears 2021
Economic DevelopmeM antl 2022). R $ 40,000 $ - $ 40,000
EconomicDevelopmeM DataplanfortabletforiheAris&CUlturelAffairsCoortlinator. R $ 120 $ - $ 120
Aris Mean Business(AMB)activities which seek to nurture relationships between
ihe aris antl business sectors antl provitle opportunities for stutlenis antl area
Economic DevelopmeM creatives to gain new business skills antl exposure to career opportunities. R $ 5,000 $ 3,900 $ 1,100
Atltlitional funtls for ihe ihe Art on ihe River(AOTR)progrem.The increase will
allow for an increase in ihe stipentls to ihe exhibiting artisis(from$1500 to$1800
per artisq,expantl paitl promotional efforis,antl incorporete activities tlirectetl at
tliverse populations(culturel aris eMertainment at Grentl Opening)antl youth
(curriculum antl exhibition to increase engagement with teens antl college
Economic DevelopmeM stutlenis). R $ 7,500 $ 5,000 $ 2,500
ncrease in e ui nIT rTs avaTi a e oGr'f' e g�iren e�lr olii o u uque a s an cu ure
organizations via ihe Opereting Support(OS)funtling progrem ihrough ihe Offce
of Aris antl Culturel Affairs. In FV05,$200,000 was tlisiributetl to 12
organizations;in FV13,OS funtls were increasetl by$10,000 to$210,00 antl
Economic DevelopmeM supportetl 10 organizations. R $ 40,000 $ - $ 40,000
Hiring a comparry to preform Quality Assurence on calls for ihe Communication
Emergency Center.This woultl provitle Quality Assurence on all calls receivetl by ihe
Communications Communications Center. R $ 68,310 $ 22,770 $ 45,540
ADDL ADDL NMTax
Department Description R/N Expense Revenue Irtpact
RECURRING DECISION PACKAGE COSTS-General Funtl
Consulting stipentl for a physicianMletlical Director for ihe Communication
Emergency Center.This stipentl woultl help offset ihe cost for etlucation or increasetl
Communications irrvolvemeM inihe Communications CeMers metlical ireining. R $ 2,400 $ 799 $ 1,601
Stipentls for tlispatchers who leatl ireinings.Dispatchers antl Leatl Dispatchers
who help irein new staff currently tlo not receive any incentive to help irein new
people.This improvement level request woultl provitle each ireiner one hour of
Emergency compensatory time or one hour of pay at regular rete for every 10 hours ihat ihey
Communications ireinnewtlispatchers. R $ 1,063 $ 354 $ 709
Full-time employee in ihe position of Camere Systems Technician(Camere antl
Treffc Networking).The city has roughly 1,200 cameres to manage.
Approximately 2-5%of ihe cameres are tlown at any one time.Maintenance of
ihe existing system is overwhelming feltl staff constaMly antl atltlitional help is
neetletl to fulfll new camere requesis while also provitling assistance to ihe
Engineering maiMenance antl upgretling of existing systems. R $ 34,088 $ - $ 34,088
Automatic vehicle monitoring technology to all tlepariment vehicles. On a tlaily
basis ihe Engineering Depariment staff make numerous tlaily irips from city hall
Engineering to various project antl inspection sites. R $ 1,440 $ - $ 1,440
Limitetl grent funtling to assist low to motlerete income intlivitluals who lack
fnancial capacity to pay for clearing of snow from sitlewalks along public
En ineerin roatlwa s. R $ 5,000 $ - $ 5,000
re ic ern - ours annua y, is posi ion wou
provitle for an iMern to be able to initially populate ihe tlatabase antl make
uptlates to reFlect ihe continual changes ihat are happening as ihe result of new
public-private parinerships,new city equipmeM installations,repairs,or
Engineering motlifcations. R $ 10,438 $ - $ 10,438
Engineering Annual Fire extinguisher inspection for each tlepariment assignetl vehicle. R $ 120 $ 120
Annual Sofiware maintenance to manage critical fber infresiructure.Most of
totlays critical infresiructure is conirolletl by complex network communications.
