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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 21, 2011 Page 23 ers over that paid in 2011. Councilmember Pust suggested that this was an im- portant number for taxpayers to keep in mind; and while there were savings avail- able at this time to look at spending on other things, those would be in addition to the 25%increase. Mayor Roe disagreed, stating that the 25% would add up to the 4% levy increase without the budget spending associated to it in September. Councilmember Pust noted that the preliminary levy increase, without an estab- lished budget, had been set at 4%; and that it sounded to her that the City Council could therefore spend up to that 4%. City Manager Malinen advised that staff was prepared to address each individual item listed on page 1 of the staff report. Discussion ensued related to COLA proposed at 2% for all employees based on market place comparisons with peer cities and the labor relations aspect of run- ning the business, whether through negotiation or arbitration of union contracts or other settlements in those peer communities; calculations of Mayor Roe at 0.95% budget not including the items listed on page 1 of the staff report; responsible of pathway maintenance in the winter shared by the Public Works and Parks De- partments and ongoing complaints about that lack of maintenance. McGehee moved that pathway maintenance be added back in, with sufficient sup- plies to maintain the city's streets, sidewalks and public pathways. Mayor Roe ruled the motion failed for lack of a second. Re-establish Funding for PIP at current levels ($145,000) City Manager Malinen noted that this was previously addressed. Provide COLA for all employees ($220,000) City Manager Malinen noted that this was previously addressed. Conduct Employee Compensation and Comparison Study($30,000) City Manager Malinen advised that the previous classification compensation comparison to other cities had been done quite some time ago; and opined that the external study was warranted to review positions for consistency in terms of tasks and marketplace comparisons. General Fund portion for Asset Management Software ($30,000) City Manager Malinen noted that this was addressed in the CIP for 3/4 of the cost, with most paid with utility fees, and this portion intended to provide the Parks portion of the system.