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D. The department heads do not want to participate
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<br />process that, allows and encourages individuals to attempt
<br />to sway the, City Council regarding the budget priorities.
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<br />E,.l The stated policy will undermine the current deliberat
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<br />and analytilcal process currently used to review budget
<br />requests.i I
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<br />The response to, the policy directive is as follows:
<br />The department heads are very much in support of the curreni
<br />klud,get process,., They are confident that they have ample
<br />opportunity to present and defend their budget requests at
<br />the staff leilviel,,, I
<br />All of the, department heads (Police, Fire, Public Works, Finance
<br />Recreation,, and, Community Development) fully concur with the
<br />above responses (1 through,
<br />The floillowing are responses • what has been described as a
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<br />111dirlective to staff" in the Mayorls memo dated April 20,, 1988a,
<br />1.. "Haire a faicillitator"
<br />John Buchanan andi, possibly, Mike Garvey have been recom.
<br />mended to, conduct a team bung, session, The date of May
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<br />26 has been tie,ntia,ti,vel,y established for the session.
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<br />Niotifiied on all, cration
<br />The Council has always, been, icolpile► on all litigation served
<br />on the city. The, city 'is seldom, aware, if ever, of whether
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<br />legal actioln will be f lloled,, 'in faict, against any of its
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<br />decisions, it is unclear what, is expected from this directive.
<br />11C110tv Attioxnev to attend work selssions"
<br />The City Attorney has always been invited to attend work
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<br />sessions when delemed, necessary. it is unclear what
<br />"I absolute liy not necessary" means 'in 'the context of present
<br />pract
<br />4 "Establishinict a Sister Ci*tv r)rogramlll
<br />Inf'orm,a,t ion has, been, requested f'rom"the NLC
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<br />I'Standard. dates for 11oint meeti
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<br />This is a matter of simply p icking a time. The f irst week 'in
<br />Apri ill May, or, Junie might be timely, because new appointments
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<br />are normally completed, by that time.
<br />66, 111Profassional advice on layout of the Council"
<br />improvements to Council Chamber are currently being inve
<br />gat,ed by stiaffi
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