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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 25, 2013 Page 24 gency medical, police, fire, and debt service) those did not requiring any rank- ings. Mr. Miller noted that Councilmember McGehee's comments served to underscore the ranking process, with previous budget cutting processes done across the board, or with staff coming before the City Council with programs and/or services offered that they thought may not be basic, or core services from their perspec- tive, but those actually being of vital importance to the City Council or residents of the community. Mr. Miller noted that the results of that process often were not indicative of community sentiment. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Miller advised that the list would be forthcoming. Councilmember Willmus stated that this highlighted a good point, using ranking ice rinks as an example, and how personnel staffing those rinks may have other job responsibilities, and the assignment of full-time equivalent (FTE) hours could create some problems with the singular ranking. Mayor Roe opined that the process was more refined than whether to keep or eliminate certain programs or services, and allocations were adjusted accordingly for other programs and services. Mayor Roe noted that the whole point of the ranking exercise was to provide staff with information to return to the City Coun- cil with FTE and function information in order that the City Council didn't need to get into the "whom"of effects,but to provide general direction to staff. Mr. Miller noted financial policies that will come before the City Council for re- view: operating budget; capital improvement program; debt policy; revenue di- versification; capital replacement policy; and operating fund reserve policy. Mr. Miller noted that the information provided through that review process would ad- dress the bigger picture with smaller specifics then addressed by Department Heads for recommendation. Mayor Roe noted review would also include the total aggregate non-tax supported budget (e.g. enterprise funds) and aggregate tax supported funds; along with a fund by fund review, since statutorily that was how the City Council approved an annual budget at the fund level; and then the ranking of programs for the City Council and public to see the actual numbers to track. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Miller advised that staff would break down how funds ranked with programs. Mayor Roe noted that a majority of the fund structures would be found in the General Fund, using the Parks and Recreation Program Fund and Maintenance Fund as an example, along with Vehicle Replacement on the capital side.