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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 13, 2015 Page 4 • Public Works Department request for funds to remodel Public Works Depart- ment • Fire Department request for additional medical supply funding Regarding rental income for new or updated park facilities, City Manager Trudg- eon advised that revenue was not at 100% to cover operational costs, utilities and maintenance; and therefore he was recommending a.50 FTE to better monitor and coordinate this effort. Regarding the proposed Finance Department Intern position, Councilmember McGehee suggested having a part-time employee versus an intern in that position in order to ensure specialized customer service continues. Councilmember McGehee opined that the current employee has that experience now and further opined that residents would not be as well-served by intern college services as with a regular city employee. Councilmember McGehee stated she has no prob- lem in splitting the position between employees, since it is such an isolated spot already, but reiterated that with the current employee already performing that work, an entry level receptionist position would better serve the entire communi- ty. City Manager Trudgeon assured Councilmembers that administration would con- tinue to review the position and its make-up, but the goal was to provide con- sistency, as well as being sensitive to the cost of employees versus students, while also avoiding a"revolving door" situation as well. City Manager Trudgeon reviewed the lucrative potential of the Deputy Registrar office (license center) and potential increased revenue with expanded dedicated staffing and organization to address passport and auto dealer license needs, as well as enhancing supervision. Mr. Trudgeon noted the interest in growing that revenue source as well as responding to competition received from other area Deputy Registrars. As detailed in the RCA, City Manager Trudgeon addressed proposed positions in the Information Technology (IT) area to address the dramatically increased needs of Roseville itself, as well as those other agencies and municipalities supported by this function and their applicable cost-share. Having taken the opportunity over the weekend for a ride-along in a squad car, Mr. Trudgeon reported on his obser- vations, opining he had a new appreciation for officers and the complications in using technology advances to perform their jobs, both in the Police Department, but also in the Fire Department with their new CAD system. Mr. Trudgeon noted the need for IT staff to address technology problem and issues as they occur to al- low public safety personnel to perform their jobs; and advised that this goal was driving a lot of the local needs identified in this area of the 2016 budget.