These communications usually run via fber optic antl wireless connectivity. The
platform for ihese communications is Ethernet which is comprisetl of a series of
Engineering switches antl computer equipmeM ihat runs across ihese communication lines. R $ 5,600 $ - $ 5,600
Seasonal iwenty hour per week(0.51 FTE)Finance Intem(NA-38F).The Finance
Depariment curreMty has one iwenty hour per week intem(0.49 FTE).The iMern
assisis ihe accountaMs to pertorm a witle variety of tasks inclutling autliting
accounis payable,autliting purchasing cartl statemenis,preparetion of autlit
workpapers,scanning,antl various monihly reporting antl reconciliations.The
Finance secontl Finance IMern woultl also become irrvolvetl in Utility Billing. R $ 16,148 $ 16,148 $
Atltlitional overtime for Utility Billing staff meetings.This request is to funtl one
hour staff meeting per moMh(iwelve staff meetings)for seven Utility Billing
Finance employees. R $ 2,284 $ 2,284 $
Increase in ihe etlucation antl ireining butlget for both accounting antl utility billing
staff. The curreM butlget for etlucation antl ireining is$3,600 for Accounting antl
Finance $2,400forUtilityBillinq. R $ 6,000 $ 4,212 $ 1,788
E-signature sofiware application.The City woultl use ihe e-signature sofiware
application tools to builtl systems of agreemeM,which tligitize ihe creation,
signing antl managemeM of legal tlocumeMs.These systems integrete with
existing tligital processes,so when a citizen submits a form via a website,for
example,ihat form can be aulomatically routetl to ihe appropriate staff for
Finance approval,with legally bintling signatures collectetl tligitally. R $ 30,000 $ 15,099 $ 14,901
Purchase of iwo uniform shiris with ihe City of Dubuque logo for all members of
ihe Finance DeparimeM.The Finance DeparimeM provitles customer service for
Utility Billing antl for internal tleparimenis.In atltlition,Finance,Butlget antl Utility
Finance Billingparticipateincommunityoulreachihroughoutiheyear. R $ 1,050 $ 705 $ 345
Creation of an Offce of Innovation,which woultl be a tlivision of ihe Finance
Depariment.This request woultl funtl a full-time Chief Innovation Offcer(GE-
40B)antl a full-time Senior Pertormance antl ManagemeM Specialist(GE-36B).
The Offce of Innovation woultl itlentify improvemenis in ihe effciency antl
effectiveness of City services antl business processes.The primary focus of ihis
Finance group is to improve City operetions at less cost. R $ 118,543 $ 59,663 $ 58,880
Atltlition of one frefghter position.This position is ihe secontl year of a fve-year
effort to increase ihe number of positions in aMicipation of staffng atltlitional fre
antl/or ambulance units.The position will increase ihe number of tlays where
staffng is above minimum antl also retluce ihe use of overtime tluring ihe builtl-
Fire up periotl before a fre station is built. R $ 88,645 $ - $ 88,645
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RECURRING DECISION PACKAGE COSTS-General Funtl
impiememanon or an empioyee neann ana uvenness rrogrem. ine reques�
funtls occupational healih services ihat inclutle:healih risk analysis,Fluitl
sampling antl biometrics,EKG,antl pkysical exams in year one.The secontl year
woultl inclutle all above services plus a work pertormance evaluation.In FV 2022
antl beyontl ihe annual cost woultl be$35,500 so all services can be repeatetl
Fire eachyear. R $ 31,000 $ 4,680 $ 26,320
Conferences relatetl to ihe accretlitation process.The requestetl amount inclutles
Fire estimatetl corrference antl irevel cosis for iwo employees. R $ 2,000 $ - $ 2,000
A license for ihe Fire DeparimeM to access ihe city Fleet maintenance progrem
(Collective Fleet).This will allow ihe Fire Depariment to monitor repairs antl
schetluletl maintenance of Fire DeparimeM vehicles in ihe Public Works Fleet
Fire MaiMenance system. R $ 1,500 $ - $ 1,500
Sofiware progrem to schetlule frefgMing personnel antl assist in staffng
tlocumentation antl recortl keeping.Selectetl progrem will integrete with ihe
current reporting system antl tlispatch progrem to provitle aulomatic uploatl of
Fire vehicle staffng from ihe schetlule. R $ 500 $ - $ 500
License of Esri's Enterprise Ativantage Progrem(EEAP). The EEAP has ihree
componenis:Technical Ativisory Hours,Learning antl Service Cretlits,antl
baseline EEAP functions of a yearly planning session,technical work plan,antl
GIS quarterlytechnologywebcasis. R $ 52,000 $ 21,840 $ 30,160
Increase one part-time Animal Conirol Offcer to full-time(+028 FTE or 582
hours annually), increasing Animal COMroI staffng by 11 hours.Another full-time
Animal COMroI Offcer woultl provitle atltlitional coverege antl more timely follow-
