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Executive Session and Regular City Council- 4/7/03 Page 8 would initiate layoffs for selected positions. b) The City WOULD NOT offer any incentives under this option, but some severance package would be offered. c) Employees placed on layoff status would receive a payout of their earned vacation and compensatory time AND three 93) weeks severance pay AND eight (8) hours of severance pay for each year of completed servIce. Mr. Miller reviewed the Governor's proposal, which could equate to the City of Roseville losing up to $717,000 in state aid (i.e., $85,000 in Local Government Aid [LGA] and $632,000 in Market Value Credit Aid [MVCA]), historically used for additional funding for tax-supported programs (i.e., Police, Fire, Parks and Recreation, Streets, and the Oval). City Manager Beets expanded on Mr. Miller's comments; and reviewed staff recommendations for a proposed 2003 budget reduction plan related to services and programs. Mr. Beets expressed staffs subjective judgment in making recommendations in order to preserve core personnel, functions and services; and sought Council direction for a one-time reduction in service levels, rather than duplicating that process, in order to provide more continuity for citizens and staff. Mr. Beets reviewed staff s perspective on the amount of deficit to be faced by the City in 2003, and 2004; and identified timing issues related to the 2003 budget and achievement of cost savings. Mr. Beets expressed his preference for having the revisions in place by June 1, 2003. Mr. Beets reviewed staff s rationale in the decision- making process to achieve these recommendations; and summarized proposed reductions in expenditures totaling $751,335 for 2003 (i.e., budgeted contingencies, $145,000; reduction in personal services, $407,610;