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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 03,2013 Page 8 cil's preference for having defined criteria for merit pay; but noted that another reason it didn't move forward previously was due to a lack of funding; and asked that if the City Council was going to have it as their policy, it make sure it was al- so funded. Councilmember Laliberte opined that if the decision was for a merit system, that it be clearly defined and that the compensation study recommendations be imple- mented to avoid gaps occurring again in those positions not currently meeting the goal. Ms. Bacon reminded Councilmembers that those adjustments were based on the current policy of 97% versus 100%, as that was the comparison used in the mar- ket place in accordance with that current policy. Ms. Bacon advised that, to her knowledge, very few government agencies used a merit system. Mayor Roe noted that some observers believe a merit system is not appropriate, as public employees are charged with performing their jobs for the good of its citi- zens; and shouldn't need to be rewarded for doing their job. Ms. Antonsen noted that it tied to the ability to fund such programs; with some organizations such as Roseville implementing those merit programs when times were better, with funding subsequently dropping away and employees not incen- tivized to do better; and rather than redesigning the system, some cities just stopped using it altogether. Councilmember McGehee summarized future action, based on her perspective and recollection of tonight's discussion: a future policy discussion would be held with a policy established; a determination of how to go about future compensation studies, at a minimum which cites and the percentage goal preferred for Roseville; a determination as to whether or not to have merit raises; a goal to not have inter- nal unfunded mandates related to these goals. Councilmember McGehee opined that the City currently had many unfunded mandates, of which this was only one; and further opined that if the City pursued a merit system, it should ensure that it was funded or remove it. Mayor Roe noted that this was the point: to have a policy that matched reality, or change the policy, or some combination of both scenarios. Council consensus was that this had been a good discussion; and expressed appre- ciation to Ms. Bacon and Ms. Antonsen. b. Zoning Code General Discussion Interim City Manager Trudgeon summarized the RCA dated June 3, 2013; noting specifics items outlined by staff to facilitate tonight's discussion, including the process itself, text amendment history, current issues, and future items for discus-