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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 25, 2013 Page 25 Councilmember McGehee addressed some of her difficulties in the budget pro- cess, specific to personnel as the City's greatest cost, when personnel were used in a variety of capacities and enterprise funds, some funds included those expens- es and some did not. Councilmember McGehee asked that staff clarify what was being supported in terms of personnel in enterprise funds, and what expenditures or revenues were or were not actually directed to them (e.g. water for the golf course, Public Works staff doing projects for other departments but not showing as a Public Works Department expenditure); and how to identify those internal trading of personnel and equipment in order to make the process more clear. Mr. Miller volunteered to attempt that level of information. Mayor Roe suggested the City Council's Budget Subcommittee could work with staff on that measure. Mayor Roe noted that the past process and information didn't have consistent or complete descriptions for everything on the list; and suggested staff review exist- ing descriptions as well to ensure they were clear and avoided redundancy as part of the continuing improvement process, and prior to coming back to the City Council for consideration. City Manager Malinen duly noted this request. Mayor Roe further requested that City Manager Malinen and Finance Director Miller confirm that everyone throughout the organization support and buy-in to the seven (7) principles of the CPMP from Department Heads on down the chain of command to ensure it was a worthwhile pursuit and help the organization to work better. City Manager Malinen confirmed, and Finance Director Miller concurred, that he was confident in that support,based on Department Head meeting discussions and collectively recognizing the strength of looking forward long-term and the vetting process at the staff level; with most of the staff work being done at the end of a budget cycle, and allowing more stability for departments. Mr. Malinen noted that over the years the pieces were evolving and had provided a learning curve with areas for improvement. However, Mr. Malinen noted that as City Council decisions were moved forward to their next step, it provided for a certain stability and sequential decision-making process for all parties. Mayor Roe asked that staff, in their program ranking, tie in new initiatives and ar- eas of the strategic plan and how they compared to programs and prioritization. In response to Councilmember Etten on how strategic plan goals and initiatives fit in, Mayor Roe noted the upcoming strategic plan and program outline followed