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Dia The department heads do not want to participate in a
<br />process that allows and encouraiges individuals to attempt
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<br />to sway tihe City Council regarding the budget priorities,
<br />1E, The, stated policy will undermine the current deliberate
<br />and analytical process currently used to review budget
<br />requests, .
<br />The, response to the policy directive follows: 1
<br />The department heads are very much 'in sup.port of the current
<br />budget p,riocess. They are cont i ident that they have ample
<br />opportunity to present and defend, their budget requests at
<br />the, staff level.
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<br />All of the department heads (Police, Fire, Public Works, Finance,
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<br />Recreation, and Community Development) fully concur with the
<br />above responses, (1, through, 6) a
<br />The following are responses to what has been described as a
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<br />directive to staff" *in, the Mayor,"s memo dated April 20, 1988.
<br />facil itatior".
<br />John Buchanan and, possibly, Mike Garvey have been recom-
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<br />mended to, conduct a team building session, The date of Ma
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<br />2a "Notified on all litictation
<br />The, Council has always been copied on all litigation served
<br />on, the city. The city i's seldom aware, if ever, of whether
<br />legal aliction will be filed,, "in fact,, against any of 'its
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<br />d,ec isi on,s It is unclear what is expected from this directive .
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<br />31 itV Attorney to attend work, sessions"
<br />The, City Attorney, has always, been invited to attend work
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<br />sessions when deemed necessary. it 'is unclear what
<br />"absolutely not necessary" means in the context of present
<br />priactioce.1
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<br />ing a Sister C ity proq,ram
<br />Informiation has been, requested from the NLCI
<br />50 IlStandard- dates for loint meet:a-ncrs11 I
<br />Thais, 'is a matter, of simply picking a time. The first week i
<br />April, May, or June, might be timely, because new appointment
<br />arienormally completed by that time, I
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<br />6. "Pr1ofessiona-l' iadv lee on .1avout of the Counci
<br />Improvements to Council Chamber are currently being investi-
<br />gated by staff.,
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