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City Council Work Session Meeting Monday,April 16, 2018 Page 9 parity with everyone all of the time. It creates a cyclical conversation, and as an organization the City needs to pay close attention to operation costs going for- ward. There are many people in this community who are seeing increases in property tax bills, and that is something that the Council needs to be mindful of. Mayor Roe commented that in doing an analysis along these lines with another organization he is involved with, the consultant started the conversation with "Do we want to be a market leader across the board; do you want to be a market aver- age; or do you want to be a starter job." That would be an interesting philosophi- cal discussion to have as an organization as well. Councilmember McGehee disagreed with Councilmember Willmus, stating there is a considerable value to institutional knowledge, and that does help in communi- ties like Roseville where people have been here for a long time. Councilmember Etten stated there are other ways this is good place for people to work. Salary is part of it. It is important to retain excellent employees, and the City needs to look at this holistically. City Manager Trudgeon noted that recruitment is part of it, as more and more folks want to keep par in terms of the wages they were making at the previous job. For some positions, applications have been down. It is an indicator of where the City is at now. The City needs to be cognizant of where it is at in the big scheme of things. Councilmember Laliberte stated the recruitment issues do not mean that the City is out of whack; there are a lot of pressures on workforce, across the board. Mayor Roe concurred, noting the very low unemployment rate. Councilmember McGehee seconded the importance of emphasis on investment on infrastructure and safe and secure places, with the exception of mental health liai- son police officer. She asserted that the Fire Department has a well-trained staff, and that might be the place for that type of service. They had presented a similar type of service in their recent power point to the Council. Their staff has the med- ical training and skill set more suited to this type of community service. The Fire Department can work with the Police Department so there is an identification of potential problems. Mayor Roe stated that position stood out as awfully specific. A broader category might be developed. Councilmember Laliberte stated this is a great document, but much of it, with the exception things that are getting pulled out now, is very aspirational.