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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 then 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 />