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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday, February 11, 2019 <br /> Page 13 <br /> Councilmember Laliberte stated she was supportive as well. She stated she was <br /> okay with the motion as it stands. <br /> Mayor Roe stated the things that were most concerning to him were that some of <br /> the specific language in the Memorandum Attachment D/A, as to the numbers of <br /> the force strength as it sits today because he thought the City wants it to be a flex- <br /> ible document that goes forward. He hoped in the future it will be noticed that to <br /> fulfil the City's commitment to diversity, the City is interested in temporarily au- <br /> thorizing up to two more officers in the force strength beyond what the budgeted <br /> number has been in order to accomplish those goals in the hiring process. <br /> Councilmember Willmus asked if Mayor Roe would like to clean up the language <br /> in the Resolution to reflect that. <br /> Councilmember Etten stated on line 34 of the Memorandum Attachment D, if <br /> "48-50" were replaced with "up to two additional," it would make that bullet <br /> point generic and allow for that flexibility. <br /> Mayor Roe stated line 36 should remove "48" and add "the permanent budgeted <br /> strength level." He asked if the motion maker and seconder of the motion agreea- <br /> ble to the changes. <br /> Councilmembers Groff and Willmus accepted the friendly amendments. <br /> Councilmember Etten asked if line 13 should be changed as well because he did <br /> not like the sentence how it reads. He suggested the sentence be changed to read <br /> "This memorandum describes the process to temporarily fill up to two police of- <br /> ficer positions..." <br /> Councilmembers Groff and Willmus accepted the friendly amendment. <br /> Chief Mathwig indicated he was agreeable to all of the changes made. <br /> Mayor Roe stated he would also change the word "requested" on line 34 to "au- <br /> thorized" and remove the words "authorized level" after flexible to read "A flexi- <br /> ble number of up to two additional police officers is authorized in order to further <br /> the commitment to diversity". <br /> Councilmembers Groff and Willmus agreed to the final changes. <br /> Roll Call <br /> Ayes: Laliberte, Etten, Willmus, Groff and Roe. <br /> Nays: None <br />