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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 19,2013 Page 20 If that was the case, Councilmember Willmus opined that this was great; and opined that such a comparison needed to be maintained. Councilmember Willmus advised that he struggled with a policy stating that the City would al- ways be at 100%, opining that the City may always be chasing that. Coun- cilmember Willmus opined that there was nothing wrong with a policy with a range of 95 — 100%. Specific to implementation, Councilmember Willmus clari- fied that the total 4.6% implementation was intended to be phased in, in addition to a proposed 2%COLA. Mr. Trudgeon confirmed those percentages, intended to keep the City in line with other cities typically offering a 2% COLA in 2014 as well. Mayor Roe addressed Item 3.a under implementation (page 2) indicating on lines 50-51 specific to whether COLA need be considered for a budget year, entirely at the City Council's discretion. Councilmember Etten opined that he preferred that those provisions be adjusted on the draft policy as they automatically put the City behind again. Mayor Roe clarified that the draft language stated " need not be considered," should address that. Councilmember McGehee expressed her support of this draft policy; and given comparisons with other peers, opined that the percentage range was favorable with COLA. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of a six year review ver- sus the current ten year review; opining that if a study was done more often, it may be less painful. • Mayor Roe suggested that if done more frequently, it may be less out of whack. Councilmember McGehee opined that the City should always be mindful that it wasn't going to be at 100% of the top,but at 100% of the median of ten compara- ble cities in tax base, size, etc. Therefore, Councilmember McGehee opined that it didn't seem to her to be outrageous to use 99% as a trigger; nor would she have any particular problem with the range if 99% was the trigger and adjustments made for any employees under that percentage accordingly. Mayor Roe further clarified that the study was done with an average of positions as well, and spread across different positions, with calculations adjusted accord- ingly. Councilmember McGehee concurred with Councilmember Etten in finding lines 50-51 as problematic, especially if the policy was implemented this year.