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DRAFT Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 21, 2013 Page 31 At the request of Mayor Roe to clarify his hesitation, Councilmember Willmus advised that he was hesitant to make a decision to add an additional index or to approve the proposed policy, without further research. Councilmember Etten advised that his thought in using the State and City Em- ployee measurement was in considering public and private sector positions when competing for expertise from the broader market beyond other cities or govern- ment agencies (e.g. Information Technology positions). Councilmember Etten questioned whether or not staying within only those indices that may trend lower, would put the City out of the market for those not necessarily giving thought to municipal employment at the time. Councilmember Etten opined that he didn't want to remove the City from the broader market in recruiting and retaining other candidates outside the public sector. Councilmember McGehee concurred with Councilmember Etten, opining that his was an excellent point; and reiterated that since this had been Councilmember Willmus' suggestion in the first place, it served to eliminate any contentious per- ceptions from the Compensation Study, and provided a more accurate and straightforward approach. If done mid-year, Councilmember McGehee opined that it would provide an even more accurate number for the preliminary budget, and would be a workable, nonjudgmental way to proceed. Councilmember Laliberte concurred with the comments of Mr. Miller that neither indices is typically used for this purpose; opining that this was her rationale in having both sets of data available for discussion versus basing policy on only one. Mayor Roe questioned the interest in having a policy that took them both into consideration or only mentioning one. Councilmember Laliberte opined that both could be mentioned with merit, while not ruling out other indices that may weigh in. Councilmember Laliberte clarified that she was not seeking a position to use the lesser number, as that would be dis- ingenuous; however, she liked the idea for a timing factor rather than talking about it throughout the year. Mayor Roe opined that the mid-year idea provided a clear and accurate goal. Councilmember Willmus opined that the ECI index would be helpful for refer- ence, but note that the CPI was published monthly, and not necessarily only Min- neapolis data, but a broad index that tracked closely; and suggested incorporating both into the proposed policy. McGehee moved, Etten seconded, approving Compensation Policy language as recommended by staff and detailed in the RCA dated October 21, 2013 as fol- lows: