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Special City Council Meeting Thursday,July 18,2013 Page 15 rent nominal fee covering that database management cost. While the HRA initial- ly provides that seed month to implement ideas, Mr. Trudgeon noted that the costs eventually end up in the Community Development Department and advised that it was vital to continue being cognizant of funding mechanisms to support those programs and functions. With the HRA continuing to support initiating those ide- as, Mr. Trudgeon suggested that it may be viable for the HRA to maintain a role in future funding for rental registration/licensing; with some things not directly impacting the levy but supported by user fees to deliver specific services. Specific to budget challenges, Mr. Trudgeon advised that the Community Devel- opment Department was also stretched thin; noting that when staff was stretched thin, their performance was impacted and some of their functions were not done as well as if more time and energy was available. Therefore, Mr. Trudgeon ad- vised that additional resources and staff would be beneficial for the moral of the department and their ultimate service delivery to citizens. While Mr. Trudgeon proposed that the Community Development Department budget remain static in 2014, he anticipated increases in part-time staff hours and/or new employees in the 2015 budget. Mr. Trudgeon specifically addressed the Community Development Department organization/succession planning and promotional opportunities, depending on whether or not he pursued the City Manager position. As the current Community Development Director, Mr. Trudgeon advised that he strongly supported the City Council's desire for incorporating economic development into the overall Com- munity Development Department structure. However, in doing so, Mr. Trudgeon noted the importance in succession planning to build leadership from within; not- ing that the department was very flat at this time, with few steps for employees to progress through. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the current City Planner had been in Roseville for thirteen (13) years; and the GIS and Associate Planner positions for seven (7) years respectively; with little room for advancement or promotion. Mr. Trudgeon suggested one scenario in the overall succession planning for the de- partment could be if a potential for promoting the Associate Planner position, up- on a certain number of years and good performance, to Senior Planner; with any new planner coming in at the Associate Planner level and again working through the process until a system was built up. Mr. Trudgeon opined that this would also serve to build leaders within the organization and keep employees more interested in remaining in Roseville. Regarding the capacity of future budgets as the City Council moved into how to properly fund the 2015 budget and beyond, Mr. Trudgeon noted the need to in- crease funding through finding additional options and to avoid significant impacts to the annual property tax levy. While the 2014 budget remained static with only a modest increase for inflation and personnel costs, Mr. Trudgeon advised that his intent was to plant the seed now with the City Council that future budgets should address those projected costs and applicable funding. For levy-supported code