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Mayor Kuzma said he does not think it is fair to cut the meals for people who came straight from <br /> work to attend these meetings. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove said everyone can plan ahead to make sure they eat before the meetings. <br /> Councilmember Riley noted that since this is such a small amount, he would like to reserve this <br /> and see if there are bigger things that they could cut instead. <br /> Councilmember Howell shared that since she has joined the Council four years ago it has always <br /> been a discussion that cutting the meals is not big enough of a savings to actually cut and she thinks <br /> if they want to be serious about reducing the budget then they need to look at everything that is <br /> not a necessity. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff stated that he is against the Employee Recognition Event being taken <br /> off of the budget. He suggested that this should stay above the Council meals. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove said she would like to hear from Staff about their time involved in <br /> ordering the meals. <br /> City Administrator Hagen stated that Staff does not spend an exorbitant amount of time on ordering <br /> meals and is likely less than an hour per meeting. He added that the attendance for the Employee <br /> Recognition Event is hit-or-miss from year-to-year. He shared that the most recent event was not <br /> well attended. <br /> Councilmember Specht asked if there are other gatherings for all Staff. <br /> City Administrator Hagen shared that they do two all Staff meetings a year and they left these in <br /> the budget. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove agreed with City Administrator Hagen that the last Employee <br /> Recognition Event was not well attended. She suggested keeping the two all Staff meetings in the <br /> budget and removing the Employee Recognition Event as all Staff meetings hold more value. <br /> Councilmember Specht asked if the big increase in the tax capacity is due to new developments <br /> and home values going down. <br /> Finance Director Lund shared that there is around an additional $2,000,000 that will be going into <br /> their fiscal distribution that will help with the fiscal disparity program. She noted that this <br /> $2,000,000 is offsetting the taxable value. <br /> Councilmember Riley suggested moving the Fire Inspector role out to 2026. <br /> Fire Chief Kohner stated that with a lot of new construction happening in the City, not having this <br /> role could put a strain on the day-to-day operations of the Fire Department. <br /> City Council Work Session/August 12, 2024 <br /> Page 2 of 12 <br />