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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Council Worksession <br />July 27, 2022 <br />5:00 pm <br /> <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas <br />Councilmember Graeme Allen <br /> Councilmember Pam Axberg <br />Councilmember Emily Dunsworth <br /> <br />Absent: Councilmember Abdullahi Abdulle <br /> <br />Staff in Attendance: Devin Massopust, Gina Foschi, Jennifer Fink, Craig Schlichting, Tony Paetznick. Nick <br />Kriz <br /> <br />Guests in Attendance: <br /> <br />Budget Work Session <br /> <br />Massopust stated staff has been selective in what they wanted to see within the 2023 budget. He thanked <br />Finance Director Foschi and her team for their efforts on the budget. He stated he was proud of the budget that <br />was being presented to the Council this evening. He explained the goals for this meeting was to inform the <br />Council on the preliminary budget with the understanding the Council had until December 13 to approve the <br />levy. He encouraged the Council to think about what they were firm on and what could be amended. He then <br />reviewed the preliminary budget book in further detail with the Council, along with the City’s strategic <br />priorities. <br /> <br />Councilmember Axberg asked when the compensation study would be completed. Massopust reported this <br />study would be completed in December or January. <br /> <br />Councilmember Axberg requested further information on how the new Assistant City Manager position would <br />be funded. Massopust described how this position would be funded through ARPA and Community <br />Reinvestment funds. <br /> <br />Foschi reviewed the internal service fund budgets with the Council. <br /> <br />Nick Kriz, IT Manager, discussed the proposed IT budget with the Council. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen inquired if the City would still be providing Commissioners with iPad’s in 2023. Nick <br />Kriz reported the City would continue with this process, but staff understood Commissioners were not always <br />finding the iPad’s necessary. He estimated the City had 63 iPad’s at this time and 47 were being used by <br />Council and Commission members. <br /> <br />Further discussion ensued regarding the testing and defense mechanisms that were done on the City’s network. <br /> <br />Foschi commented on the Pavement Management purchases that were proposed for 2023.