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A
C
A
Let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum.
Today
we
will
begin
hearing
presentations
from
City
Department
departments
on
the
mayor's
2024
recommended
Budget
on
the
agenda.
Today
is
the
mayor's
office,
the
legislative
department
and
the
city
attorney's
office.
We
will
begin
with
a
presentation
from
the
mayor's
office
and
here
to
present
is
Mayor
Fry's
Chief
of
Staff
Michael
loet.
D
Welcome
my
name
is
Michael
Lovich.
The
mayor's
Chief
of
Staff
here
today
to
discuss
the
2024
proposed
budget
for
the
mayor's
office
got
a
new
clicker,
starting
with
an
overview
of
how
our
team
is
structured,
we're
broken
down
into
three
programmatic
divisions,
that's
Communications
and
engagement
policy
and
government
Affairs
operations
and
constituent
Services.
You
can
see
that
the
plurality
of
those
positions
reside
within
the
policy
and
government
Affairs
team.
Today
we
have
seven
FTE
supporting
that
body
of
work.
It
grew
by
one
in
2023.
D
Thanks
to
the
new
funding
you
all
approved
for
an
additional
safety
Aid
the
operations
and
constituent
Services
team.
It's
four
full-time
staff.
That's
thanks
to
one
additional
FTE!
That's
the
U
vacant
repurposed
reclassified
crime
prevention,
Specialists
that
we
had
discussed
last
year
that
had
become
has
become
our
constituent
services
coordinator.
Our
Communications
and
engagement
team
presently
has
three
staff,
as
we
discussed
again
last
year,
we're
hoping
to
grow
that
by
one
FTE
through
new
funding
in
the
2024
budget.
D
Those
three
departments
report
up
to
the
chief
of
staff,
which
in
turn
reports
up
to
the
mayor
and
our
office's
mission,
is
simply
improving
the
daily
lives
of
Minneapolis
residents.
That's
through
clear
and
consistent
direction
to
the
cabinet,
as
well
as
administrative
department,
heads
included
free
reference
there,
the
mayor's
core
policy
priori
prorities
achievements
and
risks
from
a
budget
perspective.
Those
two
FTE
that
we
had
previously
discussed
the
safety
Aid
focused
on
the
broader
OCS
portfolio.
D
That's
the
non-law
enforcement
body
of
work
has
been
hired
a
few
weeks
ago
and
then
the
constituent
service
coordinator
was
tasked
with
centralizing
and
really
better
tracking
the
individual
responses
that
our
office
receives
from
a
risk
perspective.
I
think
that
those
are
office
faces
miror,
the
Enterprise
as
a
whole.
It's
capacity
challenges
under
the
new
structure,
turnover
and,
of
course,
burnout.
That's
happening
against
the
backdrop
of
a
very
competitive
job
market
as
I
know.
You
all
know.
D
On
the
Staffing
front,
we
sit
at
20
or
excuse
me
in
2023
set
16
FTE
again
under
the
2024
proposal.
We
would
seek
to
grow
by
one
FTE.
Both
those
figures
are
incl
inclusive
of
the
mayor,
and
we
presently
have
zero.
D
Vacancies,
the
budget
itself,
the
final
figure
for
2023
was
$2.7
Million.
We
had
ended
the
year,
anticipating
a
roughly
$180,000
increase.
That's
been
offset
thanks
in
large
part
to
a
decrease
in
our
contractual
Services
budget
item,
specifically
the
amount
MBC
charges
for
rent,
changed
and
decreased
for
our
office,
and
the
same
is
true
of
the
fun,
the
formula
that
it
relies
on
for
how
they
expense
their
services.
So
we're
holding
steady
at
roughly
2.7
million
for
this
year's
recommended.
D
Budget
again
that
full-time
staff
that
we
had
discuss,
bringing
on
to
support
the
communications
team,
their
focus,
their
overriding
focus
would
be
on
Enterprise
Communications.
We've
heard
clear
and
consistent
feedback
from
City
staff,
as
well
as
members
of
this
body,
that
we've
got
room
for
improvement
when
it
comes
to
effectively
sharing
information
from
the
administrative
side,
the
executive
branch
with
you
all
with
the
broader
Enterprise
in
City
Hall.
