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Mounds View City Council Apri110, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 15 • and there would need to be full-time employee benefits paid. He stated the additional communication duties could have been assigned to an existing full-time Staff member. He stated he does not support hiring an additional person. City Administrator Ulrich read the resolution. Mayor Marty stated the three-fourths time cable coordinator position did the cable part pretty well, but the website was severely lacking. He explained that Director Ericson. updated the website in his limited spare time. He indicated that this person would also do any necessary press releases out of the City. He indicated the position includes several additional job duties and responsibilities. Councilmember Stigney stated that the additional duties should be handled by existing full-time Staff. Ayes - 4 Nays - 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. D. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 772, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 of the City Charter Relating to Taxation and Finances. Jonathan Thomas, Mounds View Charter Chairperson, stated it was recommended that Chapter 7.04, Subdivision 1, be changed so that the sentences regarding the "proposed operating budget" and the "final budget" are reversed. He indicated this was discussed in the Work Session, but was not changed on the Ordinance. Councilmember Stigney stated that in Section 7.05, he stated he has concerns with using the word "element" to describe the Five-Year Financial Plan. He stated "element" is inappropriate to redefine the names of the segments that are in the Five-Year Financial Plan. He stated they should be called "Program" or "Summary", as they have always been called. He stated the word does not have to be tied into all the titles. Councilmember Flaherty stated that the difference of the words is semantics. Councilmember Stigney stated he has a problem with renaming a program to call it an element. Councilmember Thomas asked Finance Director Beer if it changes the financial reporting from the City by using the word "element". Finance Director Beer indicates he does not foresee any problems, and the only issue may be that some people have become accustomed to the verbiage that was used previously. Councilmember Gunn stated that she agrees with the use of the word "element". Councilmember Thomas noted that there are programs within the elements. Councilmember Gunn wondered if Subdivision 5 should read "...above-described elements..."