Healih Services ups on animal conirol incitlenis antl complainis. R $ 32,456 $ 8,000 $ 24,456
Increasing animal license fees.The history of animal license fee increases
inclutles July 2003 when animal license fees increasetl to$10 to
spayetl/neuteretl animals antl$25 for non-spayetl/nonneuteretl animals;antl
2009 when ihe license fees increasetl to$12 for spayetl/neuteretl animals,antl
$30 for non-spayetl/non-neuleretl animals. Atltlitionally,ihe fee for late licensing
has been$10 since 2009,which is ihe lowest late fee of ihe lowa large cities
researchetl. Increasing ihe pet license fees to$14 for spayetl/neuteretl animals,
antl$34 for nonspayetl/non-neuteretl animals along with increasing ihe late fee
to$16 woultl increase licensing revenue by an estimatetl$83,370 from ihe FV
Healih Services 2019 total of FV 2019(59%). R $ - $ 83,370 $ (83,370)
$5 increase to Dwelling Unit fees(from$25 to$30),$5 retluction in Siructure
fees(from$30 to$25).The result is no increase to single-family tlwelling units
Housinq antl a$5 increase for tluplexes,$10 increase for Tri-plex,etc. R $ 38,725 $ (38,725)
Funtling to ihe Wellness Committee to provitle employee inceMives ihroughoul
Human Resources ihe year. R $ 12,850 $ 6,469 $ 6,381
Thirtl party consultant to contluct exit interviews. Multiple stutlies have shown
ihat contlucting exit iMerviews afier an employee leaves antl antl using a 3rtl
party changes ihe given reason for leaving 40-63%of ihe time. Preferebly ihe
consultant woultl use a mixetl methotlology approach for collecting both
Human Resources quantitative antl qualitative tlata. R $ 7,500 $ 3,776 $ 3,724
Full-Time Emotional Intelligence(EQ)Coortlinator to leatl ihe tlesign antl
tleploymeM of city-witle E(]ireining antl other ongoing empowerment antl
Human Resources capability tlevelopmeM progrems R $ 99,168 $ 49,911 $ 49,257
Annually recurring emotional intelligence(EQ)ireining resources.This inclutles
an EQ employee assessment tool antl an agreemeM with a preferretl EQ full-
scope service pariner such as 6 Secontls.This request also inclutles$60,000 of
non-recurring funtling for EQ irein-ihe-ireiner ireining for ihree City employees for
HumanResources 3years. R $ 6,800 $ 3,424 $ 3,376
160 hour concierge care package for professional subscriptions ihat supplemeM
ihe support provitletl ihrough ihe Laserfche LSAP subscription for iwo years.The
concierge care package woultl be sharetl by 22 tleparimenis,each tlepariment
receiving 7 hours.The initial concierge care hours woultl be usetl for ireining antl
untlerstantling how to properly store tlocumenis in Laserfche,antl ihen move to
InformationServices formsantlworkFlows. R $ 24,000 $ - $ 24,000
Customizetl ireining in Microsofi Offce365.Basetl on employee neetls,ihree
levels of ireining will be offeretl.The estimate is basetl on ihe neetl to insiruct
Information Services approximately 37 employees. R $ 25,000 $ - $ 25,000
Licensing 0365 Manager Plus tools.This sofiware is usetl for reporting,
managing,monitoring,autliting antl creating critical real-time aleris as issues
happen within ihe Offce365 set of sofiware.The sofiware provitles autliting,
Information Services reporting antl over 700 reporis. R $ 3,720 $ - $ 3,720
Recurring sofiware assistance for ihe Accela sofiware.As new or uptlatetl
motlules are atltletl such as Cotle Errforcement antl Right of Way Management
along with expantletl mobile application use for in ihe feltl tlata collection such as
Information Services inspections,sofiware assistance from a ihirtl party source is neetletl. R $ 25,000 $ - $ 25,000
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RECURRING DECISION PACKAGE COSTS-General Funtl
Etlucation antl ireining funtls for ihe Civil Righis Specialist position,which was a
Legal Services newly createtl position in FV20. R $ 4,000 $ 2,014 $ 1,986
Purchase of sofiware to support ihe librer/s marketing campaign to increase
awareness antl use of ihe librery,as well as funtling to support ihe monihly fees
Librery forHotSpots. R $ 5,094 $ - $ 5,094
Librery Par4timeemployeeinihelrrformationTechnologyQnActivity. R $ 24,512 $ - $ 24,512
Atltl four hours per week(208 hours annually)to ihe Conftlential Accounting
Clerk position in Librery Atlminisiretion. Changes in processes have increasetl
Librery iheworkloatlinLibreryAtlminisiretion. R $ 3,398 $ - $ 3,398
Librery Collection antl maintenance support for ihe Bicycle Librery. R $ 3,000 $ - $ 3,000
Librery Full-time position in ihe Voulh Services Activity to focus on service to teens. R $ 69,109 $ - $ 69,109
Removal of iree stumps along City sireets antl on other City properties. With ihe
