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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 9, 2013 Page 15 the program, he also preferred its use to be judicious rather than using it simply because it was there. At the request of Mayor Roe on how to proceed; Councilmembers McGehee and Etten spoke in support of the proposed draft program (Attachment B), with revi- sions as duly noted by each of them. Councilmember Laliberte expressed her preference to leave a decision open- ended until the budget discussion later tonight; with Councilmember Willmus also expressing his preference to discuss this as part of the overall budget. Mayor Roe spoke in support of the direction proposed in Attachment B; noting the need to determine how to pay for the program. Mr. Trudgeon respectfully requested that the City Council make a determination one way or the other at tonight's meeting, and if the program is to continue, that the City Council look at officially adopting a policy. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Trudgeon confirmed that the policy is part of the City Employee Policy Manual, and unless there is a consensus of Councilmembers objecting to do so, that the merit award system be retained. Mayor Roe noted that, if there was no funding included for the merit award pro- gram in the upcoming budget discussions, it would be obvious that there would then be no merit award system. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:00 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 8:06 p.m. 9. General Ordinances for Adoption 10. Presentations 11. Public Hearings 12. Budget Items a. Adopt Final 2014 Budget and Tax Levy 2014 Final Tax Levy Interim City Manager Trudgeon introduced tonight's budget discussion and de- tailed information based on the Public Hearing testimony received at the Decem- ber 2, 2013 meeting, and further refinement provided and detailed in the RCA dated December 9, 2013. Mr. Trudgeon briefly reviewed the requested and statu- tory actions required in adopting three (3) resolutions for the General Fund levy and budget, debt service; as well as the HRA-specific levy as presented.