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Regular City Council Minutes -10/20/03 Page 5 government of our size and in our framework; and the City had leveraged that expertise to benefit others and been successful in taking the initiative on numerous fronts and develop a good model to follow. Mr. Miller further opined that Roseville' s business model should not be allowed to stagnate, but recommended caution in committing any substantial IT staff time until the long- tern1 advantages for Roseville can be determined. Corm11issioner McDonough reiterated the County's desire to initially structure the policy process as all-inclusive as possible, and requested a firm commitment from the City initially, with the City's continued involvement detern1ined at a later date. Councilmember Maschka opined that volume purchasing of both software and hardware would be advantageous to the City, and recommended that the City be a participant during the initial stages to best determine how valuable continued participation would be to the City. Councilmember Schroeder concurred, opining that while he was concerned that the end result may not be what the City was anticipating, it would be advantageous to be a participant in the initial discussions; provided the only cost to the City at this time would be in staff resources. Councilmember Schroeder expressed his satisfaction with the City's IT staff. Councilmember Kough requested additional time to evaluate and consider the request, given current budget and staffing constraints. Corm11issioner McDonough and Mayor Kysylyczyn discussed and further clarified the County's request for a Resolution of Support from the City of Roseville conm1itting to their initial participation. K ysy 1 yczyn moved, Maschka seconded, to direct the City Manager to prepare a resolution of participation for approval at the next City Council meeting scheduled for