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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 22, 2013 Page 15 Laliberte noted that those obligations would set the bar, at which point service levels could be discussed further. Councilmember Etten concurred with Councilmember Laliberte's comments. MOTION McGehee moved, Laliberte seconded, authorizing Finance Director Miller to use the current priority ranking package to move the process on to the next step for a preliminary budget. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Miller advised that he could take these general City Council priorities to craft what a 2014 tax levy could look like, including utility rates; with the caveat that there are other steps required in the next few months with outcomes and specific programs needing addressed. Councilmember Laliberte recognized that, at any point as the process proceeds, something now being sent forth as a priority may not be a priority in the end, and the City Council retained the ability to change that. Roll Call Ayes: Laliberte; McGehee; Etten; and Willmus; Nays: None. In the interest of making the next few months productive, and addressing the in- formational needs of five (5) individual Councilmembers, Mr. Miller noted that it may not be practical for staff to address those needs unless the City Council could come to a consensus of what those information packets should be. Mr. Miller suggested using the June meetings to highlight some of those specific programs (e.g. police canine program and vehicle replacement). Mr. Miller opined that the need was to be selective of what was important. Councilmember Laliberte suggested a work table discussion versus individual re- quests. Acting Mayor Willmus concurred with Councilmember Laliberte in his prefer- ence to get around the table for more discussion with Department Heads. Councilmember Etten noted beyond the basic preliminary budget, he needed the updated CIP report, bond costs coming on line, and union contract or other con- tract costs with specific amounts. Councilmember Etten opined that Mr. Miller could provide a list quite expediently of those things coming on line as a starting framework, allowing for discussion on whether there was any room to add priori- ties. Councilmember Laliberte concurred with Councilmember Etten completely.