3 11 21 City Council Proceedings Official_Budget 5CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on March 11, 2021.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mandates for social distancing, this meeting was
conducted virtually via GoToMeeting and aired live on CityChannel Dubuque (Mediacom
cable channels 8 and 117.2), streamed live on the City's website at www.citvofdubu-
que.orq/media, and streamed live on the City's Facebook page at www.face-
book.com/cityofdu bug ue.
Present: Mayor Buol; Council Members Cavanagh, Farber, Jones, Resnick, Roussell,
Sprank; 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 setting the public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022 City Budget and
conducting public hearings on certain Fiscal Year 2022 Departmental Budgets.
ITEMS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
1. Set Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2022 City Budget: City Manager recommended
that the City Council set a public hearing for March 24, 2021, on the Fiscal Year 2022 City
budget, operating and capital improvement program, for the City of Dubuque. Motion by
Jones to receive and file the documents and adopt Resolution No. 64-21 Setting the date
for the public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022 budget as amended for the City of Dubuque
and Resolution No. 65-21 Setting the date for the public hearing on the Five -Year Capital
Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026 for the City of Dubuque. Se-
conded by Resnick. Point of Order by Council Member Cavanagh that the motion did not
include setting the public hearing. Mayor Buol stated that the motion will include setting
the public hearing. City Manager Van Milligen responded to questions from the City Coun-
cil regarding how recent Federal legislation on COVID-19 stimulus will impact the City's
budget. Mayor Buol restated the motion as to receive and file the documents, adopt the
resolutions, and set the public hearing as indicated. Motion carried 7-0, setting a public
hearing for a meeting to commence at 6.30 p.m. on March 24, 2021.
RESOLUTION NO. 64-21
SETTING THE DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2022
BUDGET AS AMENDED FOR THE CITY OF DUBUQUE
Whereas, Iowa Code Section 384.16 provides that the City Council shall set a time and
place for a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022 budget before the final budget certifi-
cation date and shall publish notice before the hearing as provided in Iowa Code Section
362.3.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the City Council shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal
Year 2022 budget as amended for the City of Dubuque in the City Council Chambers
virtually on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Section 2. That the City Clerk be and is hereby authorized and directed to publish
notice of the public hearing, according to law, together with the required budget infor-
mation.
Passed, approved and adopted this 11th day of March 2021.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 65-21
SETTING THE DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IM-
PROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2O26 FOR THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE
Whereas, a proposed Five -Year Capital Improvement Program for the City of Dubuque
for Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026 has been prepared and submitted to the City Council;
and
Whereas, the capital projects for the first year of the program are included in the Fiscal
Year 2022 budget for the City of Dubuque; and
Whereas, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Dubuque to conduct a
public hearing and adopt the five-year Capital Improvement Program simultaneously with
the public hearing and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2022 budget for the City of Dubuque.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the City Council shall conduct a public hearing on the five-year Capital
Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026 virtually on Wednesday,
March 24, 2020, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Section 2. That the City Clerk be and is hereby authorized and directed to publish
notice of the public hearing.
Passed, approved and adopted this 11th day of March 2021.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
[Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the City Council will meet virtually through
GoToMeeting. The official agenda will be posted no later than 24 hours prior to the meet-
ing and will contain listening, viewing, and public input options. The City Council agenda
can be accessed at https://citVofdubugue.novusagenda.com/AgendaPublic/ or by con-
tacting the City Clerk's Office at 563-589-4100, ctyclerk cityofdubugue.org.]
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Fiscal Year 2022 City departmental budgets were presented by staff from the following
departments:
1. Emergency Management: Tom Berger, Emergency Management Coordinator;
2. Emergency Communications: Mark Murphy, Emergency Communications Manager;
3. Police Department: Mark Dalsing, Police Chief and Jeremy Jensen, Assistant Police
Chief;
4. Fire Department: Rick Steines, Fire Chief.
Staff responded to questions from the City Council following their respective presenta-
tions. Following the Fire Department's presentation, Kyle FitzGerald, 1240 University Av-
enue, provided input through the City's Facebook page complementing Emergency Ser-
vices staff.
There being no further business, Mayor Buol declared the meeting adjourned at 8:43
p.m.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk