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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 24, 2009 Page 5 Commissioner Bailey noted that City Attorney Anderson had noted his office's Wednesday morning meetings at City Hall, and advised that Commissioners would like to attend those to review the Commission's description and how that purpose matched and functioned over the last year. Discussion among Councilmembers and Commissioners included appreciation of the Commission's review of their charge and diligence in reviewing those materi- als; statutory requirements for cities with Police Departments and requirements for a PCSC; and a standing invitation for the Commission to return to the City Council following their review if further discussion or clarification was needed for follow-up. Mayor Klausing, and Councilmembers thanked the PCSC for their service and re- view of their role. Commissioner Campbell, who had served on the City of New Hope's PCSC prior to moving to Roseville, noted that the Commission was looking for informal dis- cussions with other communities to determine how their PCSC's functioned. Commissioner Campbell noted the Commission's pride in the City of Roseville and its Police Department, and sought to do the right thing. c. Presentation of Budgeting for Outcomes Finance Director Chris Miller noted the purpose of the public hearing to receive community input in the 2010 Budget process. Mr. Miller noted staffs disap- pointment that the City's independent financial consultant, Springsted, would be unable to attend tonight's meeting, as originally anticipated, to present their report on the City's program analysis to-date. Mr. Miller advised that the firm was not yet at the point that they were comfortable in providing their formal report; and instead, staff provided a snapshot of the process to-date. Mr. Miller noted the timeline for the City Council's adoption of a Preliminary Levy by September 15, 2009 for submission to Ramsey County for Truth-in- Taxation public notices, and recommended that the City Council focus primarily on the preliminary levy, and then allow the next few months to allocate resources and prioritize desired outcomes. Mr. Miller reviewed the 200 distinct functions and programs of the City supported by property taxes in full or in part, and pro- jected expenditures throughout 2009. Mr. Miller noted the decisions and impacts on those programs as Councilmembers individually and corporately ranked them; providing a greater transparency for them and the public and the four steps needed in the Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process. Mr. Miller recognized that under- taking the BFO process would be especially challenging this first year; however, encouraged Councilmembers to have confidence, as does staff, that the results will be successful. Mr. Miller advised that the Springsted supporting documenta-