So
that
would
be
the
overriding
focus
of
this
new
staff
member
and
they
come
at
a
cost
of
$159,000.
That's
new
ongoing
funding
concludes.
A
Thank
you.
We
have
cmer
pay
in
Q.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I'm,
curious
now
that
we
have
the
new
government
structure.
We've
done
a
lot
of
work
around
effectively
creating
a
cabinet
level
so
that
the
mayor
has
direct
access
to
the
entire
Administration.
Can
you
clarify
for
me
the
division
of
responsibilities
between
policy
staff
that
exist
within
the
mayor's
office
and
policy
staff
that
exist
within
the
administration.
D
E
Mark,
for
instance,
housing
policy.
We
have
a
ton
of
Staff
in
cped
that
focuses
around
housing
policy
financing
zoning
planning.
We
also
have
people
with
that
portfolio
within
the
mayor's
office
and
all
full
cards
on
the
table.
I
feel
like
under
the
previous
government
structure,
where
the
mayor
didn't
have
as
much
direct
access
control
and
authority
over
the
administration.
E
It
was
really
beneficial
to
have
dedicated
staff
within
the
mayor's
office
so
that
you
could
have
that
yeah
one
toone
relationship
now
that
we
have
the
new
government
structure,
I'm
curious
as
to
what
that
division
of
labor
should
be
now
that
the
mayor
is
the
authority
over
the
entire
Administration
and
should
have
that
access
and
control,
especially
by
way
of
the
coo
and
the
commissioner
of
Public
Safety.
D
Understood
chair
KY,
council
member
pay.
Thank
you
for
clarifying
I
think
that
it
would
vary
on
a
caseby
casee
basis,
but
the
example
you
identified
is
really
useful.
Our
policy
staff
are
not
necessarily
meant
to
be
subject
matter.
Experts
within
in
a
technical
sense,
I
should
say
in
those
respective
Fields,
rather
serving
as
Liaisons
and
connective
tissue
between
the
mayor's
Direction
and
effectively
ensuring
that
that
direction
is
carried
out
across
the
Enterprise.
D
So
if
you
consider
our
housing
staff,
for
example,
they
did
a
lot
of
work,
designing
And,
discussing
the
or
the
setting
up
the
vision
for
stable
home,
stable
schools.
For
instance.
We
wouldn't
expect
that
staff
to
be
responsible
for
administering
that
particular
initiative
or
program
they
serve
as
leaz
on
both
with
Community
and
departments
with
on
behalf
of
the
mayor,
some
more
not
as
not
as
much
hard
technical
side
expertise
as
City
Enterprise
staff.
If
that
makes
sense.
A
You
next
we
have
coun
Marans.
F
Thank
You
Cher
just
a
quick
question
regarding
slide
number
four,
where
it's
mentioned:
that
there
was
a
FTE
for
2022
and
2023
dedicated
to
the
office
of
community
safety
and
building
out
that
work.
Is
that
position
being
carried
over
into
2024
as
well.
F
Okay,
that's
good
to
know
considering
I
know
right
now
in
Pogo
we're
considering
a
gift
item
for
executive
Support
Services
for
outside
partner
with
Ryan
Companies.
To
do
exactly.
It
seems
like
similar
work
to
support
the
roll
out
of
OCS,
so
just
making
sure
we're
not
duplicating
efforts
if
there
was
already
executive
resources
available
to
support
OCS,
that's
good
to
know
for
2024
as
we're
taking
up
that
item
in
Pogo.
F
The
other
question
that
I
had
was
around
this
FTE
position,
which
the
components
is
talking
about:
support,
enterprise-wide
Communications
and
streamlining
Communications
between
the
executive
and
legislative
side.
Can
you
identify
in
what
ways
that's
not
being
carried
out
by
these
two
buckets
that
already
exist
in
the
mayor's
office,
where
we
have
I
see
three
existing
FTE
for
communications
engagement?
That
seems
like
that
would
be
the
place
or
to
have
staff
at
least
three
to
do
that
Communications
piece
and
then
the
operation
side.
F
If
there's
something
lacking
there,
around
enterprise-wide
Administration,
there's
also
three
FTE.
So
between
those
two
buckets,
there's
six,
why
there
is
a
shortfall
where
we
need
or
where
the
office
needs
additional
full-time
position
to
support
that
capacity.
