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<br /> May 15, 2006 3 <br /> , Chief Financial Officer Siddiqui said that the first year of the proposed change will be <br /> challenging for the City Council and City staff. <br /> Councilmember Holdcn asked how City staff would monitor utility costs. <br /> Mr. Siddiqui said that the City could continue to monitor expenses by using the activity codes <br /> and the specific fund it is being charged to. Charges are broken down into three funds, i.e. water, <br /> sewer, and surface water. <br /> Mr. Siddiqui is also researching the possibility of combining different departments into one <br /> account fund. For example, police and fire could possibly be combined to create a public safety <br /> fund. <br /> Councilmember Grant agreed with the proposed changes. He requested that important financial <br /> detail will not get lost in this change. <br /> Councilmember Pellegrin asked why City staff brought this information forward to the City <br /> Council. In his opinion, this type of item should be handled by City staff and monitored by the <br /> City Administrator. <br /> e City Administrator Wolfe stated that this information is for members of the City Council to gain <br /> a greater understanding of the proposed changes and not to surprise members of the City Council <br /> when City staff begins to prepare the budget for next year. <br /> Members of the City Council were agreeable to the proposed accounting code changes and <br /> recommended that these changes be brought forth to the City Council in the proposed 2007 <br /> budget. <br /> Code Enforcement Issues <br /> Community Development Director Karen Barton provided the City Council with an overview of <br /> the City's current code enforcement policies and philosophy. At this time, the City's code <br /> enforcement program is complaint driven. The primary complaints staff responds to are junk <br /> vehicles, outdoor storage, junk, debris, weeds, tall grass, snow removal, and barking dogs. <br /> Typically the process for code enforcement issues involves receiving a complaint, investigating <br /> the complaint, writing a compliance order, and continuing to follow-up until the issue is <br /> resolved. Typically this process can take from two weeks to several months to complete. <br /> There are a number of ways in which a code enforcement program can be operated. The <br /> following are a few options for the City Council to consider: <br /> . Complaint Based; <br /> . Proactive Program; <br /> , . Hybrid of the Complaint Based and Proactive Programs. <br />