increasetl mortality rete of Emereltl Ash Borer(EAB),ihe backlog of stumps has
Parks increasetl signifcantly. R $ 40,000 $ - $ 40,000
a'a mme^rnmn'TyarmrcmP
Schmitt Islantl.An improvement package was approvetl in FV 2020 for one
monih of seasonal staff(.05 FTE or 110 hours)antl maintenance cost.The
project was slatetl to be completetl in May of 2020 but has been tlelayetl.This
request woultl provitle for ihe remaining 11 monihs of staffng(.53 or 1,210
hours)antl maiMenance,alihough ihe project will not be complete by ihe
Parks beginning of FV 2021. R $ 20,240 $ 20,240 $
Atltlition of pet frientlly amenities ihroughout ihe City.This woultl inclutle
amenities such as pet waste stations,antl etlucational signage.Cosis inclutle
purchase antl installation of ihe amenity as well as maiMenance of ihose
Parks amenities(i.e.pet waste bags). R $ 15,000 $ - $ 15,000
Conirect services of snow removal on ihe new hikeibike ireil ihat is to be built
Parks along Chavenelle Roatl in Dubuque Intlusirial Center West. R $ 4,000 $ - $ 4,000
Annual cost savings from Installation of iwo forcetl-air gas heaters in ihe
Parks greenhouse. R $ - $ 1,000 $ (1,000)
Parks Annual maintenance cost of mobile air compressor. R $ 500 $ - $ 500
Removing some vegetation antl removal antl ireatment of invasive planis along
ihe Highway 20 corritlor from Locust Sireet to Grentiview Ave.The etlges of ihe
wootllantl areas have begunto"creep"intothe maintainetl areas oflantlscaping
Parks along ihe corritlor. R $ 50,000 $ - $ 50,000
Pavilion fee increases across all parks at ihe rete of a 10%increase for all
Parks rentals over$100 antl a 20%increase for all reMals untler$100. R $ 11,000 $ (11,000)
Three-year conirect with Teska Associates to continue to serve as ihe collective
Impact project manager,tlata manager,antl facilitator for Imagine Dubuque:
ImplemeMation,which is a Top Priority on ihe City Council's 2019-2021 Policy
Planning Agentla. R $ 25,000 $ 10,504 $ 14,496
4%increase in DevelopmeM Services fees to reFlect actual processing cosis
basetl on FV2021 wages antl benefis.The 4%increase is basetl on an averege
Planning 2%annual increase over 2 years,since fees were last reisetl in FV2019. R $ - $ 1,895 $ (1,895)
Atltlitional overtime for Patrol Offcers tluring ihe summer monihs of FV 2021,
beginning July 1,2020 antl entling June 30,2021.The tlepariment anticipates an
increase in schetluletl community eveMs ihat will impact ihe community by
increasing ihe number of visitors tluring ihe summer monihs,requiring increasetl
Police police offcer presence beyontl regularly schetluletl shifi hours. R $ 9,812 $ - $ 9,812
AssistaM Public Works Directorto participate in Laserfche sofiware corrference.
This professional tlevelopmeniwill assistin sireamlining processes antl tlata
capture capabilities to mitigate tluplication inworkFlows antl minimize human
Public Works error. R $ 3,600 $ - $ 3,600
Atltlitional ireining for ireffc signal technicians. This request allows one
technician each year to attentl ihe Treffc Expo in Reno,Nevatla sponsoretl by
Public Works ihe International Municipal Signal Association. R $ 3,500 $ - $ 3,500
AssistaM Public Works Director to participate in ihe Cartegreph sofiware
Public Works conference. R $ 3,100 $ - $ 3,100
One atltlitional Treffc Signal Tech II position in ihe Public Works Depariment.
This staffng level increase is requestetl to meet ihe rising tlemantl for
Public Works maiMenance relatetl to ihe ireffc siqnal,sireet liqht antl camere systems. R $ 77,544 $ - $ 77,544
Full-time Data Analyst antl Supervisor position in ihe Public Works Depariment.
This staffng level increase is requestetl to meet ihe rising tlemantl for tlata tlriven
resulis.Since 2015,iMernal tlata eniry has increasetl 54.5%amongst ihe 1.5
Public Works FTEs tlesignatetl customer-orientetl positions. R $ 80,648 $ - $ 80,648
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RECURRING DECISION PACKAGE COSTS-General Funtl
Tablet antl a yearly tlata plan forihetablet. Thetabletwoultl be usetl bythe
Public Works Fieltl Supervisor to access mobile GIS usetl to locate untlergrountl
Public Works utilities while working in ihe feltl. R $ 120 $ - $ 120
Public Works Atltlitional Utility WorkerApprentice positionforihe sireet maintenance activity. R $ 56,554 $ - $ 56,554
Creation of a full-time Teen Coortlinator for ihe Leisure Services DeparimeM.
This supervisor woultl be"housetl"in ihe Recreation Division as part of ihe
Recreation team antl woultl work closely with MFC Staff antl Recreation Staff to
Recreation effectively progrem for antl engage ihe teen community. R $ 85,314 $ 15,577 $ 69,737
Atltlition of a new Aris&Culture Supervisor position for ihe Recreation Division.
