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Attachment A Finance Commission Minutes June 14, 2022 Page 2 of 4 46 Finance Commission Î Excerpt of August 24, 2022 Minutes 47 48 Receive and Discuss the 2023 City Manager Recommended Budget and Tax Levy 49 50 City Manager Patrick Trudgeon reviewed the 2023 City Manager recommended budget and tax 51 levy that was presented to the City Council. 52 53 Chair Davies indicated the union contract is not based on the CPI and wondered where the three 54 percent increase was coming from. 55 56 Mr. Trudgeon explained he wanted to be careful that they did not automatically go with the CPI 57 because it is just a reference point the Council likes to use. Usually, the union contract looks at 58 comparable cities and often times there is one main union covering all of the municipalities. He 59 noted there is a greater understanding of what others are paying and what they ask for and that is 60 part of negotiation at that point. He explained that all of the CityÓs unions are under contract 61 through 2023 with a couple going through 2024 and every few years, union contracts are 62 negotiated. He continued with his presentation of the 2023 City Manager recommended budget 63 and tax levy. 64 65 Chair Davies indicated she had a question about the Digital Media Specialist going from three 66 quarters to full time with some of the $42,000 total from the fund and some from the tax levy. 67 She asked if that person was making roughly $130,000 right now and will increase it by a third 68 to make it $142,000. 69 70 Mr. Trudgeon explained that was not correct. Right now, that position is funded in the 2022 71 budget for thirty hours a week at $25 an hour and with a limited term employee when it was 72 added. Now, the City is looking at this as a permanent position, in a sense that it will be a full- 73 time employee with benefits. Levy dollars were already put in last year, $50,000 to pay for this 74 so if salary and benefits are factored in, it will get closer to $92,000. He stated the salary will be 75 somewhere in the upper $60,000 to $70,000. Mr. Trudgeon continued with his presentation on 76 investment in maintaining City programs and workforce. 77 78 Commissioner Murray asked what kind of background does a Sustainability Expert have to have. 79 80 Mr. Trudgeon explained someone who has an environmental studies degree, most likely or some 81 background in engineering. 82 83 Commissioner Murray asked who would this person report to if they found something that was 84 not done right. 85 86 Mr. Trudgeon explained the person would be reporting to the Public Works Department, 87 Engineering Department specifically, and would help with the recycling and storm water projects 88 as well as some other initiatives such as solar gardens for the community, and information 89 sharing for people that are interested in environmental and sustainable things. He noted the City 90 is looking at doing organic recycling down the road, all those types of initiatives. This person