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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 07, 2009 Page 7 Mayor Klausing clarified that the agenda topic was misleading, as finalization of the Budget could not be completed until two weeks following the Budget Hearing held earlier this evening; and that the purpose of this item was for further City Council discussion to find consensus on budget issues. Ihlan moved, Pust seconded, to direct staff to provide a 2010 line item budget for tax-supported items for Councilmembers and the public. Councilmember Ihlan advised that she had repeatedly made this request to no avail; and had therefore been forced to file a public data information request. Councilmember Ihlan opined that it was hard to find actual suggestions for deci- sion-making without that information and line items. Mayor Klausing noted that this discussion had been previously held; and ques- tioned how not having that information available would inhibit the City Council from having a substantive discussion on the 2010 budget at a program level. Mayor Klausing opined that the process was working well and enabled individual Councilmembers as well as corporately as a body to identify the important pro- grams and services of the City and rank their priorities. Mayor Klausing noted staff's previous explanation that, as a practical matter, it was not physically possi- ble to put together that information without atime-consuming process until they had received additional directive from the City Council for allocation; and again opined that the information was not necessary for the Council to have a thoughtful and intelligent discussion about the budget. Public Comment John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn expressed confusion that he had been informed that the informa- tion was available on the City's. website, and since the information was public, no member of the City Council had the right to tell another member that they didn't need a certain piece of public information. Mr. Kysylyczyn suggested that, if staff refused to comply with the request, a complaint could be filed with the State of MN as had been done in the past. Mr. Kysylyczyn questioned why this was under debate; and suggested that no one should be opposed to the distribution of public information. City Manager Malinen clarified that the information available on the City's web- site was 2009 information, and for all intents, purposes and application, it was the budget from which everyone was working for 2010. Mr. Malinen further clarified that staff had yet to change that 2009 budget, with the exception of the reductions made mid-year in 2009, and as referenced as the previously-held public hearing, when the 2009 budget was reduced by $450,000, and which were reflected in the matrix from which the public and City Council were currently working. Mr. Ma- linen advised that, since the Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process was not be- ing used for the non tax-supported programs, staff was able to follow the normal