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belabor the issue. However, if the Council lets staff know, additional details can be presented <br />while on camera. <br />Councilmember Riley agreed the information provided is good and anticipates the questions <br />most often asked. He also preferred staff not read the case during its presentation. <br />4.03: Weekly Report Format and Level of Detail <br />City Administrator Ulrich described the contents of the Weekly Report and requested feedback <br />on the pieces that are the most useful and if attachments are important. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau stated he is drawn to the Weekly Report when he sees it but thinks <br />the itemized list of tasks completed by Department Heads is not as important. He stated he likes <br />reading the Police Report and Fire Report so he knows what is happening inside the City relating <br />to issues and conditions. He stated he does not read the attachments so it could be briefer. <br />Councilmember Riley stated the Weekly Report should not take much work for each department <br />and agreed if noteworthy or interesting it should be included but not things like how long it takes <br />to change a light ballast. <br />Councilmember Elvig supported making the Weekly Report briefer. He felt the attachments <br />were important to provide additional detail and agreed that the Police Report, Fire Report, and <br />Public Works Reports were important for the Council's information. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated Public Works is using a paragraph of important things that <br />happened and with Community Development, the update on projects is contained in an <br />attachment <br />Development Services Manager Gladhill stated they changed the format because staff receives a <br />lot of inquiries so the latest update is italicized for each project. <br />Councilmember Backous stated he does not have time to review all of that detail and thinks the <br />Weekly Report is not a good use of staff time. He noted if it is a big issue, the Council will be <br />aware through Staff input at a meeting. <br />Mayor Strommen stated some Commission members found it was a link to what was going on in <br />the City and their role in that so the Council may have a different perspective since it has <br />multiple modes to obtain that information. She stated if it is routine, she does not need to see it <br />weekly but if it is out of the ordinary or unusual, it should be included in the report. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau stated after hearing from his colleagues, he would be okay if the <br />update is no longer included and suggested the Commissions be asked if it is valuable and if not, <br />to eliminate it. <br />Mr. Buccholz stated he does read the Weekly Report and finds them to be useful. <br />City Council Work Session / March 26, 2013 <br />Page 7 of 9 <br />