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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 7, 2019
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kellie Fruehling, City Clerk
Re: Council Budget Work Session, January 5, 2019, 8:00 AM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Mims, Salih, Taylor, Teague, Thomas, Throgmorton (Absent: Cole)
Staff: Fruin, Monroe, Andrew, Fruehling, Bockenstedt, Fleagle
(A complete transcription and power point presentations are archived in the City Clerk's Office
and available on the City website.)
BUDGET OVERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS
City Manager Fruin thanked members of the public for attending breakfast on a budget which
preceded the meeting and thanked staff and Council for all the time and effort that will be put into
the budget prior to submitting to the state. Assistant City Manager Monroe reviewed the budget
review schedule, the budget document, fund structures, population growth, and budget goals.
City Manager Fruin reviewed sustaining a strong fiscal position and growth. Assistant to the City
Manager Andrew reviewed expenditures. City Manager Fruin wrapped up with an analysis and
summary of the budget, and next year's budget. [Power point of FY2020 Budget coincided with
overview.]
Finance Dir. Bockenstedt and Budget& Compliance Officer Fleagle present for discussion.
Department budgets were presented as outlined on the agenda (IP2 of 12/27/18 Info Packet);
and page number in parenthesis refers to pages in the Proposed Financial Plan (12/21/18 Info
Packet). Power points of organization charts for the City departments were shown and archived.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS
*City Attorney—City Attorney Dilkes (Pages 139-141, 171)
• City Clerk—deferred to later in the meeting
• City Manager—deferred to later in the meeting
• Finance—deferred to later in the meeting
[Break]
PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM BUDGETS
• Police Department—Police Chief Matherly (Pages 184-197)
• Fire Department— Fire Chief Grier, Deputy Chief Nurnberg (Pages 198-216)
CULTURAL & LEISURE PROGRAM BUDGETS
• Library—Library Director Carman (Pages 241-251)
Council Budget Work Session
January 5, 2019
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• Parks & Recreation — Parks & Recreation Director Seydell-Johnson, Parks & Forestry
Superintendent Hall
- Parks & Recreation Administration (Pages 217-221)
- Cemetery(Pages 238-240)
- Recreation (Pages 222-228)
- Park Maintenance (Pages 229-237)
• Senior Center—Senior Center Coordinator DeLoach (Pages 252-261)
(Break for lunch 12:20-1:00 PM)
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS
• Neighborhood and Development Services - NDS Director Hightshoe
- NDS Administration (Pages 262-266)
- Neighborhood Services (Pages 267-279)
- Development Services (Pages 280-287)
- Community Development Block Grant (Pages 301-306)
- H.O.M.E. Grant(Pages 307-312)
- Housing Authority (Pages 480-488)
-Affordable Housing Fund (340-341)
- Peninsula Apartments Fund (342-343)
•Metropolitan Planning Organizations of Johnson County (MPO) — NDS Director Hightshoe
(Pages 327-335)
BUSINESS TYPE FUNDS
• Airport—Operations Specialist Tharp (Pages 465-471)
• Transportation Services—Transportation Services Director Nagle-Gamm
-Transportation Administration (Pages 295-297)
- Parking (Pages 373-387)
-Transit(Pages 388-399)
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM BUDGETS
• Public Works - Public Works Director Knoche
- Public Works Administration (Pages 288-290)
- Engineering Services (Pages 291-294)
- Road Use Tax Fund (RUT)/Streets Operations (Pages 313-324)
-Wastewater(Pages 400-419)
-Water (Pages 420-438)
- Refuse (Pages 439-451)
- Landfill (Pages 452-464)
- Storm Water(Pages 472-479)
- Equipment (Pages 597-604)
GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS (cont.1
• City Clerk—City Clerk Fruehling (Pages 134-138)
• City Manager-Asst. to the City Manager Andrew
- City Council (Pages 132-133)
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- City Manager(Pages 142-143)
- Human Rights (Pages 154-158)
- Economic Development (Pages 159-164)
• City Manager-Asst. City Manager Monroe
- Communications/Cable TV (Pages 144-149)
- Human Resources (Pages 150-153)
Council Budget Work Session
January 5, 2019
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• Finance — Finance Director Bockenstedt
- Finance Administration (Pages 165-172)
-Accounting (Pages 173-176)
- Purchasing and Central Services (Pages 177-180 and 618-622)
- Revenue (Pages 181-183)
- Information Technology Services (Pages 610-617)
- Risk Management(Pages 605-609)
Council member Salih stated she would like to see the City do business with business that pay
their employees a minimum wage of $10.10 or more. Individual Council members expressed
their views. Finance Director Bockenstedt provided additional information. City Manager Fruin
will follow up with additional information.
City Manager Fruin noted there were 11 items to follow up on with additional information and 5
areas for additional budget discussion at the next work session.
Meeting adjourned 4:17 PM