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Council hears sustainability office’s request to extend climate coordinator, funded by federal tax credits
Summary
Sustainability director Gina Bell asked the council to extend a climate action coordinator for one year, saying the position would be paid using Inflation Reduction Act direct-pay tax credits and would carry no net property-tax cost; council members pressed for clearer measurable goals and staff corrected a budget-document error that had mistakenly shown a tax impact.
Gina Bell, the city’s director of sustainability, told the Dubuque City Council on April 16 that the sustainability office seeks a one‑year extension of its climate action coordinator position and outlined a package of municipal projects and grants supporting the request. Bell said the extension would be funded using direct‑pay provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, which she described as a tax‑credit mechanism that returns funds to local governments and would leave no net property‑tax impact for residents.
The request comes as part of a broader overview of Sustainable Dubuque work dating to 2006. Bell highlighted recent program activity: the city’s…
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