TIF Analysis and Review

City of Cascade, Iowa

January 20, 2014.  

City of McGregor, Iowa

November 29, 2014

Current Projects 


 Presentations


Mr. Callahan has made numerous presentations to various associations and organizations over the past 15 years.  His most recent presentations include:

Goal Setting Session

City of Bellevue, Iowa

December 9, 2013

City of Ft. Madison, Iowa

Feb 21, 2014

City of La Porte City, Iowa

March 3, 2014

City of Guttenberg, Iowa

April 2, 2014

City of Camanche, Iowa

October 28, 2014

City of Asbury, Iowa

 2014, 205, 2016, 2017

City of Clarksville, Iowa 

March 30, 2015

City of Hiawatha, Iowa

April 20, 2015 

City of Fairfield, Iowa 

May 27, 2015

City of West Liberty, Iowa

January 27, 2016, Nov 28, 2017

City of Hopkinton, Iowa

June 27, 2016

City of Anamosa, Iowa

September 19, 2016

City of Independence, Iowa

November 8, 2016

City of Lewis, Iowa

December 19, 2016

City of Tipton, Iowa

October 30, 2017

City of Mt. Vernon, Iowa

December 11, 2017

City of Manchester, Iowa

December 14, 2017

La Porte City, Iowa 

March 21, 2018

City of Charles City

November 7, 2018

City of Webster City, Iowa

January 28, 2019

City of Bertram, Iowa

April 24, 2019

City of Wayland, Iowa

August 7, 2019

City of Polk City, Iowa

October 29,2019

City of Adel, Iowa

November 19, 2019

City of Asbury, Iowa

December 3, 2019

City of West Liberty, Iowa

December 5, 2019

City of Algona, Iowa

January 2, 2020

City of Tipton, Iowa

January 23, 2020

City of Bondurant, Iowa

January 25, 2020

City of Lisbon, Iowa

October 5, 2020

City of Mount Vernon, Iowa

Oct 19, 2020
City of Preston, Iowa

October 26, 2020

​City of Asbury, Iowa  

December 15, 2020
City of Central City, IA

January 20, 2021

City of Adel, IA

November 16, 2021

City of Asbury, IA

​November 23, 2021

City of West Liberty, IA

December 1, 2021

City of Muscatine, IA

​December 7, 2021

City of Dyersville, IA

​January 24, 2022


Completed Projects 

 

Public Works

Department Analysis

City of Norwalk, Iowa

November 15, 2013

City of Bellevue, Iowa

March 2018

City Budget Preparation

City of Palo, Iowa

May 2014.  

City of Strawberry Point, Iowa

June, 2016

Iowa Municipal Professionals Institutes

Iowa State University 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

*  Best Practices

*  Fine Art of Negotiations

​* Capital Improvement Plans


Iowa City Management  Associations
Do's and Don't of Being a City Manager
*July 17, 2015


City Administrator Openings in Iowa and Reasons for the "Candidate Market"  

*March 15, 2018

CITYSCAPE Magazine Article
Iowa League of Cities August Issue
A copy of the article is available per request
* Employment Agreements 
* The Fine Art of Negotiations
* Ten Habits of Highly Effective City Councils
* Code of Conduct

Iowa Municipal Finance Officers Association

April 11, 2019

*  City Financial Policies

October 21, 2021

*  City Council Orientation Sessions

Iowa League of Cities
Annual Conference

September 25, 2014

*  Preparations of RFP's and RFQ's

September 24, 2015
*  The Fine Art of Balancing the City Budget

* Leadership in City Government

September 18, 2016

*Fundamentals of Fire Dept Management  - Sept 28, 2017

*Citizen Engagement and Dealing with Difficult People - ​September 13, 2018

​*Civility in the Workplace - Sept 17, 2020

Capital Improvements Plan 

City of Charles City, IA
Initial meeting February 24, 2020


Capital Improvements Plan 
City of Cresco, IA

Initial meeting July  19, 2021


Staff Structure Study

City of Tama, IA

Review of the city's organization and make recommendations. 2022


Goal Setting Sessions

City of Hanover, IL 

February 22, 2022

City of Webster City, IA

​April 1, 2022










International City/County Management Association (ICMA)

September 30, 2015

Annual Conference - Acceptance of the 

​ICMA 2015 Distinguished Service Award


Upper Explorer Land Council of Governments - Preparation of the City Budget

January 18, 2018 - Postville, IA


ECIA - Capital Improvements Plan

April 26, 2018 - Preston, Iowa


Iowa Employment Conference

The Recruitment, Training, and Retaining of City Department Heads

April 12, 2018


Northeast Iowa Regional League MeetingGoal Setting and

Conflict Resolution

October 30, 2018


East Central Iowa Council of Governments
City Clerk Training Session

* Citizen Engagement 
September 4, 2019  Hiawatha, IA


ECIA - Delaware County Clerks
*Tax Increment Financing (TIF) 
Review and Analysis

July 16, 2020  


Iowa State Library Association

* City Council/Library Board Partnership

​November 17, 2021



Capital Improvements Planning

City of West Branch, Iowa

Callahan Municipal Consultants, LLC assisted the City of West Branch with facilitation and preparation of a Capital Improvements Plan.

