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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 09, 2009 Page 6 tonight's packet provided additional development of the previously- presented spreadsheet, with the addition of a City Manager Recommended Budget, attached in two forms: first a summary by major operating divi- sions; and the second providing program by program listing in the same format used throughout the Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process. Mr. Malinen advised that this spreadsheet reflected a composite of Council- member and senior management staff rankings and composites; and used as a base the 2009 adjusted budget as referenced in the Springsted Report and profiles, with that budget having been reduced mid-year by approxi- mately $400,000 to reflect the loss of Market Value Homestead Credits (MVHC) to the City. Mr. Malinen defined the color-coded areas, with the yellow line indicating where the City Council rankings arrived at the last City Council meeting; blue representing new additions to the budget; and orange representing a reduction from the initial amount for the 2010 City Manager Recommended Budget. Mr. Malinen noted that the recommended budget was based on the total amount allocated for the Preliminary Levy adopted in September of 2009. Mr. Malinen advised that adjustments had been made for those items that may not have been ranked as a high priority, but were obligatory expendi- tures (i.e., Suburban Rate Authority Membership with a written agreement for a one year opt out notice); and further noted that a number of previ- ously-identified 2010 inflationary items had not received a high priority, and had been allocated as appropriate by staff. City Manager Malinen expressed optimism that most of the higher priority items had remained funded, even though some may have been somewhat reduced; but that there were no apparent major reductions in staffing indi- cated as a result of the proposed budget; and that it appeared reasonable at this point, with further refinement based on ongoing discussions and direc- tion of the City Council. Councilmember Pust sought clarification as to the calculation of the staff composite, whether that represented an average of all Department Heads ranking every line item, or Department Heads specifically ranking their individual Departments. City Manager Malinen clarified that it represented an average of all direc- tors, but did not include his rankings, but was a composite of Department Head averages. Councilmember Pust sought additional information as to how that break- down was ranked.