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Councilmember Heineman stated he supports saving money, but also wants to ensure that staff is <br />taken care of. He added hiring is expensive, and retention is important. He noted he would rather <br />have a higher paid staff do more work with less, than lower paid staff maintaining what the City <br />already has. <br />Acting Mayor Riley stated the City Council has expressed concern regarding parks maintenance. <br />He added he would like to revisit adding an additional parks staff. <br />Finance Director Lund requested direction from the City Council regarding whether to bring <br />forward some numbers, as presented by Councilmember Heineman, to have something to start <br />with. She asked whether the 5% general fund levy increase is a starting point. <br />Councilmember Heineman agreed, adding the 5% general levy increase vs. 12%, and 50% levy to <br />offset the franchise. <br />Councilmember Howell requested additional information regarding the cost of outsourcing, and <br />what the City would be saving. She added she would like to see what these requests would look <br />like if each department cut their budget by 10%. <br />Councilmember Musgrove requested information regarding the Logis contract, and how that <br />compares to the hiring of a new systems staff. <br />Finance Director Lund stated the Logis contract is for applications and is a yearly budget. She <br />added the hourly rate with Logis is not under contract. <br />2.06: Discussion Regarding Union Contract Negotiations for AFSCE, LELS-Patrol, LELS- <br />Sergeants & LELS-Captains (Portions of this Discussion Closed to the Public) <br />This agenda item was postponed and discussed following the Regular Meeting. <br />3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION <br />3.01: Review Future Topics/ Calendar <br />None. <br />4. MAYOR / COUNCIL / STAFF INPUT <br />None. <br />5. RECESS <br />Motion by Councilmember Specht, seconded by Councilmember Musgrove, to recess the Work <br />Session at 7:00 p.m. and reconvene after the Regular Meeting. <br />Motion carried. <br />City Council Work Session / August 10, 2021 <br />Page 12 of 13 <br />