D
Building
chair
kosy,
council
member
wansley,
thank
you
for
the
question.
I
think
I.
If
I'm
interpreting
it
correctly,
the
focus
of
the
existing
staff,
especially
within
the
communications
engagement
team,
is
more
externally
focused.
D
That's
media
relations,
community
relations
and
this
position
would
be
different
in
as
much
as
we
would
have
more
dedicated
Less
ad
hoc
communication.
Think
with
you
all
and
with
the
Enterprise
as
a
body.
So
I
know
that
in
other
Executive
offices,
like
the
governors
or
similar
structures,
this
is
a
really
useful
position
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
everything
that
happens
on
the
executive
branch
is
being
coordinated
and
that
relevant
information
is
being
effectively
shared
internally.
F
And
that's
still
a
little
bit
confusing
because
in
the
description
it
does
mention
that
to
way
where
currently
this
position
or
proposed
position
would
do
the
internal
and
external
I
know
we
get
the
press
releases
and
there's
been
ongoing
emails
that
we
receive
each
week
about
some
of
the
work
that
the
mayor's
office
is
doing.
So
I
was
under
the
assumption
that
whoever
is
doing
that
work.
I
can't
remember
the
staff
memb
name
who
we
receive
those
emails.
F
It
seems
like
that
is
that
communication
I
know
also
a
number
of
us
meet
with
some
of
the
mayor's
office.
They
come
to
agenda
settings
like
keep
us
in
the
loop.
So
maybe
that's
been
a
a
gap.
That's
been
identified
by
colleagues,
but
it
seems
like
there
has
been
some
staffing
support
to
be
present
in
that
way
to
do
both
that
internal
and
external
Communications
and
to
kind
of
keep.
F
You
know
council
members
of
breath
on
what's
Happening
when
we're
doing
policy
work
and
connecting
with
specific
staff
like
yourself
in
the
mayor's
office,
so
still
a
little
confused
about
the
the
need
for
this
position
in
in
recognizing
that
it
seems
like
some
of
these
duties
or
responsibilities
are
being
handled
by
the
six
between
those
two
divisions,
but
outside
of
that
those
were
all
the
questions.
I
had.
Thank
you
so
much
for
answering
them.
A
H
Kosy
just
a
couple
questions
I
I
had
a
similar
question
to
council
member
wansley
about
the
work
that
this
proposed
position
is
going
to
do
that's
different
than
the
existing
positions,
but
I
also
wanted
to
know
if
you
all
have
written
job
description
somewhere
for
every
position
in
the
mayor's
office.
H
H
I
know
I,
have
your
staff
who
comes
to
my
agenda
settings
and
I'm
sure
all
other
committees
do
as
well,
so
would
love
to
just
see
like
what
the
expectations
are
out
of
the
mayor's
office
and
similar
to
what
council
member
Payne
said
about
the
overlap
like
how
do
those
relationships
work
with
our
offices
also,
and
then
the
next
thing
is.
Did
you
say
that
your
staff,
like
the
policy
AIDS,
are
subject
matter
experts
or
aren't
subject
matter?
H
D
Council
chair
kosy
council
member
Vita
I
did
introduce
that
concept.
I
want
to
be
clear,
I
think
that,
from
a
technical
expertise
perspective,
if
you
were
to
cross
reference
those
job
descriptions
for
the
mayor's
policy,
AIDS
and
contrast
them
with
some
of
the
department
level
staff
I
imagine
there
would
be
greater
weight,
assign
to
technical
expertise
and
Technical
background
than
that
of
a
policy
Aid
similar
to
those
who
staff
your
offices.
D
Sure
I
think
that,
as
a
term
of
art,
I
would
be
hesitant
to
put
them
in
the
same
bucket
as
who
we
classically
refer
to
as
subject
matter
experts,
but
certainly
within
their
given
Fields.
They
bring
or
have
a
focus
on
those
areas,
core
areas
of
expertise
for
lack
of
a
better
term.
A
Thank
you.
Next,
we
have
council
member
rainville.
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair
Mr.
Vage.
Thank
you
for
coming
down.
Excuse
me,
I
I,
just
want
to
stress
how
important
it
is
to
have
that
human
contact
between
your
staff
and
the
council
members
it's
at
times
lacking
at
times
it's
good.
