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Marian Karr
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Ross Wilburn
Thursday, February 02, 2006 5:38 PM
Eric Nurnberg
Marian Karr
RE: Request to address the council. . .
Hi Eric. You are correct, it is not typical practice to accept public comment during our
work sessions unless we are asking for a special presentation from a group outside of the
city staff. Since both the police and fire chiefs will be speaking directly to the
council about departmental budgets and concerns, I will not be opening the work session
for public comment.
Your request was somewhat unclear. It wasn't clear if you wish to address the council as
a union representative or as a citizen about public safety isssues as they relate to the
budget? As I already stated, both Chief Rocca & Chief Hargadine will be addressing the
council about public safety departmental requests and concerns within the next week. I
encourage you to work with either of them to bring up your budgetary concerns, since they
are the department heads. If for some reason you do not believe that Chief Rocca can
represent your concerns about the department, then I would suggest that you put your
membership concerns directly in a letter or e-mail to the council so that they can be
considered. You also have the options of contacting any of the council members directly
or speaking at the public hearing about your concerns.
FYI, I am copying this e-mail to the City Clerk, so that the council may be aware of my
response to your e-mail.
Respectfully,
Ross Wilburn
Mayor
City of Iowa City
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Nurnberg
To: Marian Karr
Cc: Ross Wilburn
Sent: 2/2/06 11:57 AM
Subject: Request to address the council.
Mayor Wilburn,
While I understand that it may not be cornmon practice to receive public input at council
budget work sessions, I respectfully request your permission to address the Iowa City City
Council at the earliest opportunity.
As President of the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 610, I am charged
with the responsibility of representing membership concerns. In this busy time of
budgetary planning, I would be honored to address some issues relative to public safety.
Thank you, and I look forward to your reply. I shall always be available to you as we
determine how we might better serve the citizens of Iowa City.
Respectfully,
Eric Nurnberg
President
IAFF Local 610
Iowa City Professional Fire Fighters
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