A secontl Aris antl Culture position is proposetl to be housetl within ihe Leisure
Services DeparimeM to focus on ihe progremming,evenis,antl parinership
Recreation tlevelopmeMtoexpantliheseimportaMaspecisofihecommunitytotheyouth. R $ 81,615 $ - $ 81,615
Progrem funtling for Aris&Culturel teen progremming inclutling conirectual
insiructors,pay to pariner agencies to host progremming,antl materials antl
Recreation supplies. R $ 35,000 $ 12,500 $ 22,500
Depariment leatlership to visit other leatling cities ihroughoul ihe couMry who are
Recreation activel ativancin e uit iniheir ark&recreationtle arimeMs. R $ 3,000 $ - $ 3,000
qualifying low-income householtls annually have taken ativantage of ihis CDBG-
funtletl scholarship progrem.These$125 scholarships create opportunities for
low-income families to participate in any of ihe Recreation Divisiorts 400+
Recreation progrems antl services. R $ 6,250 $ - $ 6,250
Staff antl irensportation for up to 700 chiltlren in 2ntl gretle for all 13 elementary
schools for free learnto-swim lessons.These staffng levels are basetl off of a
Recreation 5:1 stutlent to insiructor retio for a 4-session progrem per school. R $ 18,517 $ - $ 18,517
Increase in opereting revenue for ihe Bunker Hill Golf Course ihrough increases
in ihe following fees;$1 increase for 18-hole tlaily rountls,$2 increase for PGA
rountls,antl a$10 increase on all annual passes.The sum of ihese fee increases
woultl equate to$11,695 in atltlitional revenue basetl on ihe FV 2021 usage
estimates.In atltlition,ihis request also inclutles a$1 increase on tlaily 1/2 cart
Recreation rentals.This woultl generete$6,900 basetl on FV 2021 usage estimates. R $ - $ 18,595 $ (18,595)
Trensportation Services Data plan for a smariphone for ihe Trensportation Analyst. R $ 624 $ - $ 624
TOTAL GENERAL FUND RECURRING PACKAGES $ 1,799,213 $ 478,736 $ 1,32Q477
SUMMARY OF ALL DECISION PACKAGES WITH PROPERN TAX IMPACT
FISCAL VEAR 2021
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Department Description R/N Expense Revenue Irtpact
NON-RECURRING DECISION PACKAGE COSTS
Airporfs tlirect fnancial sponsor support to ihe Great Lakes Chapter of ihe
American Association of Airport Execulives corrference butlget.The Dubuque
Airport Airport is hosting ihis corrference in August of 2020. N $ 8,500 $ - $ 8,500
Digital cutting machine.Each piece of Airport equipment antl machinery,such as
Airport irectors,irucks antl vehicles are marketl with an asset number. N $ 1,500 $ - $ 1,500
W orkspace,computer antl phone for full-time secretary for ihe Builtling Services
Builtling Services Depariment. N $ 9,902 $ - $ 9,902
Treinings antl assessmenis to coMinue ihe professional antl organizational
City Manager tlevelopmeM work untlerway to create a more High Pertorming Organization. N $ 14,900 $ 7,499 $ 7,401
Outreach,etlucation antl empowerment activities relatetl to ihe Climate Action
Plan.This request is to funtl capacity builtling in marginalizetl communities while
City Manager atltlressing City greenhouse gas emissions retluction goal. N $ 25,000 $ 12,583 $ 12,417
EigMeen(18)security cameres to be placetl insitle ihe Grentl River Center
(GRC).Currently ihe GRC has cameres on ihe loatling tlock antl an iMernal
Conference CeMer system for ihe employee service back of house. N $ 31,730 $ - $ 31,730
Economic DevelopmeM Purchase of tablet for ihe Aris&Culturel Affairs Coortlinator. N $ 920 $ - $ 920
installation of high-tlensity fberglass sountl panels on ihe walls of ihe
Communication Center. Due to past consiruction antl changes in number of
Emergency monitors hanging on ihe walls,ihe oltl sountl barriers tlo not ft ihe curreM lay oul
Communications antl atltlitional staffng has resultetl in increasetl volume tluring busytimes. N $ 2,400 $ 800 $ 1,600
Computer,tablet,phone antl workspace for full-time employee in ihe position of
Engineering Camere Systems Technician(Camere antl Treffc Networking). N $ 10,300 $ - $ 10,300
Upgretle from a small car to a small 4-wheel tlrive pickup.The ireffc engineer
position neetls to ability to go onto unimprovetl consiruction sites,jump curbs,etc
Engineering inpertormanceofiheirwork. N $ 7,500 $ - $ 7,500
Automatic vehicle monitoring technology to all tlepariment vehicles. On a tlaily
basis ihe Engineering Depariment staff make numerous tlaily irips from city hall
Engineering to various project antl inspection sites. N $ 6,000 $ - $ 6,000
Enqineerinq Fireea1inquisherforeachtleparimeMassiqnetivehicle. N $ 720 $ 720
Sofiware to manage critical fber irrfresiructure.Most of totlays critical
irrfresiructureisconirolletlbycomplexnetworkcommunications. These
communications usually run via fber optic antl wireless connectivity. The
platform for ihese communications is Ethernet which is comprisetl of a series of
Enqineerinq switches antl computer equipmeM ihat runs across ihese communication lines. N $ 30,240 $ - $ 30,240
Expantletl camere system in ihe frst Floor hallway antl ihe new Utility Billing
Finance cashier area in ihe Finance DeparimeM.This request woultl inclutle 8 cameres. N $ 12,500 $ 6,291 $ 6,209
Computer antl tlesk phone for seasonal iwenty hour per week(0.51 FTE)Finance
Intem(NA-38F).The Finance Depariment currently has one iweMy hour per
week iMem(0.49 FTE).The intern assisis ihe accountaMs to pertorm a witle
variety of tasks inclutling autliting accounis payable,autliting purchasing cartl
statemenis,preparetion of autlit workpapers,scanning,antl various monihly
reporting antl reconciliations.The secontl Finance IMern woultl also become
Finance irrvolvetl in Utility Billinq. N $ 2,525 $ 1,271 $ 1,254
Computers,tablets,phones,workspaces antl rental of workspace for creation of
an Offce of Innovation,which woultl be a tlivision of ihe Finance Depariment.
