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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March O1, 2010 Page 4 tions of employees' work against those items, or whether employees were performing the same job descriptions as before the Imagine Roseville 2025 process. Mr. Malinen advised that, through ongoing review of the items of the re- port, items were delegated among various departments; but it was found that some could use tweaking and had been reviewed again and brains- tormed from a staff perspective. From a management 'perspective, Mr. Malinen advised that the document was probably not used on a day-to-day basis for employee evaluations, but was inherent in staffi s thought processes in an informal manner. Mr. Malinen advised that, as initiatives were brought forward, they were analyzed against the vision, goals and strategies, with action steps weighed against whether they were consistent with that vision. At the request of Councilmember Roe who questioned if everything on the list went through that vetting process at a staff level, and if the list pre- sented was all-inclusive from staff's perspective, Mr. Malinen responded affirmatively. Councilmember Roe questioned if some items no longer needed to be in- cluded on the list, if they were not a priority on the list or for the City Council to avoid confusion and allow better focus; and whether they should be kept as an idea for the future when resources and budgets may be less tight. Discussion ensued related to the origin of the Action Steps after the Im- agine Roseville 2025 visioning process, with short, medium and long- range priorities established by the City Council, along with Steering Committee input. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Mr. Malinen confirmed the size of the Administration Department at 5.75 FTE's: City Manager; Hu- man Resources Director; Communications/Recycling Specialist: Commu- nications Specialist: Administrative Assistant; and Office Assistant. Mr. Malinen clarified the funding for the department, including tax-based funds from the General Fund; and approximately twenty percent (20%) funded through cable franchise fees for communication salaries, recycling fund revenues and grant funds. Further discussion included historical reductions in staffing in the Admin- istration Department over the last 15-20 years, including elimination of the Assistant City Manager (in approximately 2002) with Administrative staff and the City Manager compensating for that reduced staffing by absorbing