Minutes City Council 11 10 03CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
City Council, Special Session, November 10, 2003
Council Met at 6:30 P.M. in the Public Library Auditorium
Present: Mayor Pro-Tem Cline, Council Members Buol, Connors, Markham, Michalski,
Nicholson, City Manager Van Milligen, Corporation Counsel Lindahl.
Absent: Mayor Duggan
Mayor Pro-Tem Cline read the call and stated this is a Special Session of the City Council
called for the purpose of discussing the Fiscal Year 2004 Operating Budget.
Discussion on departments in the following order: Airport, Building Services, Cable TV, City
Clerk, City Council, City Manager’s Office, Civic Center, Economic Development, Emergency
Communication, Emergency Management, Engineering, Finance, Fire, Health,
Housing/Community Development, Human Rights, Information Services, Legal, Library,
Operations and Maintenance, Parking System, Parks, Planning Services, Police, Purchase of
Services, Recreation, Transit, Water Plant, Water Pollution Control Plant.
In response to a question, staff explained that “seasonal employees” are used in various
departments when additional help is needed for a limited amount of time (i.e., yard waste
collection, lifeguards). It was also explained that “enterprise funds” (i.e., water, parking) are
those departments that are 100% self-supporting.
Council Member Markham requested that Council be provided with a sheet for each
department/division detailing the amount of property tax support, federal assistance, etc. the
department receives.
Council commended staff on the amount of work that is done and questioned whether there
was sufficient staff support for all of the projects being undertaken.
Consensus was reached that at the next regular City Council meeting there would be a
discussion of what the Council expected for Fiscal Year 2005 departmental budget
presentations.
There being no further business, upon motion meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
/s/ Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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