This request woultl funtl a full-time Chief Innovation Offcer(GE-40B)antl a full-
time Senior Pertormance antl ManagemeM Specialist(GE-36B).The Offce of
Innovation woultl itlentify improvemenis in ihe effciency antl effectiveness of City
services antl business processes.The primary focus of ihis group is to improve
Finance City operetions at less cost. N $ 39,075 $ 19,666 $ 19,409
Powerloatl cot lifiing tlevice for ihe fourih ambulance.Only one ambulance is not
equippetl with ihis tlevice which lifis ihe ambulance cot(with patieM)iMo antl out
Fire ofihevehicle. N $ 28,000 $ - $ 28,000
PatieM positioning tlevices ihat work in conjunction with automatetl CPR tlevices.
The request woultl purchase four tlevices(one for each ambulance)for use
tluring cartliac arrest/CPR incitleMs.Basetl on ihe latest research antl prectices
for patieM care in cartliac arrest eveMs,ihis tlevice provitles a conirolletl"heatls
Fire up"position of ihe patieM tlurinq mechanical CPR atlminisiretion. N $ 24,000 $ - $ 24,000
Sofiware progrem to schetlule frefgMing personnel antl assist in staffng
tlocumentation antl recortl keeping.Selectetl progrem will integrete with ihe
current reporting system antl tlispatch progrem to provitle aulomatic uploatl of
Fire vehicle staffng from ihe schetlule. N $ 5,000 $ - $ 5,000
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NON-RECURRING DECISION PACKAGE COSTS
ns a a ion o a meaanine a ove a po ion o e appare us par ing area insi e
Fire Heatlquarters.Due to ihe neetl to maiMain various supplies antl spare
equipment,storege space is currently insuffcient at Fire Heatlquarters.Fire
Heatlquarters is lantl-locketl antl using a mezzanine woultl be a cost-effective
Fire way to atltl storege space. N $ 28,000 $ - $ 28,000
Upgretle of ihe small SUV usetl by ihe Assistant Fire Marshal to a crew cab
pickup iruck.The current vehicle has been approvetl for replacement in FV21.
The tlepariment has itleMifetl a neetl to separete soiletl protective gear antl
irrvestigation tools antl evitlence from ihe passenger compariment of ihe vehicle,
Fire which is not possible in a small SUV. N $ 3,000 $ - $ 3,000
A secontl tlrone(unmannetl aerial vehicle)to ihe Fire Depariment complimeM.
This request woultl provitle a tlrone with ihe ability to operete with both a regular
camere antl infreretl camere simultaneously.The current unit is not capable of
Fire ihis,antl must be returnetl to base to switch out cameres. N $ 6,000 $ - $ 6,000
Thirtl antl fnal phase of surveillance cameres.This phase will place nine(9)
cameres insitle ihe historic Five Flags Theater,at ihe Majestic antl Bijou Rooms
Five Flags as well as ihe hallway enirences to tlressing areas in ihe arena antl iheater. N $ 13,500 $ - $ 13,500
Phone antl computer for full-time Animal Conirol Offcer.Another full-time Animal
Conirol Offcerwoultl provitle atltlitional coverege antl more timelyfollow-ups on
Healih Services animal coMrol incitlenis antl complainis. N $ 2,275 $ - $ 2,275
Portable printer for Animal Conirol to keep in ihe Animal Conirol iruck.Animal
Conirol offcers use tablets in ihe feltl antl neetl to be able to print citations,
Healih Services forms,notices etc while ihey are personally working with resitlenis. N $ 200 $ - $ 200
Supply of leashes for animal coMrol to use in ihe feltl,etlucate resitleMs,provitle
Healih Services to resitleMs at City Expo antl give to resitleMs who tlo not have a leash. N $ 650 $ - $ 650
Healih Services Funtls for tick removal kits to give away at City Expo antl Healih oulreach evenis. N $ 500 $ - $ 500
Ten members of ihe Leatlership Team to attentl ihe Dale Carnegie ireining
Human Resources course. N $ 16,950 $ 8,531 $ 8,419
Job classifcation antl wage plan review. The process to contluct ihe review
woultl inclutle:1)itleMifcation,ihrough Request For Proposals(RFP),of a ihirtl-
