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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 03,2013 Page 31 that recycling was a utility service, Councilmember Willmus suggested amending the ordinance governing public works functions to include recycling as a function versus as a function of the Administration Department. Councilmember Willmus opined that this would provide more focus in personnel with that type of back- ground in dealing with those functions. Mayor Roe focused discussion on whether recycling was defined as a utility or what department that function should fall into, or they were one in the same. Councilmember McGehee concurred that since it was the PWEC that reviewed and set goals for community expectations with the recycling program, and their involvement in considering the possibility of organized collection, it should be the same process and belonged under the Public Works Department. Mayor Roe and Councilmembers Laliberte and Etten concurred, for a unanimous finding. Interim City Manager Trudgeon advised Councilmembers that if the City Council tasked him with exploring that further, he would first talk to Public Works Direc- tor Duane Schwartz to determine the possibilities, which would also lead into shifting duties and functions within the Administration Department, creating a much broader discussion of roles and time allotments. Councilmember Willmus stated that he did not disagree with that review; howev- er, he thought this unanimous decision to include the Recycling Program as a util- ity program under the Public Works Department should be memorialized by ordi- nance, since that is where the function belongs. Councilmember Willmus stated that he would personally look forward to that as a next step. Mayor Roe clarified that the next step should follow a thorough review by the In- terim City Manager and Public Works Director. Mr. Trudgeon advised that he wanted to do more research, as he was unsure if the sanitary sewer ordinance and function was currently included in the Public Works Department. Public Works Director Schwartz advised that it was defined in code. Councilmember Willmus referenced Section 106.09 of City Code; and Mr. Trudgeon advised that he would add recycling to that list. Councilmember McGehee requested the addition of refuse collection as well; with concurrence by Councilmember Willmus.