You
have
some
really
good
subject
matter:
experts
and
I'd
like
to
call
out
John
Freud,
you
know
Peter
is
doing
a
great
job
Suzanne,
but
others
that
you
on
your
staff
that
you
oversee
do
not
have
that
expertise
and
their
lack
of
commun
communication
with
us
makes
your
office
suffer.
I
A
Ties
thank
you.
I
put
myself
in
Quee,
really
quick
I
just
thought.
If
you
could
just
go
back
and
re
clarify
I
know.
Con
wansley
had
brought
up
the
potential
gift
for
through
Ryan
companies
to
talk
about
the
difference
between
those
two.
I
A
D
Sure
chosi,
thank
you
for
the
question.
I
think
that,
with
respect
I,
don't
want
to
speak
on
behalf
of
interim
commissioner
shei
and
what
exactly
his
intent
is
for
that
position
or
the
request
for
you
all.
But
my
my
impression
is
that
their
focus
would
be
more
narrowly
tailored
to
the
transition
and
an
organizational
analysis
of
OCS
RIT
large
and
the
safety
Aid
that
we
have
in
our
office
will
be
dedicated
more
to
the
day-to-day
ongoing
work
already
underway.
D
So
take,
for
example,
either
the
safe
and
thriving
communities
report
the
DNS
portfolio,
that
sort
of
extra
non-law
enforcement
day-to-day
body
of
work,
whereas
this
gift
that
interim
commissioner
sheii
has
proposed,
would
be
more
administrative,
clerical
reporting
directly
to
the
office
of
community.
A
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair
Mr
Lovich,
thank
you
for
coming
in
and
for
your
brief
presentation
explaining
the
proposed
changes
to
the
mayor's
office
budget
for
2024
really
could
not
agree
with
what
what
other
colleagues
have
said
so
far
and
I
guess
I've
been
reflecting
on
your
responses
to
council
member
Payne's
questions
earlier
regarding
the
role
of
the
policy
staff
in
your
office
and
how
that
kind
of
lines
up
with
policy
staff
within
department
and
what
I
heard
from
you
please
correct
me.
J
If
I'm
wrong
is
the
the
role
of
the
AIDS,
the
the
policy
AIDS
in
your
office
is
ensuring
that
the
mayor's
priorities
within
that
subject
matter
area
take
housing,
Public,
Safety
alternatives
to
safety,
as
as
three
examples
that
I
can
think
of
off
the
top
of
my
head
there,
the
the
AIDS
in
your
office.
J
Their
role
is
ensuring
that
the
the
mayor's
priorities
in
those
areas
are
prioritized
Within,
relevant
departments
that
the
mayor's
the
mayor's
vision
is
carried
out
and
policy
priorities
are
aligned
within
departments
to
carry
out
that
work.
That
makes
a
lot
of
sense
to
me.
I
think
what
I,
what
doesn't
make
sense
or
what
I
feel
a
little
stuck
on,
is
under
the
new
government
structure,
where
department
heads
are
reporting
directly
to
the
mayor.
J
How
is
that
not
the
role
of
directors
right,
like
people
who
are
not
not
necessarily
technical,
subject
matter
experts,
but
our
experts
in
the
field
that
they're
overseeing
also
oversee
all
of
the
policy
staff,
also
oversee
the
staff.
Administering
the
the
city's
priorities
and
policy
priorities?
Is
that
not
the
role
of
a
a
director
to
be
essentially
the
lison
between
your
office
and
that
department
and
the
work
it
carries
out.
D
Yeah
Cher
kosy
council
member
Chuck
D.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
I
think
that,
yes,
that's
right.
The
with
respect
to
the
director's
overseeing
the
implementation
of
that
work.
I
think
maybe
it
would
help
clarify,
there's
27
departments
now
that
report
up
ultimately
to
this
office,
we're
all
well
versed
in
The
Art
of
Doing,
more
with
less,
but
as
a
matter
of
rawad
numbers,
helping
triage
that
incoming
information
from
across
the
Enterprise
having
those
AIDS
dedicated
to
those
specific
areas
or
Fields.
That's
their
job.
D
I
think
it
Cher
Kasi
council
member
chug
Tai.
Yes,
it
does
they're
both
task
with
sharing
information
with
the
mayor.