party consultant antl 2)for ihat ihirtl-party consultaM to review,uptlate antl/or
create a compensation antl classifcation system forihe Citythat is competitive
antl equitable antl ihat promotes employee engagemeM,recruitment antl
Human Resources retention of a tliverse workforce. N $ 32,000 $ 16,106 $ 15,894
onsu an o assess e uman esource s epa me opere ions an unc ions
antl provitle recommentlations on ihe tlepariment siructure,staffng levels,antl
Human Resources resources N $ 10,500 $ 5,285 $ 5,215
Computer,Smariphone,Desk Phone,iPatl,antl MOMhIy Data Plan cosis for EQ
Coortlinator.The primary work completetl by ihe position woultl be tleveloping
Human Resources antl tleploying ihe city-witle emotional intelligence ireining progrem. N $ 3,710 $ 1,867 $ 1,843
Three years of Emotional Intelligence EQ Prectitioner Treining(Trein ihe Treiner)
cosis.This woultl funtl ihe ireining of 3 EQ leatlers in ihe City.This request also
Human Resources inclutles$6,800 in recurring ireining cosis. N $ 60,000 $ 30,198 $ 29,802
Human Righis Civic Leatlership:Trein ihe ireiners progrem N $ 3,510 $ - $ 3,510
40 hour professional service package for Laserfche.This package woultl help
Information Services cover a healih check of Laserfche antl fx Laserfche servers if neetletl. N $ 6,400 $ - $ 6,400
Network Trensmission Testing Kit.This kit woultl provitle ativancetl cable
iroubleshooting inclutling entl to entl antl power meter testing.The kit will provitle
ihe City with a ruggetlizetl high quality set of tools for testing both fber optic antl
Information Services lowvoltage cabling. N $ 2,400 $ - $ 2,400
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Cartegreph sofiware.With ihis motlel not only are 50 atltlitional licenses
available but also access to all of ihe asset"tlomains"available within ihe
Cartegreph applications such as Parks antl Recreation,Storm Sewer,Signal
Networks,Water,Walkability,Facilities ManagemeM antl Fleet Management are
Information Services available. N $ 25,000 $ - $ 25,000
Information Services 9 polo style shiris antl 9 zip long sleeve shiris for all staff. N $ 500 $ - $ 500
Catering for ihe lowa Librery Association QLA)Corrference in October,2020 at a
Librery reception hostetl by Carnegie-Stout Public Librery. N $ 2,500 $ - $ 2,500
Purchase of one laptop compuler for ihe Circulation Activity.There is one
computer in ihe Activity for 18 staff members antl volunteers to work at tluring off-
Librery tleskhours. N $ 2,800 $ - $ 2,800
Parks Installation iwo forcetl-air qas heaters in ihe qreenhouse. N $ 7,000 $ - $ 7,000
Consultant fees for park planning for Washington Park.Washington Park is
Parks Dubuque's oltlest plattetl park. N $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $
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NON-RECURRING DECISION PACKAGE COSTS
Mobile air compressor.The Park Division currently borrows an air compressor
from ihe Public Works Depariment in ihe fall to blow oul irrigation antl water lines
as a part of ihe winterization process.It woultl be usetl to blow out all ihe park
tlivision water lines antl irrigation inclutling ihe irrigation system in ihe Bee
Brench Creek Greernaay.The compressor woultl be usetl by ihe Recreation
Division to blow out ihe water lines at ihe Port of Dubuque Marina antl ihe Bunker
Parks HIII Golf Course. N $ 25,000 $ - $ 25,000
Upgretling ihe Zoning Errforcement Offcefs vehicle from a compact car to a
Planning sport utilityvehicle(SUV). N $ 11,690 $ 4,910 $ 6,780
Innovation parinership conirect with Creative Ativenture Lab of Dubuque to create
a Community Empowerment process to engage stakeholtlers in actionable
solulions antl implemeMation siretegies to support Imagine Dubuque:
Planning ImplemeMation,a Top Priority on ihe City Council's 2019-2021 Policy Agentla. N $ 25,000 $ 10,500 $ 14,500
AssistaM Public Works Director to complete a Data Analylics certifcate progrem.
