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Special City Council Meeting Thursday, May 22, 2014 Page 24 which did not factor in personnel cost increases (COLA, step increases, insurance, etc.) and other items as addressed in Mr. Miller's presentation of May 12, 2014. General Discussion Willmus sought to request that staff be directed to provide several budget scenar- ios, similar to those provided in the 2011 exercise to: 1) provide information on what the budget/levy increase would look like if approved as presented tonight with all requests incorporated; 2) what it would look like at a zero percent budg- et/levy increase; and 3) what it would look like at a 5% reduced budget/levy; and what staff would bring forward as measures to accomplish those various scenari- os. Considering the amount of work being asked of staff, Mayor Roe requested that such a request receive support of the Council majority. Based on available survey information, Councilmember Willmus disputed that it would require that much work to provide the information. Councilmember McGehee asked that staff provide information from the last three surveys, representing a total cost of approximately $48,000, to ensure that the City Council and staff understand the data collected and utilized the information in planning future budgets and priorities. In deference to the request of Councilmember Willmus, Councilmember Laliberte noted that it was similar to her request when talking to the Finance Commission; and if her request was made in the form of a motion, she would second it. Willmus moved, Laliberte seconded, to direct staff to prepare a budget/levy doc- ument(s) showing several budget scenarios: 1) provide information on what the budget/levy increase would look like if approved as presented tonight with all re- quests incorporated; 2) what it would look like at a zero percent budget/levy in- crease; and 3) what it would look like at a 5% reduced budget/levy; and including staff recommendations to accomplish each of those various scenarios. Mayor Roe sought to clarify if this information request was to be accomplished before presentation of the City Manger-recommended budget; and whether the first scenario was to be all-inclusive of all individual department requests heard tonight and only specific to the budget, not the levy itself. Councilmember Willmus confirmed both of those items as noted by Mayor Roe. However, Councilmember Willmus stipulated that he would leave it up to the City Manager as to whether the budget scenarios were presented before the City Manager-recommended budget or in conjunction with his recommendations. Councilmember Willmus referenced the similar exercise done in 2011 and how helpful he had found those discussions before the City Manager presented his rec-