Ultimately,.
G
F
Thank
You
Cher
kosy.
Also
thank
you
for
that
question.
Council
member
Tu
Tai.
It
makes
me
think
of
if
there's
similar
to
council
member
Vita's,
like
request
for
you,
know
job
descriptions.
Is
there
a
flowchart
outside
of
the
organizational
chart
of
how
you
know
the
department
heads
are
relating
or
like
connecting
with
you
all
in
the
executive
office
or
mayor's
office?
F
Because
I
will
say
there
has
been
points
of
confusion
where
there's
been
items
that
some
of
us
might
bring
to
agenda
setting
and
where
a
department
head
would
have
a
different
understanding
of
like
yep
I'm
on
board.
We've
had
other
staff
from
the
the
mayor's
office
come
in
and
maybe
not
be
up
to
speed
or
or
we'll.
You
know
double
back
with
the
department
head
about.
Are
we
sure
we
want
to
do
that?
So
I
would
even
say:
there's
been
some
confusion
in
some
instances
where
it
seems
like
the
staff
and
the
department.
F
Leadership
are
not
fully
in
conversation
or
there's
just
a
lack
of
communication
breakdown
that
also
impacts
the
work
that
we're
trying
to
do
on
the
council
side,
especially
when
we're
getting
to
agenda
setting
so
I've.
Also
been
under
the
same
understanding
that
it's
been
Department
leadership
and
the
mayor's
executive
staff
that
are
having
frequent
Communications
about
work,
that's
happening
and
that
you
will
be
ready
to
show
up
with
that
clear
understanding
when
we
get
to
agenda
settings
that
seems
like
that
hasn't
been
happening,
so
maybe
that's
a
gap
as
opposed
to.
F
Like
relaying
information
to
council
members,
there
seems
to
be
a
breakdown
between
Department
leadership
and
staff.
So
thank
you
for
flag
in
that,
because
that
has
been
a
challenge
we've
had
to
navigate
in
my
office
and
just
trying
to
figure
out
like
is
there
a
communication
breakdown
actually
happening
between
that
department
level
and
executive
staff.
D
Chosy,
council,
member
wansley-
yes,
the
an
so
taking
those
in
turn,
I
guess
on
the
information
flow
chart
I
would
need
to
cockus
with
the
cabinet
and
whether
or
not
it's
for
the
short
answer
is
we'll
get
you
something
on
that
front
and
then
very
much
appreciate
your
comments
on
the
continuity
across
the
Enterprise
I.
D
Do
anticipate
that
this
new
position's
Focus
would
be
on
helping
Shore
up
or
close
those
gaps
perceived
or
otherwise,
between
department
heads
and
the
policy
AIDS
tested
with
relaying
that
information
back
to
the
mayor's
office
and
Community
Partners.
F
And
when
you
do
bring
something,
can
you
also
include
kind
of
decision-making
points?
I
know
right
now
we're
having
an
item
around
peard,
where
one
of
the
mayor
staff
is
saying
that
we
can't
connect
with
the
staff,
that's
responsible
for
doing
the
work
and
we're
also
trying
to
work
with
the
Department
lead
so
who,
in
my
understanding,
if
we're
hiring
department
heads,
they
are
the
ultimate
decision-making
Authority
for
the
work
that
lies
under
their
department
and
again,
there
seems
to
be
staff.
F
That's
not
fully
clear
of
what
their
role
is
in
that
if
a
department
has
says
yes
I'm
ready
to
move
forward
it
to
me,
it
seems
like
the
executive
staff
who's
supporting
that
work
should
be
in
the
alignment
and
not
interpreting
their
role
as
having
decision-making
authority
over
any
legislative
process.
So
if
you
can
also
include
in
that
flow
chart
of
information,
actual
grounded
decision-making
like
Authority,
that's
grounded
also
in
our
Charter
and
in
the
government,
restructure
ordinance
so
that
everyone
can
be
on
the
same
page.
A
Thank
you
and
going
back
to
council
member
Vita
I
think
just
best
practice
that
the
information
is
both
the
orc
chart
and
the
information
flow
chart
we're
talking
about
is
distributed
to
the
entire
Council
too.
As
a
reminder.
K
Goodman.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Without
question.
