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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 17, 2015 Page 19 To complicate it even further, Councilmember Laliberte noted the bigger picture was where revenue was coming in as there was currently no way to show that for offsetting some costs. Chair Schroeder noted one item already discussed by the Commission involved their desire for an annual review of the budget, CIP, water/sewer rates with the City Council. Mayor Roe suggested the council consensus to pursue that goal. Along that line, Mayor Roe encouraged the Finance Commission to bring forward any recom- mendations for adjusting the timing as the City Manager recommended budget was brought forward — whether internal or external — to further streamline the budget process. Councilmember Laliberte agreed, seeking recommendation annually from the Commission of when specific areas of the budget should be reviewed and/or put forward to the public in that process. Chair Schroeder noted the recommendation they made in bringing the CIP for- ward earlier in the budget process since that represented such a large portion of the levy. Councilmember Laliberte questioned if the Commission had held any discussions regarding the HRA funds and levy or their annual budget, not suggesting they do so,but simply wondering if it had come up. Chair Schroeder advised that they had not yet gotten into that, but asked if the City Council wished to charge them with doing so. Mayor Roe, without objection stated it made sense to charge the Commission ac- cordingly. City Manager Trudgeon sought clarification from the City Council on what they wanted the Commission to do related to the HRA budget and levy, or the deliver- able they were seeking. Councilmember Laliberte expressed interest in a historical review of how the HRA had used their funds, how and when funds were replenished upon sale or purchase of a property; and any recommendations for those funds coming back or how used or drawn down in the future. Mayor Roe noted the need for the Commission to feed back any recommendations through the HRA Board process.