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Special City Council Meeting Monday,May 27, 2015 Page 22 in importing data, but the system was in a much better place now, and anticipated it would serve to free up much of the department's time in the future. As noted by Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Trudgeon confirmed that this was why he was rec- ommending the staffing hold steady for now until those operational issues were put into play. However, Mr. Trudgeon also noted that, with only a one-person department and if that person was sick or on vacation, there were some Human Resources issues that could not wait, and while he and Ms. O'Conner tried to as- sist, they were limited with their other duties and often not able to provide timely responses or address critical incident responses sufficiently. Councilmember Laliberte noted that in last year's budget discussion, she had learned that insurance premiums for single coverage was paid 100% by the City, and asked if Mr. Trudgeon could provide at various scenarios for insurance shar- ing or splitting that could address disparities across the board. City Manager Trudgeon duly noted this request. Councilmember McGehee noted the need for succession planning for both the Human Resources and Volunteer Coordinator positions, and since both needed assistance, perhaps a person could be trained in both those areas to accommodate that need and future planning. City Manager also duly noted this request; advising that at a later date and after the 2016 budget, it was his intent to again review how the Administration De- partment was structured for effectiveness and the number of direct reports to him. However, Mr. Trudgeon noted this would have an associated cost and sensitivity would be needed as to the timing of any future restructuring as well. Even though the Human Resources function was currently under the overall Ac- counting Function of the City, as other department reorganizations were reviewed, Mayor Roe suggested there may be overlaps that could be taken advantage as part of future reorganization to determine if there were other areas indicating a mis- match in duties and/or time, and to find possible synergies. City Manager Trudgeon assured that he would explore all possibilities. In conclusion, Mayor Roe expressed appreciation for staff reports, and having this dis- cussion early in the budget process. Mayor Roe opined good information was provided by management staff and good conversations had resulted. Councilmember Laliberte, with concurrence by Mayor Roe, thanked members of the Fi- nance Commission in attendance tonight. Councilmember McGehee thanked City Manager Trudgeon for his work with depart- ments on their budgets, and in resuscitating the strategic plan.