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• Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 16, 2013 Page 11 McGehee further opined that she felt more comfortable assigning a general area versus laying out specific steps for an Interim City Manager. Councilmember Etten agreed with some of Councilmember McGehee's recom- mended changes, such as the Communications Manager process; however, he stated that he preferred the format of the subcommittee draft for reasons previous- ly stated by Councilmember Willmus. Councilmember Etten noted that, while the same issue may come back three times, how it was tied to a specific goal was im- portant. Councilmember Etten advised that he was open to changes in focus sug- gested by Councilmember McGehee, he preferred to keep the subcommittee's overall format, suggesting that the two could be incorporated quite easily. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she liked the specificity of the subcommittee goals, opining that they were measureable to avoid grey areas. However, Coun- cilmember Laliberte agreed that some of the challenges preferred for the Interim City Manager to address were specific things that had previously been found lag- ging and not done,representing a high priority and desired for accomplishment by the City Council. Councilmember Laliberte spoke in support of seeking ideas generated by the City Manager and bringing forward his recommendations. However, Councilmember Laliberte opined that some of the items addressed by Councilmember McGehee were too soft and wouldn't work in the limited timeframe (e.g. conducting and completion of a Community Survey in January). Councilmember Etten advised that he and Councilmember Willmus had pushed timeframes in some areas, with the majority providing for that aggressive timeline and recognizing that they were asking for a lot. However, if things did not get done during that allotted timeframe, Councilmember Etten stated that expecta- tions were that an update on how and why there were not completed would be in- dicated for further discussion by the City Council. Councilmember Etten recog- nized that some of the goals may not be possible, noting that there needed to be flexibility in all areas; however, he noted that some goals were easily attainable (e.g. revised RCA's) and would serve to identify areas and the extent of progress. Councilmember Laliberte suggested that a measurable checklist should be availa- ble for those items easily accomplishable as well as those more aggressive or hav- ing other components needed before the City Manager could achieve those goals. Councilmember Laliberte suggested a full timeline or plan, with scheduled costs and implications was needed to happen by January (e.g. community survey) as that would be a deliverable. Councilmember McGehee agreed with Councilmember Laliberte on that aspect; opining that it wasn't soft to have a plan that is acted upon; and she wanted to stress the Interim City Manager plan versus that of the City Council. Coun- cilmember McGehee further opined that it was important to know how the Interim City Manager approached problems, his priorities, and how he would address is-