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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 23, 2015 Page 7 tion, and allowing other full-time staff to further strengthen that commitment and connection. On page 2 of the RCA, lines 35-36, Councilmember Etten noted the language re- garding preference for candidates with fluency in languages beyond English, and asked that the job description also include the language, "...or demonstrated expe- rience interacting with and organizing diverse communities." Chief Mathwig duly noted this omission, and advised that the job description would be revised accordingly to include that language. Councilmember McGehee also thanked staff for their careful listening to City Council requests, expressing the many things she appreciated about this revised request based on previous discussions, making it a much different job description. Councilmember McGehee stated that she fully supported this job description as presented; and also was very supportive of the proposed seminars and their topics, as well as the inclusion of Mr. Yunke. Councilmember McGehee cautioned that Mr. Yunke responsibilities overburden him, given his unique skills, and suggested other staff could crunch numbers and analyze data other than him to allow him to use his unique skill set. Councilmember McGehee requested that staff return in six months with a report on how this is working. Councilmember McGehee stat- ed that the educational aspect was very important to her in pulling the CSO's to- gether to not only work together but learn about the community they served. Councilmember McGehee opined that this was an excellent improvement for the Department to hire the people needed to accomplish the job, and also allow the City to get the best people available to do that job. McGehee moved, Etten seconded, authorizing a change to the Community Ser- vice Officer job description in the Police Department, as amended to include the following language: "... or demonstrated experience interacting with and or- ganizing diverse communities." Mayor Roe expressed his support of the revised presentation, opining that it should prove very beneficial for participants as CSO's to report to the Lt. of Pa- trol as well as other roles to familiarize them with the overall department. Mayor Roe also expressed his appreciation of the budget aspects in this proposal versus those originally presented in the requested Cadet position, providing a long-term budget solution, a very positive aspect for him and his support of the motion. Roll Call Ayes: Laliberte, McGehee, Willmus, Etten, and Roe. Nays: None.