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Mounds View City Council April 10, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 15 City Administrator Ulrich read the resolution. 1 2 Mayor Marty stated the three-fourths time cable coordinator position did the cable part pretty 3 well, but the website was severely lacking. He explained that Director Ericson updated the 4 website in his limited spare time. He indicated that this person would also do any necessary 5 press releases out of the City. He indicated the position includes several additional job duties 6 and responsibilities. 7 8 Councilmember Stigney stated that the additional duties should be handled by existing full-time 9 Staff. 10 11 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 12 13 D. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 772, an Ordinance Amending 14 Chapter 7 of the City Charter Relating to Taxation and Finances. 15 16 Jonathan Thomas, Mounds View Charter Chairperson, stated it was recommended that Chapter 17 7.04, Subdivision 1, be changed so that the sentences regarding the “proposed operating budget” 18 and the “final budget” are reversed. He indicated this was discussed in the Work Session, but 19 was not changed on the Ordinance. 20 21 Councilmember Stigney stated that in Section 7.05, he stated he has concerns with using the 22 word “element” to describe the Five-Year Financial Plan. He stated “element” is inappropriate to 23 redefine the names of the segments that are in the Five-Year Financial Plan. He stated they 24 should be called “Program” or “Summary”, as they have always been called. He stated the word 25 does not have to be tied into all the titles. 26 27 Councilmember Flaherty stated that the difference of the words is semantics. 28 29 Councilmember Stigney stated he has a problem with renaming a program to call it an element. 30 31 Councilmember Thomas asked Finance Director Beer if it changes the financial reporting from 32 the City by using the word “element”. Finance Director Beer indicates he does not foresee any 33 problems, and the only issue may be that some people have become accustomed to the verbiage 34 that was used previously. 35 36 Councilmember Gunn stated that she agrees with the use of the word “element”. 37 38 Councilmember Thomas noted that there are programs within the elements. 39 40 Councilmember Gunn wondered if Subdivision 5 should read “…above-described elements…” 41 42 Mr. Thomas stated this could be considered a friendly amendment. 43 44 Mr. Thomas stated that the term “element” is a very significant issue, and the goal is to try to 45