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Roseville. MN - Officia� Website 1?age 10 of 14 approximate cost of $15,000 for this study oF tax-supported pragrams and services; and consideration af Town Hall meetings and receipt af electronic feedback from residents at thase meetings, at a cost of �pproximately $3 - 4,000 �er session, in developing and/or maintaining a IeveE of services and programs.. Councilmember Pust personally thanked staff for organizing disparate past conversations for consideration of an alternative f�udgeting process, Councilmember Pust spoke in support of the expendi:ture of the $15,000 to hire a consultant to assis� staff; hawever, she spoke in opposition to additional expenses for electronic voting, apirting that, while nice, this was an unnecessary expenditure afi this time. Councilmember Pust Fu.rtF�er opined that a bigger issue would be to make sure a sufficient number af residents were in attendance at the Town Hall meetings to ensure an accurate picCure af the community. Cauncilmember Rae opined that citizen feedback was im�ortant; and that the impartant thing was to hold the meetir�gs after the data had been compiled by staff and Springsted, but r�ot at �he end of the process and simply a reaction to the propased �010 budget. Cauncilmember Roe reitera�ed his preference for early community feedback in the b�dget process. Councilmember Ihlan sought aciditionaf information from staff on where contingency �t�nding for the study would corr�e from. Mr. Milfer advised that annua!!y, in the Generaf Fund, a�mall amount of funds were kepi aside For unforeseen circumstances or e�e��s thraughout the year; and noted tha� the City had set aside $33,000 that was not specifically cfesignated for 2009. Mr. Miller noted that, historically, the City usually expen.ded betw�en $15-20,000, with some years $75,OD0 needed (i:e., at the height of diseased and hazardous tree removal). Mr. Miller advised that staff felt this was important enough to pursu� to make permanent corrections to the City"s budget structure and con-rpare programs and services throughout the City departmen.ts: Councilmember Aust requested additional informatio� from stafif ai a future meetir�g related to the potential need for additianal funding far the Fire Relief Association's pension plan and unfunded liabilities ta avoid future surpris�s: Mr. Mifler advised that he would provide that informatian with the best inforr�a�ion available at th[s time. Councilmember Johnson ecE�oed C�uncilmember Pusr's comments related to the Springsted s�udy; howe�er, he also spoke in support of the efficiencies in using the electranic method to determine cammunity preferences. Mayor Klausing noted his ambivafence rela�ed to the merit of the electronic version of the "dat metnocf" and his need to furt.her study that issu�; but spoke in support of hiring Springsted for working with staff in preparation of a matrix. Councilmember Roe spoke in support of splitting the http://�v�vw.ci.raseviile.�nn.tis/archive.aspx?AMID=&T�pe=&AD1D=b44&PREVIEW=YES 8/19/2009