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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 10, 2013 Page 25 conjunction with working with the Interim City Manager and Finance Director on how to fund the full position. At this point, Mr. Schwartz advised that there was no particular time frame in place. Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of the draft (Attachment A). At the request of Councilmember Etten, Mr. Schwartz advised that consideration was being given for the recycling portion of the job description to be in the range of 25-40%; but noted that this would be further refined; with the recycling fund providing a portion of funding for the proposed position. Depending on the recycling vendor chose, Councilmember Willmus noted that there were other considerations to be reviewed and potential reallocation of fund- ing accordingly. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of this approach, especially the sus- tainability and natural resource components. Noting that several residents had approached her about the status of organized collection in Roseville, Coun- cilmember McGehee suggested this position could serve as a model for joint part- nership agreements similar to the City' Information Technology and Telephony services to be offered to other communities. On a related note, Councilmember McGehee advised that those residents providing feedback were not supportive of the Maplewood organized collection plan, but appeared more comfortable with the Little Canada model. Mayor Roe spoke in support of offering the service to other communities, sug- gesting that application certain development fees could also fund the position. Councilmember Laliberte thanked staff for pulling this together so quickly, and for getting the recycling position into the Public Works Department without the benefit of knowing the resources available. Mayor Roe noted that the communication function of the City was currently fund- ed by franchise fees; and opined that, with those fees currently being negotiated, he anticipated that they would be at similar levels; and expressed confidence that they would continue to be funded for some time. Mayor Roe opined that, if there were increased communication costs, they be funded sufficiently and that the CIP not be shortchanged again. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Trudgeon advised that staff would provide additional information in the near future regarding time and dollar resources realized among departments and whether either was significant. Councilmember McGehee asked Mr. Trudgeon to discuss centralized purchasing with Department Heads as well.