Proof of Publication_City Council Proceedings 2 9 11CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City
Council met in special
session at 6:30 p.m. on
February 9, 2011 in the
Historic Federal Build-
ing.
Present: Mayor Buol,
Council Members
Braig, Connors, Jones,
Lynch, Resnick, 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 discus-
sing various City de-
partmental budgets.
Departmental
Budget Review
Fiscal Year 2012 De-
partmental Budgets
were presented by
staff from the follow-
ing City departments:
Health Services, City
Attorney's Office, City
Manager's Office, City
Council, City Clerk's
Office, and Cable TV
Division. City Council
had discussion with
staff following each
presentation.
Health Services: Mary
Rose Corrigan, Public
Health Specialist, pre-
sented the Fiscal Year
2012 budget for this
department. Respond-
ing to questions from
the City Council,
Corrigan stated that
while licensing is at 56
percent, the animal
program would be self -
supporting if all pets
were licensed. She
added fluctuations in
department revenues
are due to inspections
that do not generate
revenue, health educa-
tion presentations dic-
tated by the prominent
seasonal diseases, and
receipt of payments for
inspections performed
in the previous fiscal
year. Braig stated a
preference for the im-
provement packaged
allowing for one full -
time animal control of-
ficer to aid in
reallocating resources
from the Police Depart-
ment. Jones ques-
tioned why a city rep-
resentative is not on
the Humane Society
Board similar to other
boards that receive
city funding.
City Attorney's Office:
City Attorney Barry
Lindahl and Assistant
City Attorney Crenna
Brumwell presented
the Fiscal Year 2012
budget for this depart-
ment. Lindahl ex-
plained that the City
Attorney is the attor-
ney for the County
Board of Review, which
causes additional de-
partmental expenses.
City Manager's Office:
The Fiscal Year 2012
budget for this depart-
ment was presented by
Budget Director Jenny
Larson, Assistant City
Manager Teri Good -
mann, Neighborhood
Development Specialist
Jerelyn O'Connor, Pub-
lic Information Officer
Randy Gehl, GIS Coor-
dinator Nikki Briet-
sprecker, and Manage-
ment Fellow Phyllis
Russell. Lynch ques-
tioned the need for the
improvement package
allowing for a citizen
survey and asked if it
could be delayed. Re-
sponding to questions
from City Council, Van
Milligen stated that the
survey was a recom-
mendation of the re-
cent NIU Crime and
Poverty Study adding
that restrictions on
certain funding sour-
ces dictate whether or
not funds can be shift-
ed to other activities.
City Council: City
Manager Michael Van
Milligen presented the
Fiscal Year 2012 budg-
et for this department
stating that there was
little change from Fis-
cal Year 2011.
City Clerk's Office.
City Clerk Jeanne
Schneider presented
the Fiscal Year 2012
budget for this depart-
ment.
Cable TV Division. Ca-
ble TV Coordinator
Craig Nowack present-
ed the Fiscal Year 2012
budget for this depart-
ment and provided a
video presentation of
the Division's activi-
ties.
There being no fur-
ther business, upon
motion the City Council
adjourned at 9:27 p.m.
/s /Jeanne F. Schneider,
CMC, City Clerk
It 2/16
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 16, 2011, and for which the charge is $42.08.
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this�%°J day , 20�.
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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 9, 2011 in the
Historic Federal Build-
ing.
Present: Mayor Buol,
Council Members
Braig, Connors, Jones,
Lynch, Resnick, 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 discus-
sing various City de-
partmental budgets.
Departmental
Budget Review
Fiscal Year 2012 De-
partmental Budgets
were presented by
staff from the follow-
ing City departments:
Health Services, City
Attorney's Office, City
Manager's Office, City
Council, City Clerk's
Office, and Cable TV
Division. City Council
had discussion with
staff following each
presentation.
Health Services: Mary
Rose Corrigan, Public
Health Specialist, pre-
sented the Fiscal Year
2012 budget for this
department. Respond-
ing to questions from
the City Council,
Corrigan stated that
while licensing is at 56
percent, the animal
program would be self-
supporting if all pets
were licensed. She
added fluctuations in
department revenues
are due to inspections
that do not generate
revenue, health educa-
tion presentations dic-
tated by the prominent
seasonal diseases, and
receipt of payments for
inspections performed
in the previous fiscal
year. Braig stated a
preference for the im-
provement packaged
allowing for one full-
time animal control of-
ficer to aid in
reallocating resources
from the Police Depart-
ment. Jones ques-
tioned why a city rep-
resentative is not on
the Humane Society
Board similar to other
boards that receive
city funding.
City Attorney's Office:
City Attorney Barry
Lindahl and Assistant
City Attorney Crenna
Brumwell presented
the Fiscal Year 2012
budget for this depart-
ment. Lindahl ex-
plained that the City
Attorney is the attor-
ney for the County
Board of Review, which
causes additional de-
partmental expenses.
City Manager's Office:
The Fiscal Year 2012
budget for this depart-
ment was presented by
Budget Director Jenny
Larson, Assistant City
Manager Teri Good-
mann, Neighborhood
Development Specialist
Jerelyn O'Connor, Pub-
ic Information Officer
Randy Gehl, GIS Coor-
dinator Nikki Briet-
sprecker, and Manage-
ment Fellow Phyllis
Russell. Lynch ques-
tioned the need for the
improvement package
allowing for a citizen
survey and asked if it
could .be delayed. Re-
sponding to questions
from City Council, Van
Milligen stated that the
survey was- a recom-
mendation of the re-
cent NIU Crime and
Poverty Study adding
that restrictions on
certain funding sour-
ces dictate whether or
not funds can be shift-
ed to other activities.
City Council: City
Manager Michael Van
Milligen presented the
Fiscal Year 2012 budg-
et for this department
stating that there was
little change from Fis-
cal Year 2011.
City Clerk's Office.
City Clerk Jeanne
Schneider presented
the Fiscal Year 2012
budget for this depart-
ment.
Cable TV Division. Ca-
ble TV Coordinator
Craig Nowack present-
ed the Fiscal Year 2012
budget for this depart-
ment and provided a
video presentation of
the Division's activi-
ties.
There being no fur-
ther business, upon
motion the City Council
adjourned at 9:27 p.m.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider,
CMC, City Clerk
It 2/16
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 16, 2011, and for which the charge is $42.08.
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this/7Q5 day of �„„ .�•�,1 , 20 // .
otary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
.OI, -
MARY K. WESTE M'
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