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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 15, 2013 Page 4 11. Public Hearings 12. Budget Items a. 2014 Department Budget Discussion Interim City Manager Patrick Trudgeon provided a brief overview of tonight's presentations by Department Heads, to be followed at upcoming City Council meetings by remaining Department Heads. Mr. Trudgeon advised that the next step would be to draft more detailed information and scenarios to pursue at the di- rection of the City Council, as detailed in the RCA dated July 15, 2013. Public Works/Engineering Public Works Director Duane Schwartz provided an outline of his presentation. Budget Priorities Mr. Schwartz noted that previous submissions for the Public Works/Engineering Department as submitted in May of 2013 represented a status quo budget under certain parameters; with staffing and employee compensation rising to the top of the priority list. Staffing/Compensation Mr. Schwartz advised that the current market for key positions remained competi- tive with other communities; and opined that it was important to retain the best and brightest in Roseville, along with those employees having a an historical knowledge of the City and its infrastructure. While recognizing that employees left for any number of reasons, Mr. Schwartz reiterated the comments made by Finance Director Miller at the July 8, 2013 City Council meeting related to the re- cent compensation study; and the need to support City staff and position the City around those employees who continue to deliver services as desired by the com- munity. Mr. Schwartz noted that staffing for the City of Roseville remained lean compared to peer cities, while those employees continued to deliver a full com- plement of services; and again reiterated the need to make it a budget priority to deliver those services with the best employees the City could afford. Contractual Sealcoat Program Mr. Schwartz suggested that proceeds from the recent sale of equipment, original- ly allocated to the City's CIP program, be transferred to the contractu- al/operational side of the budget, allowing the department to research contracting with a private company to perform this annual maintenance, thereby accomplish- ing it in a shorter timeframe, providing a better quality job based on their exper- tise, and freeing staff to perform other duties. Asset Management Support Mr. Schwartz noted that another area for new dollars in the 2014 budget included annual support for the recently implemented asset management software, estimat-