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Residents press Dubuque officials on administrative overhead recharges; CPA warns of legal exposure
Summary
At a packed Dubuque City Council budget hearing, several residents criticized the city's method of charging administrative overhead to enterprise funds, saying it has grown rapidly and risks legal challenge; council members pledged a detailed review.
DUBUQUE — Multiple residents used the city’s April 28 public hearing on the FY2027 budget to press elected officials on the method the city uses to allocate administrative overhead costs to enterprise funds, warning that the practice has driven sharp increases in utility rates and may not meet state and federal cost-allocation standards.
Rob McDonald, a resident who reviewed city memos and budget schedules, said the 'modern method' of cost allocation used by the city appears to have been layered in since 2013 without a formal council resolution and that enterprise funds now cover a large share of several administrative departments’ budgets. "It appears the adoption is based on city staff…
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