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and then the drug task force position. She stated that the City is poised to do some growth this <br />year and therefore the code enforcement position will be vital. She believed that the City could <br />manage with the added positions. <br />Mayor Strommen stated that her intention was not to hold the discussion for a year until the next <br />budget discussions but to continue to discuss the item going forward to provide a better position <br />to manage the risk. <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that there is a new truck budgeted in 2016 and asked if that could <br />be postponed. <br />Finance Director Lund explained that would not impact the levy. <br />Councilmembers Kuzma, LeTourneau and Johns stated that they would support the addition of <br />the three positions. <br />Councilmember Shryock stated that the cost to the resident of $16 per year to add the three <br />positions does not seem like that much. She stated that although home values are increasing, the <br />financial position of residents may not be increasing. She referenced the two percent pay <br />increase planned and stated that she wants to ensure that the good base of staff that the City has <br />now continues. She stated that she does have a hard time supporting the three positions and <br />would support the public works position. She stated that as the discussion continues she would <br />like to find out why the interns are only here for three months and can the City get them for <br />longer, as that could provide more potential to provide alternate solutions. <br />Finance Director Lund asked if the code enforcement position is removed could she then add the <br />two interns back into the budget. <br />Mayor Strommen agreed that the two interns could be added back into the budget. She <br />confirmed that there would most likely be consensus for adding one position to the budget. <br />Finance Director Lund stated that if there is not four votes of support, the levy would default <br />back to the 2015 levy, which would be a decrease of $700,000 from the proposed budget. <br />Councilmember Riley stated that he would presume that the Fire Chief in the future would be at <br />a lower rate in the future than the current Fire Chief. <br />Finance Director Lund confirmed that notification was received from the current Fire Chief the <br />previous week. <br />Human Resources Manager Lasher stated that the current Fire Chief is at step six and the new <br />hire would most likely come in between steps one and three. She stated that further in the hiring <br />process she would have a better idea of where that salary will fall but acknowledged that there <br />will most likely be some savings in that area. <br />2.02: Review 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) <br />City Council Work Session / November 24, 2015 <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />