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about 2 million dollars in salaries spread through the City and staff is trying to sort this <br /> out. <br /> City Manager Bell will look at further shared services and regionalization. There are a <br /> variety of these items on the shelves. One Council Member feels uncomfortable about <br /> having no contingency and he would like to have a cushion; and, as Council moves <br /> forward, he wants Council to consider options and not just backfill RDA. He opined that <br /> regionalization and shared services still need to be on the table. Another Council <br /> Member wants to have contingencies and options should things not go well. <br /> Dr. Bell reiterated that staff is ready to review the array of services and RDA assets and <br /> have Council decide what to keep and let go. He confirmed that the goal is a Status <br /> Quo budget for current fiscal year and use reserve money for RDA takeaway for the <br /> current year. He also said that staff will continue on the three-prong approach and <br /> continue finding redundancies, restructuring, looking at vacancies, combining <br /> departments, and working on using technology as much as possible. He spoke about <br /> the corporation yard as possible shared facility, a countywide Human Resources <br /> function, and a shared and expanded Fire function. <br /> One Council Member supports the recommendations, but she advocates for the <br /> economic function because 46% of revenues are derived from business. She would like <br /> a different approach that includes economic development and investing in opportunities. <br /> This Council Member opined that portraying our revenues and expenses in a different <br /> way is what she is looking for. She suggested a Council subcommittee to look at the <br /> numbers differently, since in her opinion property taxes are no longer the real revenue <br /> providers. Another Council Member believes there will be tough decisions ahead and <br /> that the City needs to focus on what is core business. This Council Member wants staff <br /> to continually look at understanding the focus of departments and look at the Council <br /> initiatives to see if those are congruent. This Council Member welcomes new ways of <br /> doing things while still working hard. <br /> Another Council Member commented that it should be a Council decision on how to <br /> spend the RDA funds that come back. This Council Member wants the Council to <br /> decide on what programs to keep and what activities to subsidize. This Council <br /> Member wants staff to continue with organizational initiatives and contingency programs <br /> and a menu of choices in case the state comes down on cities. Another Council <br /> Member noted that he would like to have a menu of choices and a contingency plan <br /> ready to go should the need arise. <br /> Council consensus was to continue developing the budget with the figures submitted <br /> and staff will come back with information on the RDA and look at various options but <br /> continue with organizational initiatives for reorganization. The City Manager then spoke <br /> about the proposed budget study session dates and there was Council consensus on <br /> these. <br /> CITY COUNCIL February 6, 2012 <br /> MEETING MINUTES PAGE 8 <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 64 <br /> Page No. 30 <br />