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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 18, 2017 Page 5 Mayor Roe suggested that the proposed new Item G in the "duties and functions" section be further revised to replace "improvements" with "suggested improve- ments" or "specific improvements" and suggested that the commission's intent be clearer before bringing it back to the City Council in October as proposed. Councilmember Willmus agreed to adding Items G and H, including Mayor Roe's suggested wordsmithing of Section G. Councilmember Willmus also noted that while the Park & Recreation Commis- sion provided guidance on operations from time to time, he didn't think the city's Information Technology (IT) or License Center received sufficient consideration for the broader picture. Councilmember Willmus opined that he would find it helpful to have some of that perspective and feedback from the Finance Commis- sion on how they both operated. Councilmember Willmus stated that his immedi- ate concern was with potential exposure with data breaches with the city's IT network internally as well as with and for the communities and agencies it served, and how Roseville was positioning itself to protect itself and its partners. Coun- cilmember Willmus suggested some experts in those areas could look at things and be more proactive and proving beneficial to those operations. Chair Schroeder clarified that the commission had received a report from the city's IT Department. Commissioner McRoberts confirmed that he had spent time with Terre Heiser in the IT Department, since it was his area of interest, and questioned if the commis- sion could have an opportunity for any oversight. However, Commissioner McRoberts reported that he did have some questions as a result of meeting with IT Director Heiser that he had subsequently discussed with Chair Schroeder. Chair Schroeder suggested that the commission share those remaining questions specific to the IT function with the City Council prompting some level of discus- sion and addressing potential implications. Councilmember McGehee stated her hesitation in the commission taking time in reviewing the License Center that was regulated by the State or the IT function that was managed through a consortium, not just Roseville-specific with each and every city or agency having an IT representative on the consortium making deci- sions. Therefore, Councilmember McGehee questioned whether the City of Ro- seville's Finance Commission should have a role in examining those functions; suggesting that if any one in the community or individual commissioners had any questions, they could pass them along to Finance Director Miller to bring to the attention of the IT consortium. Councilmember McGehee stated that she had no concerns with data privacy or security issues with the IT function. With the Li- cense Center, Councilmember McGehee opined that the only role the commission might be concerned with would be with the additional revenue they bring to the