2 8 16 City Council Proceddings Official_SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on February 8, 2016 in the Historic
Federal Building.
Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Connors, Del Toro, Jones, Lynch, Resnick,
Rios; 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 discussing various City Fiscal Year 2017 departmental budgets.
FISCAL YEAR 2017 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEW
Fiscal Year 2017 City departmental budgets were presented by staff from the
following departments:
Information Services: Chris Kohlmann Information Services Manager
City Attorney's Office (Legal) — Barry Lindahl, City Attorney; and Crenna Brumwell,
Assistant City Attorney
City Manager's Office: Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager; Teri Goodmann,
Assistant City Manager; Jerelyn O'Connor, Neighborhood Development Specialist; Cori
Burbach, Sustainable Community Coordinator; Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer;
Nikki Breitsprecker, GIS Coordinator; Jenny Larson, Budget Director; Randy Peck,
Personnel Manager
City Council: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
City Clerk's Office: Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk
Cable TV Division: Craig Nowack Cable TV Coordinator
The City Council had discussion with the representatives of each department
following their respective presentations.
Following the City Attorney's Office presentation, Assistant City Attorney Crenna
Brumwell was asked to provide information on the comparative costs related to the
vendor contract for HUD -required, fair housing testing improvement package and
additional recurring costs for staff time if the City certified staff members to do the
testing.
Following the City Manager's Office presentation, City Manager Van Milligen was
asked to provide information on the last review of staffing levels current comparisons to
other Iowa cities. Helene Magee, 611 So. Grandview addressed the Council about
information she had gathered on the salaries of City Managers from cities in Iowa and
adjacent states.
There being no further business, the City Council adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk