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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 26, 2013 Page 9 Roll Call Ayes: McGehee; Laliberte; Etten; Willmus; and Roe. Nays: None. With Mayor Roe suggesting that discussions begin in 2015 for the organics col- lect, Councilmember McGehee opined that those discussions should begin before then. Since the City would essentially be in partnership with Eureka, Coun- cilmember McGehee suggested that they provide a presentation on those options to facilitate a future discussion, opining that she preferred something other than every other week pick-up for organics. Councilmember Laliberte thanked members of the Review Committee, as well as members of the Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission for their work on this issue. Councilmember Willmus expressed his appreciation to Eureka staff for going the single sort direction as well as automation, opining that it was something that had come up often in his conversations with residents, and expressed his personal and residents' collective appreciation in them making this transition. Councilmember Etten also expressed appreciation to Eureka for expanding collec- tion of more plastics, noting that it had also come up often during his conversa- tions with residents; opining that it was a great addition to curbside collection ser- vices. b. Authorize Administration Department Reorganization Interim City Manager Patrick Trudgeon briefly summarized the proposed imple- mentation for reorganization of the Administration Department as detailed in the RCA dated August 26, 2013; and as previously discussed with Councilmembers. Mr. Trudgeon clarified that this was only intended as an interim step to improve services based on current resources and the need to revamp priorities for enhanced communication efforts. Mr. Trudgeon advised that, as detailed, shuffling duties and providing some additional support for the Human Resources function, the proposed reorganization should work for 2014. Mr. Trudgeon cautioned that the future City Manager would need to return with a more long-term proposal for fu- ture administrative needs and alternative options, including voucher management, centralized purchasing and other needs down the road. Mr. Trudgeon advised that his priorities at this time would include finishing job descriptions, advertising for positions as applicable, authorization for the Senior Office Assistant to move from part- to full-time; and assist Human Resources Manager Eldona Bacon in comple- tion of implementation of the HRIS. Councilmember McGehee stated that she definitely agreed with Interim City Manager Trudgeon; however, she opined that that this was only a patchwork job, and didn't provide a full view of what was needed long-term or a good adminis-