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Councilmember Buscher said they can improve on fitting more things into the budget that are <br />requests from public safety departments. She shared that she thinks if the Fire or Police <br />Departments are requesting funding for something related to public safety, the Council needs to <br />find a way to fit this into the budget. <br />Councilmember Riley noted that the cost of replacing fire trucks is not working well. <br />Councilmember Buscher suggested separating the Fire and Police Department's outreach on social <br />media. <br />Fire Chief Kohner shared that they send in what they want posted to Staff and they put it out on <br />social media. <br />City Administrator Hagen explained that having so many different pages would require a lot of <br />Staff time and it has not made sense in the past to split accounts so each department has their own. <br />Councilmember Riley stated he still hears from residents about how bad of a shape the roads are <br />in. He noted that while they have done a lot with the street improvements, the residents' perception <br />is their reality. <br />Councilmember Specht said he would like them to focus on getting to paving gravel roads this <br />year. <br />Mayor Heineman circled back to what is working well and noted that public safety does a great <br />job with communicating about incidents that have occurred in the City. <br />Councilmember Specht shared that he thinks they need to focus on the old Town Hall building. <br />Councilmember Buscher stated the Dayton bridge is not going well as they have not seen any <br />recent movement. <br />Economic Development Manager Sullivan said the transition to Accela has not gone well. He <br />noted that it is taking much longer than expected to integrate this new system. <br />City Administrator Hagen noted that this is a result of Ramsey partnering with a lot of communities <br />in Logis and it has not been successful. <br />Councilmember Specht said they need to find a different company that they can partner with to do <br />this; however, they may be stuck in this contract. <br />Mayor Heineman asked what Staff uses for internal communication. <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher said they just use email. <br />Mayor Heineman asked if this is something they would like to see improved. He noted that having <br />a chat space can be very beneficial. <br />City Council Special Work Session / April 1, 2025 <br />Page 6 of 15 <br />