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Councilmember Jeffrey responded that you would have to have someone within that <br />organization that has skills to do this. 'He asked if there was a breakout of the money at <br />the end of the year. <br />Mr. Robinson stated that there would be a breakout of the money for every issue. <br />Councilmember Look stated he would like to try this in -house for a year. <br />Mr. Robinson stated there is a difference if you are dealing with volunteers. You will not <br />get the amount of work out of a volunteer like you will get out of someone you are <br />paying. He offered that he could get the newsletter filled with ads from good businesses. <br />Councilmember Dehen stated that from a staff perspective, there would be a cost to us <br />too. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated he likes the proposal of a professional person selling the <br />ad space as they have the experience and the connections. <br />Councilmember Wise stated he believes someone in the business will be able to give <br />business owners suggestions for their ads; he is in favor of this. He asked how much we <br />really save if we have staff time to sell the ads but then the quality of the product is in <br />question. <br />Councilmember McGlone stated he does not want to see the reoccurring ads. He would <br />rather see different things and this would also put money back into the budget. <br />Councilmember Dehen inquired if a business gets to dictate the exact spot they will get to <br />which Mr. Robinson replied they can pick and choose. <br />Councilmember Look asked if we are talking only Ramsey businesses to which Mr. <br />Robinson replied yes, for right now. <br />Councilmember Look stated that this Council has been very big on Ramsey businesses. <br />He added that he is concerned when we contract with a third party and they are <br />representing the City of Ramsey but they are hard selling. The impressions you will <br />leave could be negative and that is a concern about outsourcing. We do not control the <br />customer service level. <br />Mr. Robinson vowed that he is a man of his word and he is a professional and he would <br />not disappoint the City. <br />Councilmember McGlone commented that most of the other cities are hiring out their <br />newsletters too. He added that this way we will turn a profit and donate to a charity and <br />we have one person working on this so he will be the responsible one. He asked that this <br />be moved ahead. <br />City Council Work Session — June 2, 2009 <br />Page 10 of 13 <br />