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City Administrator Ulrich confirmed the consensus of the Council to look further into CPI for <br />wages and viewing wages and insurance as a whole package. <br />Acting Mayor LeTourneau stated that he is sensitive that people are the biggest asset that the City <br />has, and this could be creating additional stress on that asset. He stated that he would be more <br />interested in the actual monetary difference between 2 percent and 2.75 percent. He noted that the <br />City could then determine where that cost difference could be made up in the budget in another <br />area. <br />Councilmember Riley stated that a COLA should be measured and 2.75 percent cannot be <br />measured. <br />Acting Mayor LeTourneau noted that is market driven. <br />Councilmember Riley stated that he appreciates the presentations on staffing and would like to see <br />a prioritization of the positions requested. He stated that in his opinion not all the staffing requests <br />can be granted and therefore prioritization will be important. <br />Councilmember Shryock stated that it would be helpful to have direction from residents on an area <br />of need. <br />Councilmember Johns agreed that perhaps if an area of service is identified on the resident survey. <br />Acting Mayor LeTourneau noted that the department heads are using the matrix and are at a tipping <br />point of not being able to provide the previous level of service. He stated that if the position is not <br />approved, the Council will then need to decide where it would like to decrease the level of service <br />because of the increased demands from the growing community. He stated that the community <br />continues to grow, and staff is not able to stay on pace. He asked staff to do some number <br />crunching and provide history on the levy. He stated that the levy has been somewhat stable for <br />the last ten years and would like to open a conversation on how those numbers can be interpreted. <br />Finance Director Lund stated that people tend to focus on the last few years and not ten years. <br />Acting Mayor LeTourneau stated that looking back further allows the community to see that the <br />City is accurately managing the taxpayer funds. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that one of the routine exercises is to look five years forward and <br />perhaps the be done backward as well to provide levy and budget history. <br />3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION <br />3.01: Review Future Topics/ Calendar <br />Noted. <br />4. MAYOR / COUNCIL / STAFF INPUT <br />City Council Work Session / July 10, 2018 <br />Page 7 of 8 <br />