It's
going
to
take
more
than
a
year
and
a
half
to
learn
about
the
new
government
structure
and
to
operationalize
it.
You
can't
go
from
one
system,
that's
been
in
place
for
100
plus
years
and
then
hit
the
ground
running
to
do
the
work
while
making
changes
within
the
structure.
K
We
are
frustrated
by
that
because
we'd
like
to
see
a
legislative,
Department
move
more
quickly
and
I'm
sure
the
mayor's
office
is
frustrated
by
it
in
the
way
that
in
the
vacuum
their
office
is
perceived
as
having
their
staff
doing
the
work.
K
My
question
to
you,
Mr
valovich,
is:
what
do
other
cities
with
executive
Mayors
do
about
their
office
staff
it
it's
my
understanding
that
cities
with
of
similar
size
with
executive
Mayors
have
like
five
times
the
number
of
staff
that
this
mayor's
office
had
and
that
you
could
have
asked
for
15
more
people
just
like
we're
asking
for
four
people
and
you've
ratcheted
it
down,
because
we've
ratcheted
it
down
at
the
same
time.
But
what?
What
is?
K
What
is
your
knowledge
of
what
happens
in
other
cities
that
have
strong
Mayors
and
how
have
you
adjusted
your
equ,
based
on
what
we
have
requested.
D
Chair
kosy,
council
member
Goodman,
thank
you
so
much
for
the
question.
I
hesitate
to
get
to
specific,
but
what
I?
Because
I
don't
have
quantitative
data
in
front
of
me
or
any
hard
comparative
figures,
but
just
exposure
to
different
conferences
connecting
with
different
mayor's
offices
from
across
the
country
for
major
municipalities.
Yes,
your
assumption
about
capacity
is
right.
In
my
experience,
they
are
significant,
have
significantly
more
staff
to
operationalize
the
mayor's
direction
or
see
to
it
that
it
is.
K
I
mean,
ultimately,
we
all
want
more
communication
with
the
mayor's
team,
as
it
pertains
to
all
of
the
work
we're
doing
and
the
work
that
they're
doing.
It's
especially
a
keen
thing
for
people
who
chair
and
vice
chair
committees,
because
the
mayor's
team
is
involved
in
coming
to
those
meetings
and
working
with
us
on
issues
but
like,
for
example,
I
don't
serve
on
the
committee.
K
The
council,
member
Ellison
chairs
and
so
I
need
to
find
out
what
happened
in
in
that
meeting
on
my
own
or
from
your
team
and
I
think
they've
been
really
responsive,
and
so,
if
we
want
that
level
of
ongoing
cross
communication
and
I
think
there
should
be
more
people
in
the
mayor's
office
because
clearly
we're
not
getting
the
amount
of
information
that
many
of
us
would
like.
We
might
want
to
consider
increasing
the
number
of
people
on
his
staff
to
accommodate
those.
A
You
Council
Vice,
president
palano.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I.
Think
council
member
Goodman's
comments
really
cover
a
lot
of
my
own,
especially
in
regards
to
government,
restructure,
I'm,
curious
and
and
I
I.
L
Look
at
all
of
our
offices
and
I
see
how
particular
offices
get
you
know
kind
of
slammed
on
particular
issues
that
directly
impact
their
Community
with
Outreach
from
the
community,
whether
it's
a
huge
sinkhole
in
in
uptown,
or
whether
it's
a
particular
topic
of
of
high
importance
and
something
I've
always
tried
to
appreciate
when
working
with
mayor
staff
is
that
they
get
hit
by
all
13
Wards
worth
of
information.
L
Do
you
have
a
sense,
Mr
Lovich
of
of
what
your
constituent
contact
rate
is,
or
your
constituent
load
and
I
ask
for
that
not
being
able
to
know
off
the
top
of
my
head?
What
that
that
is
for
my
own
office
but
I'm
just
curious
from
I
think
you
put
it
in
the
operations
segment
of
your
organization
chart,
but
I
work
extremely
hard
to
try
to
get
back
to
everybody
that
reaches
out
to
my
office.
I,
can't
imagine
what
that
looks
like
from
a
city-wide
perspective.
D
Yep
Cher
kosy
Council
vice
president
pal
Masano.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
The
latest
figures
that
we
had
since
October
of
last
year
is
there
have
been
5900
unique
contacts
and
that's
just
through
the
mayor's
General
intake
lines.
