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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 19,2013 Page 28 Specific to the volunteer management, Councilmember Laliberte noted that the Volunteer Coordinator was not included in the City Manager Recommended Budget recommendations as a new position. Regarding the implementation of the HRIS, Mayor Roe noted that this was in process,but requested an update from staff on that implementation. Councilmember Etten expressed interest in a variety of goals or plans, basically all extensions of the administration reorganization, including a timetable for new ways to engage and communicate with residents, with leading form the City Man- ager with staff in the new Communications Department, not as a policy but as the everyday practice to engage the community in a deeper way and to bring more people into the process, or basically a shift in communications efforts. Councilmember Etten further expressed interest in staffing investments, whether through a volunteer coordinator or not, and how volunteer or staff positions with- in the existing framework could be reorganized in a creative way without increas- ing taxes. Mayor Roe summarized that it would serve to improve efficiencies or redirect de- partment resources. Mayor Roe noted that many departments (Parks & Recreation, Fire, Police and Community Development) had already reorganized in recent years, with Coun- cilmember Laliberte opining that this was ongoing, but should always be re- viewed periodically. Councilmember McGehee suggested that Mr. Trudgeon be given time to absorb this and return with not just a checklist but actual bodies for involvement, whether added to, subtracted from, or shifted; and any budgetary implications to balance that shift. Councilmember McGehee advised that she considered Mr. Trudgeon's feedback to the City Council broader and less immediate; but the broader struc- tural things organization-wide given more time for his more careful evaluation and pursuit. Mayor Roe advised that many things may not have a budget impact for 2014, since the City Manager Recommended Budget had already been presented or pri- oritized. Mayor Roe advised that his only personal concern was that the City Council was essentially asking Mr. Trudgeon to do more things with no more money available; while these items could be considered for the 2015 budget rather than in 2014. Councilmember Laliberte opined that the things being asked for would not in- crease the budget, but through centralizing efforts could actually decrease the budget or be budget neutral. Councilmember Laliberte suggested a two-phased