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PUBLIC COMMENTS - None <br />WORK STUDY SESSIONS <br />Interim City Manager O'Rourke indicated that in the interest of time, the agenda items <br />would be taken out of order to discuss the budget before the communications item. <br />WS1 REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF FISCAL YEARS 2013-14 AND 2014-15 <br />GENERAL FUND BUDGETS <br />Presentation by Interim City Manager O'Rourke <br />Council Budget-Related Policy Questions <br />1. Acceptance of restructuring of departments' organizations and services <br />provided based on the dollars available <br />2. Affirm strategy of reviewing Police Dept. operations to identify financial <br />savings <br />3. Affirm support of Reserve Levels <br />4. Use of on-going & one-time residual from former Redevelopment <br />Agency <br />5. How to address CIP infrastructure needs, deferred maintenance issues <br />and Planning needs <br />1. Acceptance of Restructuring of Departments' Organizations and <br />Services Provided Based on the Dollars Available <br />• Restructuring: <br />Allows Depts. to define critical functions <br />Provides Depts. the ability to define and fill (limited) critical <br />positions based on priority and funding <br />Begins to define service level impacts based on the return of <br />furloughs <br />• Historical Staffing Levels (Peak vs. Low) <br />• FY13-14 Anticipated Workforce Changes - Deleting an estimated <br />150 vacant positions Citywide <br />• Councilmember Martinez thanked staff for moving in the right <br />direction and with transparency built into the process. <br />• Councilmember Benavides asked what the impact to the <br />general fund will be with SEIU furloughs are returned to employees <br />at the end of June. Staff indicated that it was $1.3 million to the <br />General Fund. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2 MAY 7, 2013 <br />1 0B-2