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Regular C�ity Council Meeting Monday, December 5, 2016 Page 26 current employees moved closer to their employment milestones or reached re- tirement age. With the number of part-time firefighters at 32 going into 2017, Councilmember Laliberte asked if the department had achieved that number faster than anticipat- ed. Chief O'Neill responded that it was what had been anticipated, with at least a ten- person turnover annually; adding that he had already been made aware of four pending retirements coming during the first part of 2017. Mayar Roe asked Chief O'Neill for a preview of the department's 2018 plan as part of the multi-year transition. Chief O'Neill provided a brief summary of this Phase 4 of five phases for full transition of the department from part- to full-time with five positions; advising a mare detailed, thirty-five to forty minute presentation and update was planned in February or March of 2017 at a City Council Worksession. Chief O'Neill advised that this would include background of where the department had been, how it got to its current operational model, and the next or final step needed in 2018. Chief O'Neill noted that the steps thus far had been cost-neutral, but reported that the 2018 final step would probably not be cost-neutral, and therefore would need a more detailed look and decision-making by the City Council. Chief O'Neill ad- vised that staff intended the presentation to the City Council before they delved too deep into the 2018 budget discussions; and would provide a preview of 2018 and steps beyond to ensure everyone was on the same page, and still in line with the original plan to achieve that fifth phase for 24 fi.ill-time firefighters within that timeline and whether or not the City Council is still comfortable with that and with the department's continued rationale far that staffing level. As part of that presentation, Councilmember McGehee asked that they would also include options for differences in increasing to full-time staff and use of on-call firefighters as required, and how that can come together. Chief O'Neill duly noted that request, advising that he would provide cost infor- mation associated with both. Specific to the new positions requested in the Administration Department, Coun- cilmember McGehee further requested that City Manager Trudgeon provide a re- vised organizational chart, opining that the department appeared to her "chief heavy" as proposed. City Manager Trudgeon responded that the chart had- not yet been created, but ad- vised that it would be shortly if tonight's request is approved. :� + � �� , � s�; � i