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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 10, 2013 Page 16 Even thought the City will probably not have resources to assist private property owners with infestation, Councilmember Laliberte noted that the infestation would travel across property lines, and the City needed to educate private proper- ty owners and make them aware of the issues. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:03 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 8:10 p.m. 11.Public Hearings 12.Budget Items a.Consider Revising the 2014 Budget Process At the request of Mayor Roe, Interim City Manager Trudgeon provided a brief summary of the RCA dated June 10, 2013; and deferred to Finance Director Chris Miller for more detail on a proposed revised 2014 budget process. Mr. Trudgeon advised that Department Heads had reviewed the current timeline and potential revisions, and were in agreement the RCA prepared by Finance Director Miller; clarifying at the request of Councilmember Laliberte that they agreed with the re- visions and were not being pulled along unwillingly. Finance Director reviewed the RCA, noting that it encapsulated comments heard by staff over the last few weeks, as well as their individual discussions with staff, indicating that there would be more of a comfort level if everyone paused and stepped back. Mr. Miller advised that a recurring theme of those concerns was preference for an annual versus biennial budget process, recently implemented; as well as meeting with each department for more detailed review and input versus emphasizing the prioritization process alone. Another concern was with the in- formation packets provided and whether or not they were helpful or feel short of the information needed. Mr. Miller noted that staff didn’t want to prepare infor- mation that the City Council did not want; and asked that they reach consensus on the information they needed and how they wanted it presented. Mr. Miller reiter- ated the comments of Interim City Manager Trudgeon with Department Heads be- ing comfortable with a new approach if and when so directed by the City Council. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Miller advised that Department Heads univer- sally liked the ability to meet with the City Council to discuss budget challenges and impacts, similar to the opportunity provided during the Strategic Plan process. Regarding Mayor Roe’s question regarding whether there was Department Head support for the City Council’s program-based budget approach, Interim City Manager Trudgeon advised that there was no universal answer for that. Given the complexities of program-based budgeting and ranking, when having to eliminate or reduce programs, Mr. Trudgeon stated that Department Heads often felt it was hard for the City Council to relate to the negative and positive operational impacts within and across departments. Using a simplistic approach broken down by de-