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Mayor Strommen stated that she understands the reclass but does not support the events position <br /> or reclass. She stated that however the City Clerk could be backfilled she would support that, <br /> but it should be a wash to the budget. <br /> Councilmember Kuzma suggested adopting scenario three from a budgeting position to give staff <br /> direction with the intention to cut that back which would give staff the flexibility to figure out <br /> the details. <br /> . Mayor Strommen agreed for budget purposes but noted that there are specifics that she would <br /> not support under that scenario. <br /> Councilmember Riley stated that he is never a fan of budgeting just so that can be reduced later. <br /> He stated that he likes the original proposal of the Mayor compared to budgeting for scenario <br /> three. <br /> Mayor Strommen noted that the intention would be to simply move this forward for further <br /> discussion. <br /> City Administrator Ulrich agreed that with the direction, staff could bring back, at the next <br /> meeting, a budget that reflected the priorities discussed this evening, which would fall between <br /> scenarios two and three. <br /> Councilmember Williams stated that in respect to the discussion regarding adding additional levy <br /> to support underfunded items, she would like to see more details on how that money would grow <br /> if held by the City, how much of the shortfall would be addressed in this way, and the plan for <br /> the remainder of the shortfall. She stated that absent that plan on how it would be held, grow and <br /> benefit the City more than a homeowner holding the funds, she could not support that idea. <br /> Mayor Strommen agreed that could be further discussed at the next meeting once the personnel <br /> details are more known. She stated that once the budget is finished the Council will need to have <br /> discussions on how those items will be funded. <br /> Councilmember Williams stated that if the five-year plan includes increasing the budget now to <br /> fund future items, she would like to see a plan around that. She stated that if there is a good <br /> reason why that would prevent the doomsday scenario, she would support that if it needed to <br /> start today to be the best plan in five years. <br /> 3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION <br /> 3.01: Review Future Topics/ Calendar <br /> Noted. <br /> City Council Work Session /August 22, 2017 <br /> Page 7 of 9 <br />