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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday, December 2, 2019 <br /> Page 9 <br /> way and was not sure from a strategic point of view that there is a whole lot of <br /> difference. <br /> Mr. Brokke shared that the more the city can let the State know that the city is <br /> prepared for this, highlighting the needs for it, and that the dollar amount needed <br /> is valuable, then there is no secret that there are tremendous needs. He thought it <br /> behooves the city to understand what those needs are and the costs of those needs. <br /> Also, the priorities when it needs to be done and by having a placeholder in the <br /> budget, it helps everyone understand where the city is at. <br /> Mayor Roe asked if the Council had any other items to discuss related to the <br /> budget. <br /> Councilmember Laliberte indicated she is comfortable with the discussions Coun- <br /> cil has had on the positions in the areas of public safety but she wondered about <br /> the IT area and is it anticipated that the city would need to have the budget as if <br /> the positions were to be filled on January 1st or does the city anticipate the posi- <br /> tions will likely be filled after the first quarter. <br /> Mr. Trudgeon explained as identified earlier on the budget process, it budgets for <br /> three different positions in Metro-INET. All of those positions would be paid by <br /> the member cities and is no impact either from the fund balance or a tax levy on <br /> that. What is being proposed in the budget is still the total amount for the three <br /> positions with two to be determined on the timing of when those will be filled. <br /> He noted later on the agenda, staff is asking for authorization for two IT Manager <br /> positions, one that was previously created and needs to be repurposed and filled <br /> and one new position. The one new position, an IT manager, staff would like to <br /> have start as soon as possible, on January 1St. The other two positions, the <br /> CIO/Executive Director and another Network Security Specialist, are being de- <br /> ferred for now partially to sort out the leadership and the governance model. The <br /> positions can remain in the budget and if those decisions are made later on and <br /> decide not to go with the joint powers entity and still rely on the city to go <br /> through that process. If the city goes with the joint powers entity, those decisions <br /> are not theirs anyway and since still in the budget, the city would then need to <br /> transfer those funds to that separate joint entity at that point. The two positions do <br /> not affect the levy and can be removed and added in later in the year, if needed. <br /> Either way would work but he did not have the numbers to know what that impact <br /> would be. <br /> Mayor Roe indicated Mr. Trudgeon explained there is no impact to Roseville to <br /> fund those positions and are one hundred percent funded by the other entities in <br /> the Metro-INET. <br /> Mr. Trudgeon indicated that was correct and was kind of a unique situation. The <br /> city has been able to have some funds available to them that have accumulated <br />