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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 09, 2017 Page 20 ■ Showing future agenda review items on the screen and Channel 16 at the close of the meeting; ■ More use of the screen during staff presentations (e.g. budget line items) for the benefit of the viewing audience; and ■ Shortened meeting minute review at the meeting. Councilmeinber McGehee opined that since each council member had pledged their allegiance to the City, State and Constitution as a part of their oaths of of- fice, she found no reason to have the Pledge of Allegiance at each meeting; fiir- ther opining that it would fiirther shorten ineetings. Councilineinber Willmus stated he didn't want to step away froin City Council approval of licenses and siinilar items, noting they frequently had considerable questions on some of those; and therefore wasn't interested in any significant changes at this point. Councilmember Willmus agreed that scrolling announce- ments at 5;30 p.m. before a meeting versus using ineeting tiine was a valid point unless something came up at the last minute, but instead to use available resources and technology. Councilmember Willmus stated that he had no problem saying the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of ineetings, opining it was a nice thing to do, and therefore wasn't supportive of that change. However, Councilmember Wilhnus agreed that the other points as noted by Councilmeinber McGehee were valid to use tiine and resources more efficiently. Councilmember Laliberte agreed that using the screen and Channel 16 for an- nounceinents was a great idea; but stated she remained uncoinfortable with some of the iteins listed by City Manager Trudgeon in the RCA for this point, opining those things remained important to coine before the body froin her perspective. Councilmember Laliberte expressed her interest in retaining the Pledge of Alle- giance. If scrolling announcements before a meeting, Councilmember Laliberte suggested doing so on Channel 16 during the weelc as well, with the caveat that they are lcept current as applicable with a good plan to do so in place by staff for scrolling up-to-date information. Mayor Roe agreed with that, provided the inforination was kept more up-to-date and fresher; and agreed with putting the future agenda report on screen; and agreed with Councilineinber Laliberte that those suggestions by City Manager Triidgeon in this section of the RCA needed to remain under the City Council's purview. A�enda Order City Manager Trudgeon cautioned that this was his most radical suggested change, to mix up the agenda order, while remaining flexible, to get the business needing to be done accoinplished sooner (Attachinent A). However, Mr. Trudg- eon recognized that earlier discussion tonight could assist as well.