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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 16,2014 Page 18 Councilmember Laliberte advised that she would likely not support the amend- ment as well; since that considered talking about the head of a pin, when there were much bigger issues to discuss, and this particular fund or limit was not deal- ing with the bigger issue or harder decisions to make. Mayor Roe advised that he would not support the amendment, concurring with Councilmember Willmus that he was curious to see what staff came forward with. Councilmember McGehee advised that she would not support the amendment, al- lowing staff to do what they were hired to do. Roll Call (Amendment) Ayes: Etten. Nays: Willmus; Laliberte; McGehee; and Roe. Motion failed. Councilmember Etten advised that he would support the motion, based on the word"consider." Councilmember Laliberte advised that she would not support the motion based on the same rationale in not supporting the amendment, that this was too small of an effort when a broader discussion was needed about the use of reserves. Councilmember McGehee advised that she would not support the motion, opining that it was giving too much direction with bigger issues having a much broader impact. Roll Call (Original Motion) Ayes: Willmus; Etten; and Roe. Nays: McGehee and Laliberte. Motion carried. COLA Adjustment Councilmember McGehee noted previous discussions and action in computing market adjustments and how to match other cities having made the decision al- ready. McGehee moved,Etten seconded, supporting a 2% employee COLA for 2015. Councilmember Laliberte advised that she would not support the motion; opining that by making the market adjustments and then the COLA adjustments immedi- ately starting in 2014, it added up to a significant impact in personnel costs, and she was unsure if that pattern could be sustained. Councilmember Laliberte also her ongoing questioning of how the original set of peer cities used for the market study was determined.