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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 19, 2009 Page 10 Councilmember Johnson expressed his enthusiasm to receive the composite re- sults. Councilmember Roe opined that the key was what Mr. Miller was referencing; as Phase II in making the choices required and dealing with the implications of fund- ing or not funding the various programs and/or services; and whether the Council as a body chose to reallocate resources accordingly; as well as the implications to other services and/or programs overall. Councilmember Pust opined that the City's money was tied to people, and a deci- sion needed to be made on how to save those costs. Councilmember Roe concurred with Councilmember Pust; opining that policy de- cisions would be required, as well as sorting priorities, not just ranked by larger and smaller items for funding purposes, but determining which made sense to continue. Councilmember Roe further opined that this would require substantial discussion of individual Councilmembers and as a body, as well as with staff and the community. Councilmember Pust expressed concern with the timing to complete the process; and encouraged individual Councilmembers to submit their rankings to Mr. Miller as soon as possible to allow preparation of the composite numbers by staff for discussion at the next meeting. Councilmember Johnson requested composite numbers from staff at their earliest convenience; preferably prior to the next meeting to allow a more educated dis- cussion at that meeting. Mr. Miller advised that providing those numbers would be a quick process; and reminded individual Councilmembers to utilize staff as their resource for any ad- ditional information needed or questions they had. Mr. Miller further noted that the individual rankings would provide staff with the composite listing of those ar- eas in which the City Council sought to excel and would further assist staff in providing ideas for more cost-effective operations accordingly. Councilmember Pust concurred with receiving the composite information as soon as possible, and sought City Attorney opinion as to any concerns with Open Meet- ing laws. Mr. Squires advised that there would be no issue; and that the City Council was continually in receipt of updated information from staff. Mayor Klausing asked that Mr. Miller provide additional detail on the percentage of those federal, state, and city mandated services and programs.