His
email
inbox,
the
front
desk
and
so
I
don't
have
a
breakdown.
What
that
looks
like
weekly,
of
course,
es
and
flows
with
news
of
the
day,
but
I
do
know
that
since
October,
that
figure
is
about
5900
and
can
follow
up
with
additional
information.
D
If
useful,
as
our
constituent
service
coordinator
has
been
keen
on
keeping
close
tabs
on
those
figures,.
L
And
Mr
Lovich
what
I
mean
my
goal
for
my
office
is
that
everybody
that
reaches
out
to
our
office
gets
a
return
phone
call
or
a
return
email
or
in
whatever
capacity
they've
reached
out
what
kinds
of
goals
do
you
have
for
that
in
your
office?.
D
Yeah
we
strive
to
mean
a
72h
hour
turnaround
time.
That,
of
course,
can
vary
depending
on
the
complexity
of
the
issue.
It
takes
staff
time
resources
to
track
down
good
information
and
make
sure
that's
it's
vetted
before
it's
communicated
out
to
a
constituent
or
community
group,
but
the
goal
is
72
hours.
L
F
Thank
you,
chairi
I,
just
want
to
in
a
said,
volunteer
our
clerk
Carl's
labor
on
this,
especially
since
there
was
a
request
for
analysis
of
the
mayor's
Staffing
capacity
in
in
comparison
to
what
other
cities
have
done
around
strong,
be
we
spent
majority
of
2022
all
of
2022,
really
diving
into
exactly
that,
where
you
know
our
staff
work
to
do
a
comparative
analysis
of
the
very
materials
that's
being
requested
right
now,
so
that
information
does
exist.
I
know
it's
on
limbs,
but
I
know.
F
Clerk
Carl
is
great
in
sending
emails
that
thoroughly
help
us
revisit
some
of
the
things
that
we've
dived
into
before.
F
So,
instead
of
you
having
to
create
a
memo
of
of
sorts-
and
maybe
it's
just
working
with
clerk
Carl
on
this
of
just
recapturing
all
of
2022,
a
lot
of
those
data
analysis
points
around
Staffing
capacity,
around
Regional
approaches
for
strong
May,
also
I,
don't
recall,
I
think
there
was
some
a
you
know,
analysis
of
how
that
improves,
efficiency
and
all
those
things
those
were
spelled
out
in
numerous
meetings,
all
throughout
2022
around
the
executive
branch,
especially
since
we
didn't
get
to
the
legislative
conversations
until
this
year.
F
So
if
that
could
also
be
included
in
the
materials
that
you
send
out
to
council,
that
way,
everyone
can
have
the
same
information
and
be
on
the
same
page
that
we
had
a
very
long
conversation
around
the
exective
structure
all
last
year
and
kind
of
how
that
got
you
to
the
place
where
you've
requested
the
Staffing
that
you
did
and
how
that
supports
in
you
know
enforcing
or
administrating
this
overall
new
structure,
so
I
think
that
would
be
helpful
too.
Just
another
piece
of
data
to
include.
A
A
And
before
we
move
on
I
just
want
to
note
that
President
Jenkins
has
joined
us
council,
member
Ellison
and
council
member
Payne
I'm,
not
sure
if
he
got
in
before
he
spoke
there.
So
next
we
have
the
presentation
from
our
legislative
department
and
kicking
us
off.
Is
Kate
Ren,
the
manager
of
administrative
services
for
the
clerk
work's
office.
M
Welcome
good
morning
my
name
is
Kate
Ren
and
I
have
the
privilege
of
serving
as
the
manager
of
administrative
services
for
the
legislative
Department
I
am
joined
today
by
our
city,
clerk,
Casey
Carl,
our
city,
auditor,
Ryan,
Patrick
and
other
members
of
the
department.
May
it
please
the
committee
we
are
here
to
present
the
mayor's
2024
recommended
budget
for
the
legislative
Department.
M
We
will
start
by
reviewing
the
current
organization,
Staffing
levels,
risk
and
achievements
for
the
Department
as
a
whole
and
from
there
we
will
then
dive
into
program
updates
and
budget
proposals
for
each
of
the
offices
that
make
up
this
department
to
start
under
the
new
government
structure.
