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Councilmember LeTourneau stated that there is potential that there is consensus that this is <br /> something that the City may want to do in the future and asked the input of staff on when they <br /> would feel this would be appropriate to pursue further. <br /> Human Resources Manager Lasher stated that in the next few years there will be more <br /> employees retiring and it would help to implement the system prior to that as the positions will <br /> be infilled with younger employees and it would assist with the conversion to have this in place <br /> before those people are hired. <br /> City Administrator Ulrich noted that the University of Minnesota resilient communities program <br /> could look at the benefits and assist in some of the staff work. <br /> 2.02: 2018 Budget and Levy Review <br /> City Administrator Ulrich provided an introduction to the discussion noting that Finance Director <br /> Lund has prepared some answers to the questions that were asked at the last worksession <br /> meeting and also has additional information for the Council to review. <br /> Finance Director Lund reviewed the staff report. <br /> Councilmember LeTourneau referenced scenario four, which offers the opportunity to bring as <br /> many positions online as the Council desires with the highest level of offering to the community <br /> and the reality is that in return it will cost each one of the resident homes an additional $110 <br /> compared to last year. <br /> Finance Director Lund confirmed that would be an increase to the City's portion of the property <br /> taxes. <br /> Councilmember Kuzma stated that while there is not a big difference between scenarios one and <br /> four, he cautioned that the Council should be careful on their choices. <br /> Mayor Strommen stated that a huge driver of the budget is the personnel requests. She stated <br /> that there are also road debt issues and there is a question of whether the Council wants to leave <br /> space to levy the dollars that might be needed for road projects. She stated that the Council will <br /> need to weigh the needs of personnel versus other items that will need room in the levy and the <br /> budget. <br /> Councilmember LeTourneau stated that he is trying to have a conversation about the tension that <br /> he is feeling about the growth in the community and the stress and pressure that is putting on <br /> staff. He stated that perhaps scenario four takes some pressure off staff to be able to react <br /> appropriately with flexibility to the massive amount of growth the community is experiencing. <br /> Councilmember Johns stated that she is attempting to relate the decision to the goals of the <br /> Strategic Plan. She questioned what would not be done with scenario two compared to scenario <br /> four. <br /> City Council Work Session/August 22, 2017 <br /> Page 3 of 9 <br />