Completed March 2015


City of Peosta, Iowa  

Callahan Municipal Consultants, LLC assisted the City of Peosta, Iowa with the preparation of a Capital Improvements Plan.​  Completed June 2015


City of Center Point, Iowa

Callahan Municipal Consultants, LLC assisted the City of Center Point, Iowa  with preparation of a Capital Improvements Plan.  Completed July 2015


City of Farley, Iowa

Callahan Municipal Consultants, LLC  assisted the City of Farley with the preparation of a Capital Improvements Plan.  Completed October, 2016​


City of Wellman, Iowa

Callahan Municipal Consultants, LLC assisted the City of Wellman, Iowa with the preparation of a Capital Improvements Plan that was completed on January, 2017.


City of Urbana, Iowa
Callahan Municipal Consultants, LLC assisted the City of Urbana, Iowa with the preparation of a Capital Improvements Plan that was completed on June 12, 2019


City of Palo, Iowa
Callahan Municipal Consultants, LLC assisted the City of Palo, Iowa with the preparation of a Capital Improvements Plan that was completed on July 19, 202
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Insurance Review & Analysis

City of Riverdale, Iowa

Completed on May 18, 2016


Organizational Review & Analysis

City of Strawberry Point, Iowa

Completed June 2016


Water & Sewer Rate Analysis

City of Reinbeck, Iowa

Completed in May 2016


City Council Workshop on Roles & Responsibilities 

City of Riverside, Iowa

City Council Meeting - May 18, 2016


Fire/EMS Department Study and Analysis 

City of Hiawatha, Iowa

March 2016

City of Wapello, Iowa
December 2017

City of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa

March 2018

City of Richland, Iowa

October 2018

City of Rockwell, Iowa - Rockwell Community Fire Services, Inc

January 2022


City Manager/Administrator Searches

City of Guttenberg, Iowa

 Dec 2013

City of Vinton, Iowa

 May 5, 2014

City of Cascade, Iowa

Aug 18, 2014

City of Fort Madison, Iowa

October 6, 2014

City of Fairfield, Iowa

Dec 15, 2014 and Oct 17, 2017

City of Tiffin, Iowa 

April 21, 2015

City of Treynor, Iowa 

July 1, 2015

City of Forest City, Iowa

August 29, 2016

City of Ely, Iowa

November 22, 2016

City of Centerville, Iowa

 December 5, 2016

City of Tipton, Iowa

April 8, 2017

City of Central City, Iowa

April 29, 2017

City of West Branch, Iowa

May 20, 2017

City of Bloomfield, Iowa

August 5, 2017

City of Anamosa, Iowa

December 27, 2017

City of Britt, Iowa

March 20, 2018

City of Carlisle, Iowa

June 30, 2018

City of Peosta, Iowa

September. 29, 2018

City of Winterset, Iowa

November 3, 2018 

City of Colfax, Iowa

January 12, 2019

City of Chariton, Iowa

May 4, 2019

NCIRSWA - Chief Operations Officer

June 1, 2019

City of Asbury, Iowa - DPW

June 14, 2019

City of Webster City, Iowa

Jeffery Sheridan was selected on July 1, 2019

City of Ely, Iowa

July 1, 2019

City of Center Point, Iowa

October 4, 2019

Completed in conjunction with Hinson Consulting

City of Huxley, Iowa

October 12, 2019

City of Prairie City, Iowa

November 23, 2019

City of Treynor, Iowa

January 11, 2020

City of Eldridge, Iowa

February 10, 2020

City of Elkhart, Iowa

February 26, 2020

City of Ely, Iowa

May 5, 2020

City of Riverdale, Iowa

 June 16, 2020

City of Riverdale, Iowa

Deputy City Clerk on June 23, 2020

City of LeClaire, Iowa

November 23, 2020

City of Monticello, Iowa

January 25, 2021

City of Peosta, Iowa

May 1, 2021

City of Decorah, Iowa

​City Clerk - 2021