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CITY COUNCIL
OFFICIAL
City Council, Special Session, February 15, 2005
Council met in Special Session at 6:30 P.M. in the Library Auditorium
Present: Mayor Pro-Tem Markham; Council Members Buol, Cline, Connors, Michalski,
Nicholson, City Manager Van Milligen
Absent: Mayor Duggan
Mayor Pro-Tem Markham read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council
called for the purpose of discussing various City departmental budgets.
The budgets for the following departments were discussed: Human Rights Department;
Finance Department; City Manager’s Office; City Council; City Clerk’s Office and Legal
Department.
Human Rights Department: Buol thanked the Human Rights Director and staff for the
educational effort that has been made regarding human rights.
Finance Department: Michalski commented that the mail courier for City Hall was an excellent
idea.
City Manager’s Office: Michalski stressed that although the decision package to provide
Healthwise handbooks for employees was not funded, preventive health care measures needed
to be a high priority. Markham requested that the local utility companies (Aquila and Alliant) be
involved in the GIS process.
City Council: Jane Kenworthy, Louise Kames, Jan Hemmer, Carla Heathcote, Peg Hudson,
and Connie Twinning spoke in support of the proposed funding for the arts and cultural affairs.
There being no further business, Nicholson moved to adjourn. Seconded by Michalski.
Motion carried 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:29 p.m.
/s/ Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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