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<br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />that a priority. <br /> <br />Walsh added that we had to do the increases now to correct the deficiencies from <br />years past, which we have been doing, however it all contributes to the <br /> <br />Council Member Matt Johnson mentioned that it makes sense that the City does not <br />want to go backwards in terms of communication. The City should keep in mind that <br />we also learned that people with wells were paying in part for people with city water. <br />Johnson asked what the City did to communicate a major change for this. The failure <br />is that we do not have a definitive plan to communicate with the public. He added all <br />we can do is learn from it and develop a specific procedure to communicate things <br />like this. Johnson added the City may also want to tell the citizens where they can go <br />to find the information. <br /> <br />Council Member Richard Crosby agrees that we should have a plan in place to <br />communicate with the public but also that we may want to try not to go backwards. <br /> <br />Walsh mentioned that we should readdress this at the next work session or when we <br />have a little more information. <br /> <br />Printup would like staff to find out how the City can use their own website to <br />showcase things like this now and for the future. <br /> <br />Finance Director Ron Olson mentioned that approximately 10% of the people calling <br />were asking for forgiveness. Olson added we have had a lot of conversations over the <br />past few days and that overall we do have a pretty intelligent and thoughtful citizen <br />base. <br /> <br />Walsh asked if Rief had anything else to add to this item. Rief mentioned that we <br />have had more inquiries related to parks, public works, and utility bills. Overall <br />everything is continuing to go as normal in terms of the number of building permits <br />coming in and the calls we are still receiving. <br /> <br />2. Staffing Discussion <br />Police Chief Correy Farniok gave an update to the Council of the recent activities of <br />the Police Department. They have continued to respond to calls for assistance and at <br />times have gone into many homes. Farniok asked the Council for input about what <br />the city can do for those officers that are going into those COVID-19 related calls, <br />because they do not have the ability to work from home. Currently we are rotating <br />and alternating shifts so that there is no overlap, but there is still a concern of the risk <br />involved to the officers and their families. Farniok recommended the council <br />consider implementing a program which would include an increase of $100-$150 per <br />week as COVID 19 pay for full-time sworn in Officers and the Community Service <br />Officer during the time we are under a shelter in place order. The increase would not <br />apply to those employees working from home. <br />