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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 25, 2013 Page 18 Councilmember Etten suggested that some areas, such as police or fire department response times, was probably tracked by every municipality, and that a regional benchmark with neighboring cities (e.g. Shoreview, New Brighton) may be avail- able and allow for comparables with a broader range of cities that were similar in demographics to that of Roseville. In a similar effort for comparables, Coun- cilmember Etten suggested that park and recreation departments measured their percentage of fees to expenditures in addressing public policy discussions. Coun- cilmember Etten suggested that those other adjacent communities be solicited for data to provide a better understanding of comparables. Councilmember Willmus noted that the Woodbury/Roseville comparison came up every year; and he concurred with Councilmember Etten that some measures were already in place with other communities that should be explored and would allow for a better understanding. On page 4 of 18, Councilmember Laliberte questioned the apparent increase in turnover rates for employees, and asked for additional background information from staff to determine if this was representative of employees reaching retire- ment age or if something else was causing that increase. Councilmember Laliber- te clarified that she was commenting only on Roseville employee numbers and not Woodbury comparables. Mayor Roe concurred that it made sense to have information on non-retirement turnover,based on job satisfaction versus life changes. On page 4, Councilmember McGehee noted that only 10.5% of employee reviews were completed within thirty (30) days, opining that if this was the case it needed improvement. City Manager Malinen advised that this was what it indicated, and concurred that it had room for improvement. Mayor Roe noted that the target levels were not listed for every category, and as a management effort by the organization it was good to set a goal, and measure it- self against that goal. Mayor Roe suggested that a standard may not be a higher percentage, simply an acknowledgement; and opined that based on his experience, this wasn't much different from other employee trends. As referenced in previous staff reports, Mayor Roe noted current efforts by the State Auditor and other state-wide groups seeking local government standards. Mayor Roe suggested staff review the last reports of the auditor's working group as referenced in the League of MN Cities publication, and see if any ideas were available; and further suggested that many more cities would be obtaining data based on those state-wide initiatives.