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<br />junctures to determine if the assumptions are still holding. Mr. Rapp provided an overview of <br />the City of Ramsey Organizational Study. He first discussed the forecast model and <br />assumptions. Mr. Rapp stated the overall projections discuss staffing, growth, tax levies, <br />expenditures, and revenues it would take to grow the community in order to match the service <br />they want to deliver. There is a strong sense that Ramsey wants to continue to be a community <br />that provides high quality to the residents. <br /> <br />Mr. Rapp stated a target group of communities was created that had gone through the growth <br />phase from 20,000 to 50,000. These communities also provide quality service and the type of <br />environment Ramsey would like to emulate in a general way. An analysis was done of the target <br />communities' staffing levels and ratios. There was also a group of peer communities created that <br />are similar to Ramsey relative to population and where they are in their development cycle~ An <br />analysis was done of the peer communities' staffing levels and ratios. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tern Jeffrey commented it would be interesting to take a snapshot of staffing levels <br />during different intervals of the target communities' growth. <br /> <br />There was discussion of the following issues in relation to the organizational study: <br />· Budget <br />· CommerciaVindustrial growth <br />· Utilization of the financial policy when addressing the tax rate <br />· Strategic plan that takes into account economies of scale when determining staffing levels <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman indicated staff conducted a survey to compare the staffing levels of <br />Ramsey's peer and target communities as identified in the organizational study. <br /> <br />Management Intern Gladhill reviewed the following survey data of community staffing levels: <br />· Peer group <br />o Current staffing level comparisons by department <br />o Comparison ofFTE's to population <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tern Jeffrey indicated the cities of Andover and Champlin could be eliminated from <br />the data chart, as the numbers are not comparable due to their contracted police department. <br /> <br />Management Intern Gladhill reviewed the following survey data of community staffing levels: <br />· Target group <br />o Current staffing level comparisons by department <br />o Comparison ofFTE's to population <br /> <br />Management Intern Gladhill indicated four groups did not respond to the survey yet; when this <br />information is received it will be forwarded to the Council. <br /> <br />Mr. Rapp provided an overview of the following policy considerations included in the study: <br />· The importance of community vision <br />· The importance of having a financial plan for the future and dealing with the financial <br />bulge that will occur; having this discussion from a policy standpoint <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / October 3,2006 <br />Page 2 of5 <br />