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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 10, 2014 Page 15 Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of the motion; however, he cautioned that he was not sure if he could commit to future positions if requiring more levy dollars. Councilmember Laliberte spoke in support of the motion; but expressed concern for other departments without the same funding mechanism in place. Mayor Roe spoke in support of the motion; clarifying those utility fees were also paid by residents and businesses, so any increases did impact them. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; Etten; McGehee; Laliberte; and Roe. Nays: None. Councilmember McGehee opined that this was a good model and provided suc- cession planning as well as allowing employees some upward mobility. Coun- cilmember McGehee further opined that the City should think about whether it wanted to have opportunities available for staff or not. Mayor Roe noted that other adjustments could also be made to make those staff changes happen. c. Discuss Community Survey Content,Length, and Budget City Manager Trudgeon distributed a bench handout from Councilmember McGehee, with suggested additions and revisions to the survey included in the meeting RCA packet dated February 10, 2014. Mr. Trudgeon suggested that the City Council focus on the questions they wanted, and not get too much into the minutia of the survey at this point; noting that the survey would come to the City Council for their final approval. Communications Manager Garry Bowman reviewed the proposed questions as proposed by staff for those areas they wished to receive feedback from the public. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Bowman advised that to the best of his knowledge the cost of the survey was based on the number of surveys done, not necessarily the length of the survey itself. To facilitate discussion, Mayor Roe suggested using the draft survey materials provided in the packet for discussion (Attachment A), after which Councilmem- ber McGehee's handout and proposed revisions could be addressed. Councilmember McGehee clarified that she had no problem with the proposed questions in the packet; and agreed with Mayor Roe's recommendations in the packet on the solid waste question, opining that it was simply a different way to approach it, further opining that the survey company may have a better approach.