This progrem is tlesignetl to assist with organizations becoming tlata-tlriven antl
high-pertorming focusing in ihe ability to:iMerpret tlata to irrform business
tlecisions,recognize irentls,tletect outliers,antl summarize tlata sets,analyze
relationships between variables,tlevelop antl test hypotheses,crefi sountl survey
questions antl tlrew conclusions from population samples,antl implement
Public Works regression analysis antl other analylical techniques in Excel. N $ 1,600 $ - $ 1,600
Workspace,computer,phone,tablet for full-time Data Analyst antl Supervisor
Public Works position in ihe Public Works DeparimeM. N $ 8,125 $ - $ 8,125
tablet antl a yearly tlata plan for ihe tablet. The tablet woultl be usetl by ihe
Public Works Fieltl Supervisor to access mobile GIS usetl to locate untlergrountl
Public Works utilities while working in ihe feltl. N $ 950 $ - $ 950
Computer antl phone for full-time Teen Coortlinator for ihe Leisure Services
Recreation De ariment. N $ 2,425 $ - $ 2,425
Recreation Division.A secontl Aris antl Culture position is proposetl to be housetl
within ihe Leisure Services Depariment to focus on ihe progremming,evenis,antl
parinership tlevelopment to expantl ihese important aspecis of ihe community to
Recreation iheyouth. N $ 2,425 $ - $ 2,425
Engineering consulting services relatetl to evaluation of permanent methotls antl
cosis of supporis for mechanical room equipment in ihe Mystique Community Ice
Recreation Center. N $ 18,000 $ - $ 18,000
'/.ton iruck with a lifi gate antl tow package to be usetl by ihe Recreation Division
antl Multiculturel Family Center(MFC)to irensport ihe Rec&Roll ireiler as well
Recreation as materials antl supplies to proqrems antl services. N $ 36,700 $ - $ 36,700
Trensportation Services Smariphone for ihe Trensportation Analyst. N $ 350 $ - $ 350
TOTAL GENERAL FUND NON-RECURRING PACKAGES $ 630,372 $ 135,507 $ 494,865
CITY NAME NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY CITY CODE
Dubuque Fiscal Year July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021 31-288
The Ci Council will conduct a ublic hearin on the ro osed Fiscal Year Ci ro ert tax lev as follows:
Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Location:
2/17/2020 6:00 .m. Historic Federal Buildin 350 West 6th St
At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objedions to, or arguments in favor of the proposed tax levy.
After adoption of the proposed tau levy,the Council will publish notice and hold a hearing on the proposed city budget.
City Web Site(if available): City Telephone Number:
www.cityofdubuque.org/budget 563589-4398
lowa Department of Management Current Year Budget Year Budget Year
Certified Property Effective Property Proposed qnnual
Tax Tax Maximum Property
Tax
2019/2020 2020/2021** 2020/2021 % CHG
RegularTaxableValuation 1 2,542,043,245 2,579,355,511 2,579,355,511
Tau Levies:
RegularGeneral 2 2Q59Q550 $2Q59Q550 $2Q892,780
Contract for Use of Bridge 3 0 $0 $0
Opr&MaintPubliclyOwnedTransit 4 1,558,460 $1,558,460 $1,737,038
Rent, Ins.Maint.Of Non-Owned Civ.Ctr. 5 0 $0 $0
Opr&Maint of City-Owned Civic Center 6 0 $0 $0
Planning a Sanitary Disposal Project 7 0 $0 $0
Liability, Property&Self-Insurance Costs 8 355,216 $355,216 $363,759
Support of Local Emer.Mgmt.Commission 9 0 $0 $0
Emergency 10 0 $0 $0
Police&Fire Retirement 11 0 $0 $0
FICA&IPERS 12 3,52Q529 $3,52Q529 $3,681,797
Other Employee Benefts 13 0 $0 $0
*Tota1384.15A Maximum Tax Levy 14 $26,024,755 $26,024,755 $26,675,374 2.50%
Calculated 384.15A MaximumTax Rate 15 $1023773 $10.08963 $10.34188
Explanation of significant increases in the budget:
Decrease in local option sales tax revenue; decrease in hotel/motel tax revenue; increase in Municipal Fire and Police
Retirement System of lowa(MFPRSI)contribution rate/expense for Police and Fire retirement; increase in self-insured health cost;
increase in property tax support for public transit; and increase in property tax support for Housing Choice Vouchers.
If applicable,the above notice also available online at:
https:/iWww.faceb ook.com/CityOfDu bu q ue/
https:/!tw itter.com/CityOfDu bu q ue
*Total city tau rate will also indude voted general fund levg deM service levg and capital imprwement reserve levy
**Budget year effective propert tax rate is the rate that would be assessed for these levies ifthe dollars requested is not changed in the coming
budgetyear
Prepared by: Kevin S. Firnstahl, City of Dubuque, 50 W. 13th St. Dubuque, IA 52001, 563.589-4100
Return to: Kevin S. Firnstahl, City of Dubuque, 50 W. 13th St. Dubuque, IA 52001, 563.589-4100
RESOLUTION NO. 44-20
SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 MAXIMUM
PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS FOR THE AFFECTED TAX LEVY TOTAL
Whereas, pursuant to State of Iowa SF634, the City of Dubuque is required to
hold a public hearing to consider the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 city maximum
property tax dollars for the affected levy total; and
Whereas, the notice of hearing must be published not less than 10 days and
not more than 20 days prior to the date of the hearing; and
Whereas, at said hearing, the City Council is required to pass a resolution
adopting the fiscal year maximum property tax dollars for the affected levy total.
NO'vv THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CM(
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA THAT:
Section 1. The Dubuque City Council will conduct a public hearing on
February 17, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Historic Federal Building.
Section 2. The Director of Finance and Budget is hereby directed to prepare a
Resolution of Maximum Property Tax Dollars for the Affected Tax Levy Total with
the required information pursuant to SF634.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish the notice of public
hearing pursuant to SF634.
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Passed, adopted and approved this 4`h day of February 020.
Roy D. "iol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevkfi S. Firnstah`I,CMC, City Clerk