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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 06, 2014 Page 19 Mayor Roe also asked Councilmembers to stay alert and keep involved in these organizations and report back as an individual when attending any of these infor- mational opportunities. Informal Ad-Hoc Communications Committee Councilmember Laliberte suggested reappointment or re-establishing a subcom- mittee to proceed with these communication efforts more formally over the next year to get things evolved and meet the goals of the City Council. Mayor Roe clarified that the current group was never formally appointed by the City Council but had simply evolved. Councilmember Laliberte expressed interest in continuing to work on those ef- forts. Councilmember Willmus opined that the work may be picking up again; and fur- ther opined that it made sense to have a City Council representative as part of that group. Councilmember McGehee stated that she was prepared to give the Interim City Manager and the City's new Communications Director an opportunity to work to- gether and make proposals, with both of them being very aware of the City Coun- cil's desires and goals; but to allow them a chance before interjecting themselves into the process. Councilmember Willmus noted that the website redesign should be part of that; and opined that it wouldn't hurt to have a Councilmember as part of that process. Mayor Roe opined that he saw no need for an ad-hoc committee, as it was initially created, and suggested it may be more prudent to have the City Council look at each component as the efforts progressed. Interim City Manager Trudgeon advised that the community survey and market- ing/branding components would be coming to the City Council in the near future; and asked that staff be allowed 4-6 weeks to get various components before the City Council and discuss broader communication concepts. If a more distinct ad- hoc committee became an evident need at that time, Mr. Trudgeon suggested that it could be appointed at that time. From his perspective, Mayor Roe recognized Councilmember Laliberte's exper- tise in this area; and suggested that she, along with other individual Councilmem- bers, continue to provide feedback through the City Manager and Communica- tions Director and during City Council discussions. However, Mayor Roe stated that he did not see a need for a formal subcommittee or ad-hoc committee.