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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March O1, 2010 Page 8 Mayor Klausing asked that Mr. Malinen and Department Heads consider this question as the BFO process continued, where staff could define lower priority items, and where they felt the most negative impacts. Councilmember Roe noted that this exercise provided a good opportunity to determine how to do things differently particularly in tough budget times; how to define where duplication was occurring in other departments that could free up resources (i.e., communication); and if there were items that no longer made sense from the visions, that they be removed from the list or added on if an idea from staff and/or the community needed to be incorporated. City Manager Malinen noted that all Advisory Commissioners were being tasked with review of the Imagine Roseville 2025 document at their up- comingmeetings. 2. Fire Department Acting Fire Chief Tim O'Neill; Fire Marshal John Loftus; and Shift Commander David Brosnahan were present to represent the Fire Depart- ment. Acting Chief O'Neill advised that in the department's review of the Im- agine Roseville 2025 document, and during this transition phase in the de- partment, they had incorporated a new version of the department's Stra- tegic Plan, a DRAFT of which was provided to Councilmembers at to- night's meeting as a bench handout. Acting Chief O'Neill advised that this would provide an opportunity for City Council feedback as to whether the department was near target, and with the document scheduled for fina- lization during the summer, would be available to tie into the BFO process for the 2011 budget cycle. Related to Strategy S.A.1.1 (in process category), Councilmember Pust sought a context for pay benefits for part-time firefighters. Acting Chief O'Neill advised that the department currently had seven fitll- time staff, and 58 part-time firefighters, with great strides having been made over the last few years in making the part-time pay rates more com- petitive with other area departments ($13.32/hour); and changes in the structure to have training and most duties assigned during scheduled hours to avoid additional time commitments and other work disruptions for those part-time firefighters. Councilmember Johnson clarified that the department employees were no longer volunteers, but part-time staff, since they were paid a wage.