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Special City Council Meeting Monday, May 27, 2015 Page 11 Mr. Heiser clarified that this was included as part of the department's strategic plan. Mayor Roe sought clarification as to the revenue source for the new positions, whether they would be addressed in all JPA's and not just Roseville. Mr. Heiser clarified that the City of Roseville's outlay would be minimal to hire the applicable expertise, while still having 24/7 access to that expertise. Councilmember Laliberte asked if other cities had a deadline for the proposed in- creases for 2016 and 2017 budgets. Mr. Heiser confirmed that they did and he had promised each of them that infor- mation — via a one-page summary — by today; providing a cost estimate for ser- vices and their share of hardware and capital. As indicated in each JPA, Mr. Heiser advised that the IT Department attempted to provide this information to each agency or city by May 15`h annually for their budgets; and push them to come back to the City of Roseville with their preliminary numbers by July, and no later than September. However, Mr. Heiser noted that it was necessary to wait until December of each year to confirm their participation and how to hire accord- ingly at that point. In conclusion, Finance Director Miller noted the considerable amount of infor- mation provided by the various Finance Department functions, but justified the need for the City Council to be aware of these important changes felt to be needed and the direction the Department was going over the next five years. Mr. Miller expressed his hope that the City Council saw this as well; and advised that after consultation with and approval by City Manager Trudgeon the Finance Depart- ment would be submitting their strategic plan that should fill in some of the blanks left, allowing a better comfort level for the City Council. Finance Director Miller encouraged the City Council to contact any of the leader- ship needs, and solicited their shi staff for questions or additional information p feed- back as well. Mayor Roe noted the attendance tonight of some members of the Finance Com- mission, and asked that staff take advantage of their expertise and seek their in- volvement in proposed reorganization and division structure changes to serve as a sounding board. While recognizing that the Finance Commission's plate is also full, Finance Di- rector Miller advised that they would be provided with a copy of the Strategic Plans as well. b. Fire Department Budget Presentation