A majority of Dubuque City Council members this past summer were prepared to fire longtime City Manager Mike Van Milligen for a list of 16 alleged failings and concerns over his ability to lead the city and staff in a trustworthy, ethical and fair fashion. A reports says the accusations included claims of misleading council members and allowing “ongoing, unchecked discrimination and bullying.” Instead, council members tentatively agreed in closed-meeting discussions to retain an outside law firm to conduct “an investigation into and evaluation of the current workplace culture,” including “assessing the city manager’s performance.”
