2 8 16 Handout_FTE_ West Des MoinesCity of Dubuque
City of
West Des Moines Difference
Number of Full‐Time
Equivalent Employees 701 513 188
Recycling Collection 8.37 0 8.37
Landfill Operation 11.75 0 11.75
Airport Operations 17.96 0 17.96
Golf Course 8.86 0 8.86
Marina 2.64 0 2.64
Custodial Services 50 5
Health Services 4.14 0 4.14
Housing Section 8 9.05 0 9.05
CDBG 6.5 0 6.5
Lead Paint Grant 40 4
Multicultural Family Center 3.41 0 3.41
Transit Services 41.02 0 41.02
Parking 11.3 0 11.3
Utility Billing 9.4 0 9.4
Cable TV 2.25 0 2.25
Sanitary Sewer Treatment 17.16 0 17.16
Water Plant 25.57 0 25.57
Adjusted Total*512.62 513 ‐0.38
Adjusted Total Difference
Dubuque West Des Moines
Property Tax Rate $11.22 $12.76 ($1.54)
Property Per Capita $458.00 $913.00 ($455.00)
Water Fee $27.60 $32.44 ($4.84)
Sanitary Sewer Fee $38.04 $37.50 $0.54
Refuse Collection Fee $14.77 $10.55 $4.22
Stormwater Fee $6.81 $4.25 $2.56
Full‐Time Equivalent Employees
Taxes and Fees
*Within the West Des Moines total of 513, they have 24 Public Safety
Dispatchers through WestCom serving multiple communties, as compared to
Dubuque County's centralized dispatch with 17.3 FTE City of Dubuque
employees serving multiple communities. West Des Moines also has 97.75 FTE
Fire Department employees compared with Dubuque's 90.16 FTE Fire
Department employees.
City of Dubuque
Comparison of Services Offered to West Des Moines
Service
Dubuque
FTE
West Des
Moines
FTE
Police 118.56 84.00
Emergency Communications 17.30 24.00
Fire Department 77.16 57.00
Ambulance 13.00 40.75
Building Services Inspections 8.50 12.00
Building Services Custodial 5.00 0.00
Human Rights 3.00 0.00
Human Services 0.00 13.25
Training and Workforce Coordinator 1.00 0.00
Community Engagement Coordinator 1.00 0.00
Health 4.14 0.00
Animal Control 1.44 4.33
Parks & Recreation 67.42 26.00
AmeriCorp 1.00 0.00
Port of Dubuque Marina 2.64 0.00
Bunker Hill Golf Course 8.86 0.00
Multicultural Family Center 3.41 0.00
Civic Center 0.15 0.00
Library 34.15 25.25
Airport 17.96 0.00
Transit 41.02 0.00
Engineering 34.62 18.00
Water 25.57 0.00
W&RRC 17.16 0.00
Public Works 44.55 47.00
Riverfront/Floodwall/Port of Dubuque 2.89 0.00
Solid Waste Collection 20.75 0.00
Landfill 11.75 0.00
Garage 12.15 4.00
Parking 11.30 0.00
Economic Development 2.50 4.50
Arts & Cultural Affairs 0.50 0.00
Housing & Community Development 25.00 0.00
Planning Services 8.38 8.00
Personnel 3.63 4.50
Budget 2.00 1.00
Public Information 2.75 1.00
GIS 1.50 2.00
Mayor & City Council 3.50 3.00
City Manager's Office 7.35 3.00
Neighborhood Specialist 1.00 0.00
Sustainability 1.42 0.00
City Clerk 3.00 1.33
Finance Accounting 8.34 8.09
Utility Billing 9.40 0.00
Legal 5.00 4.00
Information Services 9.00 9.00
Cable TV 2.25 0.00
Total Full-Time Equivalent 703.97 405.00
* West Des Moines doesn't count FTEs for their Council