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Regular City Council Minutes - 10/20/03 Page 4 Finance Director Chris Miller, who supervises the City's IT efforts. Finance Director Miller advised Councilmembers that the City of Roseville currently had Joint Powers Agreements (JP A's) with seven (7) other municipalities, with another two (2) anticipated in the near future for Council consideration. Mr. Miller opined that the County was looking into similar cooperative efforts on a broader basis, with more of a policy board structure incorporated into the proposal. Mr. Miller further opined that the City had a good business model currently operating utilizing a staff of three (3) IT personnel; but would be open to Council direction as to their desire to commit senior staff to the study, recognizing that evening meetings would be more viable for staff, as most of their IT troubleshooting was during daytime work hours. Commissioner McDonough advised that the meeting time and frequency would be determined by the proj ect management team as they defined work group roles, reporting and recommendations to the policy board. Councilmember Maschka opined that the amount of IT within the City has allowed Roseville to keep the cost to taxpayers at a minimum, and expressed concern in moving up a level. Conunissioner McDonough concurred with Councilmember Maschka's concerns, stating that it was not a goal of the County to add more bureaucracy or unresponsiveness to citizen needs. Councilmember Klausing concurred with Councilmember Maschka's comments, and opined that the City of Roseville would appear to be bringing the "lion's share" of expertise to the table and doesn't appear to be equitable for the City for full participation at this time. Finance Director Miller opined that the City's IT staff initiatives had made Roseville very progressive for a