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Orono City Council <br /> Orono City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> Monday,July 23,2018 <br /> Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. <br /> would to see what the next five years would look like to anticipate the proper budgeting for next <br /> three or four roads we looking to work on. <br /> Walsh mentioned that the City has an Insurance fund but the City needs to figure out how much <br /> we really need to have in that fund. Walsh noted that we would like to be able to take from it to <br /> increment it out to other important areas that are in need. Walsh mentioned that nice thing we <br /> have going for us is that these are funds that we could use instead of increasing the levy to cover <br /> and buildup the more important funds. Walsh noted that by doing this we are protected in the <br /> long run and spending the money right. <br /> Olson mentioned that he recommends creating an internal service fund for IT that the City would <br /> be able to use for an equipment fund. <br /> Walsh noted that if it would be separated out as to what equipment is going where, it would <br /> make it more transparent and would make sense. <br /> Council Member Victoria Seals noted that if we have staff that intend to leave in the future that <br /> we may want to relook at dividing up those duties between current staff and possibly farming out <br /> other duties as needed. <br /> There was discussion of not becoming too lean. The needs of staff levels,positions, and other <br /> information that makes up that portion of the fund. <br /> Olson addressed the need for code enforcement staff and the expectations of the citizens. Olson <br /> noted that staff is concerned that we are providing the level of service needed for the citizens. <br /> Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart reviewed the request for code enforcement <br /> staff. Barnhart mentioned that we provide staffing wherever the council would like and if staff is <br /> expected to do code enforcement at a certain level, there may be a need to hire additional code <br /> enforcement staff. Barnhart referred to the Initial Response Time table provided in the memo. <br /> Council Member Victoria Seals mentioned that if we did decide to go that route then we need to <br /> document all training and everything within the first six months to figure out if it is something <br /> that is truly needed, at least for the busiest six month time span. <br /> Council Member Aaron Printup asked what do you think the spike in May and June was on the <br /> Initial Response Time for code enforcement. Barnhart mentioned that it is a natural spike that <br /> occurs in the summer. Barnhart also mentioned that it typically begins at the end of April but <br /> people generally begin to become more concerned in the months following it. <br /> Meeting ended at 6:52 p.m. <br />