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Finance Director Lund stated it is a bigger newsletter so the production price increased but the <br />amount of advertising has decreased. <br />Mayor Ramsey asked if it would be better to go back to a lower cost newsletter production. <br />Finance Director Lund reviewed the printing costs for the last two years, noting color printing <br />also adds cost. <br />Councilmember Wise stated the savings are minimal and the sale of advertisement will ebb and <br />flow with the business economy. He stated the City gets a lot of positive comments about the <br />newsletter and the cost savings would be insignificant so he would not support a change. <br />Mayor Ramsey suggested finding another company to sell newsletter ads or creating competition <br />by using a second company. <br />City Administrator Ulrich advised the contract with the company that sells newsletter ads is <br />renewable in September so it can be considered at that time. <br />Councilmember Tossey noted the staff reduction slide still included filling a Public Works <br />position. <br />Finance Director Lund explained the City Engineer position is still in the budget. <br />Councilmember Tossey asked about the HRA budget. <br />Finance Director Lund explained the HRA budget includes $130,000 for personnel costs, <br />$30,000 for marketing and promotions, $40,000 for legal fees, and miscellaneous professional <br />services. This fund also pays for parking ramp fees. <br />Mayor Ramsey asked what positions are included in the $130,000 for personnel costs. <br />Finance Director Lund reviewed the positions partially funded from the HRA budget including <br />the Management Analyst, Senior Planner, ED/HRA Manager, and City Administrator. <br />City Administrator Ulrich recommended more staff costs be pushed to the HRA rather than the <br />EDA since a lot of staffing and development operational costs are due to HRA actions. In <br />addition, the EDA budget impacts the City's tax capacity. <br />Councilmember Tossey stated instead of transferring costs to the HRA, he wants to be <br />intellectually honest because it is all funded by resident's tax dollars. <br />Mayor Ramsey agreed that currently the action is happening with the HRA, not the EDA. <br />Councilmember Backous noted the HRA just spent $600,000 of EDA's money. <br />Councilmember McGlone asked why the ED/HRA Manager position is in the budget. <br />City Council Work Session / June 19, 2012 <br />Page 2of15 <br />