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Finance Director Lund explained that based on the CIP projects and using the levy and bond <br />dollars, this fund will go negative with all of the projects that have been requested within the next <br />few years. <br />Councilmember Musgrove shared that she thought the pavement management fund was solvent <br />out to a certain time. She asked if they could see these numbers at a later date. <br />Finance Director Lund stated that the cash flow is in the back of the CIP. She asked what the <br />Council would like to see in regard to the market rate adjustments when they bring the numbers <br />back for further review. <br />City Administrator Hagen asked if there is a number they should shoot for in the next version of <br />the salary increases that they bring back. <br />Councilmember Specht said they may need to prioritize positions and look at the big picture of the <br />City's needs. <br />Mayor Kuzma noted that they need to be cognizant of the fact that they have put the roads in the <br />levy. He said he would like to see a total of a 12% increase this year to fall in line with last year's <br />increase. He reiterated that they need department heads to look at needs versus wants. <br />Councilmember Specht said they can look at their donations to nonprofits to see if there are areas <br />that they could save more. <br />Finance Director Lund explained that this money comes out of a different fund. <br />Councilmember Musgrove said she would like to see the total increase stay between 10% to 12%. <br />Councilmember Howell asked if anyone is interested in wage freezes for department heads. She <br />reiterated that she would also like to look at the Council's budget to see what they can cut out. <br />Councilmember Musgrove noted that there may be a lot of little things in the Council budget that <br />they could cut out that would add up. <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher shared that they froze department head wages a number <br />of years ago and it took them a while to catch back up from this. She added that department head <br />wages are already below market rates. <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if they can remove the cities that have LGAs from the list of <br />comparables for market rate wages. <br />The consensus of the Council was to direct Staff to revisit their requests and distinguish their wants <br />versus their needs to get the overall increase between 10% and 12%. <br />Recess and Reconvene <br />City Council Work Session / July 23, 2024 <br />Page 7 of 12 <br />