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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 18, 2011 Page 13 cations Budget accordingly; and that within that budget, this proposal was cost- neutral. City Manager Malinen advised that he was not reducing the current posi- tion by any FTE hours; but adjusting the General Fund Budget, with the intent to develop and implement the long-deferred goal to get the City's records online as part of the Communications Department administration costs. Mr. Malinen ad- vised that this $107,000 contract supplanted the costs of current costs; and that he would provide additional information on those costs folded into the contract. Councilmember Pust asked for additional information and a better explanation of how this was cost-neutral; what tasks staff would be allotted to in order to free $107,000 from the budget; and how much was getting pushed from the Commu- nication Budget into this budget. City Manager Malinen advised that he would provide a better explanation as re- quested. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, he asked that City Manager Malinen provide also provide a breakdown on the $25,000 referenced by City Manager Malinen from Ms. Curti's notes and an analysis of Ms. Curti's salary breakdown accordingly. Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of taking a look at this; and along the lines of Councilmember Pust's concerns, he would be open to discussing a reallo- cation of costs. Councilmember Pust spoke in support of pursuing this proposal; however, she opined that she wanted to make sure there were no costs being added on top rather than shifting those costs. Councilmember Johnson expressed his appreciation for the City Manager's re- port; and opined that it may have some direct benefit to staff stress in trying times when all departments were being asked to do more and more; noting that it may provide a wellness benefit as well. City Manager Malinen expressed appreciation to the City Council's recognition of that. Mayor Roe also noted that pursuing a Wellness Program for the City was one of the City Manager goals. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, City Manager Malinen advised that this item was not time sensitive, and would be slated to return to the City Council at their July 25, 2011 meeting, but discussion could continue beyond that date if necessary.