Code of Ordinance Update
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MEMORANDUM
November 27,2006
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
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FROM:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances
Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser, City Attorney Barry Lindahl and City Clerk
Jeanne Schneider recommend that a public hearing be set for December 18, 2006, to
consider approval of the revised Code of Ordinances.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk
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MEMORANDUM
November 27,2006
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Barry A. Lindahl, City Attorney
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
SUBJECT: City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances
Backaround
In 2003, we began a comprehensive review of the Code of Ordinances. Participating in
every meeting was City Attorney Barry Lindahl, City Clerk Jeanne Schneider and Assistant
City Manager Cindy Steinhauser. We also met with the Department Manager responsible
for the enforcement of each chapter being reviewed. During each meeting, we reviewed
and provided direction on the recommendations made by our code publishers, Sterling
Codifiers, reviewed each chapter for compliance with the Iowa Code, and formulated other
recommendations where appropriate.
Discussion
Those changes which were considered to be basic "clean up" of outdate language and to
bring the City Code into compliance with the Code of Iowa were approved by the City
Council on August 21, 2006. Proposed changes to Chapter 31 - Licenses and
Miscellaneous Regulations and Chapter 35 - Peddlers and Transient Merchants were
approved by City Council on October 2, 2006; and Chapter 6 - Amusements and Chapter
15 - Community Development were approved by the City Council on November 6, 2006.
The Iowa Code requires a public hearing on the adoption of a code of ordinances. I
recommend that a public hearing be set for December 18, 2006 to consider the revised
Code of Ordinances. In accordance with Code of Iowa Chapter ~ 380.8, the revised Code
will be on file in the City Clerk's Office for public review. Any public comments received
following the public hearing regarding the proposed changes, and an ordinance adopting
the revised Code of Ordinances will be brought to the January 16, 2007 City Council
meeting for adoption.
Reauested Action
The requested action is for City Council to schedule a public hearing for December 18,
2006 to consider approval of the revised Code of Ordinances. An ordinance re-adopting
the Code of Ordinances will be presented at the January 16, 2007 City Council meeting.