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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 25,2013 Page 31 Councilmember Willmus concurred with Mayor Roe's comments; opining that it would be very beneficial to see and hear what each Department has for their own area. Councilmember Willmus opined that it was difficult for him, as an example, to rely on Mr. Brokke's ranking for activities in the water department being done by Mr. Schwartz. In referencing the columns included for 2012, Councilmember Willmus opined that it would be helpful to him to also be able to look back to 2011, providing two (2) years for comparison moving forward. Councilmember Willmus noted that this request was similar to that of former Councilmember Pust in the recent past. Mayor Roe noted that each program was included in the 2013 budget documenta- tion in the meeting materials, with information available at least back to 2008. Councilmember Etten noted the difficulty he found in referencing multiple docu- ments rather than having the information available on one document. Mayor Roe noted that it essentially came down to type font and paper size; and suggested to staff that 2011 —2013 may be possible on one sheet. Councilmember Willmus further referenced a comment of former Councilmember Johnson,that budget discussions begin closer to the beginning of a meeting, rather than at the end and so late in the evening. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support or larger paper for comparison years, with one set of pages for each department. Mayor Roe concurred that it would be helpful that it would be helpful to have the comparison years per department, and including definitions on that same sheet for each department. Mayor Roe further suggested that the strategic plans summary documents for each department could be included in that same document, at least for the 2014/2015 timeframe. Mayor Roe suggested, to the greatest extent possi- ble, to have all information for each department contained in one document that would continue to evolve through the process; and stressed the importance of identifying them as "revision a, b, or c" and clearly dated on each revision or doc- ument. Mayor Roe opined that this would not only be helpful to the City Council but the public as well. Councilmember Laliberte also spoke in support of getting everything into one document as suggested by Councilmember Etten; and supported ranking from high to low based on how critical an item was. Councilmember Laliberte further supported the initial prioritization from departments versus aggregate. Councilmember Etten concurred.