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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION December 4, 2017 <br />DRAFT <br /> 8 <br />public resources” as it shows up in the policy be addressed, so going forward there can be 315 <br />a better understanding. 316 <br /> 317 <br />Council Member Rafferty suggested getting back to the basics of the concerns. 318 <br />- Newsletter concerns; 319 <br />- Making an opinion clear as what it is; 320 <br />- Use of social media (does it come across positive for the entire council); opinion 321 <br />based things clear again. 322 <br /> 323 <br />Mayor Reinert pledged to do a better job. 324 <br /> 325 <br />Administrator Karlson, given what he’s heard, said he recommends looking at examples 326 <br />and using League of Minnesota Cities resources to bring back some update 327 <br />recommendations in January. 328 <br /> 329 <br />12. Legal Spending Limits for City Staff – Administrator Karlson said the question did 330 <br />come up the same night as the previous question. He mentioned the budget for these 331 <br />services. He feels that trust is needed as staff has to make a decision about when a legal 332 <br />opinion is needed. He is conservative and he feels trust is merited. 333 <br /> 334 <br />13. Replacement of Council iPads/Tablets – Mayor Reinert suggested waiting until 335 <br />January for the discussion, after the new council member is on board. 336 <br /> 337 <br />14. Election Polling Places – City Clerk Bartell reported that the city must designate 338 <br />polling places for the coming year prior to the end of this year. A resolution that 339 <br />maintains the current locations will be on council agenda. She reviewed additional 340 <br />information in the staff report that was intended to update the council on the possibility of 341 <br />future precinct/polling place changes. 342 <br /> 343 <br />15. 2018 Budget - Finance Director Cotton recalled previous discussions of the 2018 344 <br />budget that have brought a proposed budget forward to this point. She also mentioned 345 <br />consideration of the 2017 budget and a proposed surplus (mostly revenue based). She 346 <br />noted the possibility of designating some of that surplus to an air conditioning unit for the 347 <br />city hall complex. She noted that the Public Services Director, Mr. DeGardner, would be 348 <br />speaking on parks. 349 <br /> 350 <br />Mayor Reinert noted the recent loss of the tennis courts in one area of the city and the 351 <br />lack of replacement of those facilities. His opinion is that some surplus funding could be 352 <br />allocated for some replacement use in that area, perhaps decided by the residents. Those 353 <br />residents feel that they’ve lost something and he’d like to advocate for something there. 354 <br /> 355 <br />Council Member Rafferty said he spoke with some people who felt the courts could have 356 <br />been redone. It was a safety situation that required the removal and he understands that. 357 <br /> 358