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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 15, 2013 Page 18 asked if Mr. Miller could provide an update on that information at this point based on his projections. Finance Director Miller advised that the information was typically available in late spring, and would be available in May of 2013 as the City Council received the formal audit; but offered to highlight the information at this time as well. Relative to the duplication comments, Mayor Roe asked staff to address this; however, he cautioned the City Council on its role and staff's responsibility to manage the City and develop a budget. If staff observed any duplication, if di- rected by City Council policy or if not sufficiently articulated by the City Council for staff, Mayor Roe suggested that further clarification should be provided that the City Council did not support any duplication of staff, administrative charges or services. Mayor Roe opined that, from his personal perspective, it was not his role to look for those to "win one" for the taxpayer, but to provide a clear policy directing staff that their recommendations are based on that policy and always in- cluded as part of the discussion process for any funding level. Using the License Center as an example, Mayor Roe opined that he may need to re-evaluate his ranking based on tonight's informative discussion. Mayor Roe suggested that the key message to City Manager Malinen and staff was that the City Council was dependent on more information coming to them from staff for a better understanding and future discussion and providing a refined recommendation. City Manager Malinen asked for City Council clarification on deviations between staff and City Council composite rankings; advising that he highlighted those dis- crepancies of two (2) points or more, opining that those were significant to him. Mayor Roe led discussion into those areas highlighted by City Manager Malinen to address rationale in those discrepancies. Administration Department Programs Council Support Program/Function (Code 1) City Manager Malinen noted that, since the work of the City Council is of the ut- most to the overall organization, this function took a fair amount of staff time, and form his perspective, it was a basic function of government. Council Business Meetings (Code 9) City Manager Malinen noted that this also was important for the work of the City, since the City Council was at the top of the organizational ladder. Councilmember Etten noted that City Council salaries were not ranked high by Councilmembers, and that line item as well as others, created frustration for him