The
legislative
Department
encompasses
the
city
council
and
the
offices
of
city
clerk
and
City
auditor.
It
is
established
as
a
separate
Department
of
and
within
the
city
government
and
under
the
general
authority
of
the
council.
M
The
city
council
ultimately
makes
the
laws
that
govern
the
city
and
represents
the
needs
of
their
individual
Wards.
Their
work
is
supported
by
the
politically
appointed
staff
in
the
13
Ward
offices
and
the
nonpartisan
staff
in
the
offices
of
City,
auditor
and
city
clerk.
To
start
the
office
of
City
auditor
generally
provides
comprehensive,
Assurance,
Consulting
analysis,
research
and
valuation
services
for
the
city.
M
Currently,
there
are
two
divisions
in
this
office
audit
and
policy
and
research,
and
you
will
note
in
the
chart
on
the
screen
that
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
does
include
a
third
New
Branch
oversight
and
evaluation.
The
city
auditor,
who
oversees
the
work
of
this
office,
is
appointed
by
the
independent
audit
committee
that
you
also
see
represented.
On
the
other
side,
we
have
the
office
of
city
clerk
who
maximizes
access
to
municipal
government
and
enables
informed
decisions
for
Community
governance.
M
Currently,
there
are
three
divisions,
including
elections
and
voter
Services
information,
governance
and
legislative
support
and
administ
ation.
In
addition,
this
office
does
provide
support
for
the
city's
57
appointed
boards
and
commissions
the
city
clerk
who
oversees
the
work
of
this
office
is
therefore
appointed
by
the
city
council.
Now
going
into
a
staffing
level.
The
city
council
currently
has
39
positions
and
there
are
no
proposed
changes
for
next
year.
The
office
of
City
auditor
has
11
positions,
and
the
mayor
is
proposing
two
new
positions
for
2024
that
you'll
hear
about
later.
M
In
the
presentation,
they're
also
currently
no
vacancies
and,
finally,
the
office
of
city
clerk
has
48
positions,
and
the
mayor
is
proposing
five
new
positions
in
2024.
The
mayor
has
also
approved
funding
to
cover
the
reclassification
of
four
positions
that
already
exist
in
the
department.
This
includes
a
program
assistant
becoming
a
director
of
administration,
two
program,
assistants
becoming
administrative
program
coordinators
and
a
legislative
clerk
becoming
a
code
reviser.
M
There
are
also
currently
12
vac,
V
ancies,
and
the
department
expects
to
have
the
bulk
filled
by
early
October
all,
but
two
of
these
are
currently
in
various
stages
of
job
reclassifications,
with
the
human
resources
department
or
active
Recruitment,
and
just
to
give
a
bit
more
context.
Seven
of
the
vacancies
that
we
started
off
with
this
year
rested
in
our
elections
and
voter
Services
Division,
and
at
that
time
they
had
a
number
of
reclassifications
submitted
to
Human
Resources
those
weren't
largely
approved
by
that
team.
M
Until
about
May
or
June
and
from
there
the
team
then
started
working
on
filling
the
highest
positions.
First,
working
its
way
down
the
first
one
was
a
new
deputy
director
of
Elections,
and
that
was
closely
followed
by
a
new
Administrative
Assistant.
Last
week
they
were
conducting
interviews
for
a
manager
position
and
in
the
next
two
weeks,
we'll
also
be
interviewing
for
two
voter
Outreach
and
education
positions.
N
Thank
you,
chair
kosy
members
of
the
council.
Talking
briefly
about
the
city
auditor
achievements,
it's
been
a
a
pretty
Whirlwind
year
for
us,
creating
the
division
of
policy
and
research
and
continuing
to
do
all
the
good
audit
work
we
have
throughout
the
year,
including
the
risk
assessment,
following
up
on
two
massive
HR
audits
that
concluded
last
December,
building
out
that
policy
and
research,
Division
and
filling
all
our
vacancies.
N
Just
noting
a
couple
of
risks,
we
have
a
highly
specialized
team,
so
each
each
member
of
the
team
has
significant
experience
in
their
respective
subject
matters
and
we
do
need
to
retain
our
staff,
so
making
sure
retention
stays
high
is
is
critical
for
me.
The
other
risk
that
we
have
is
we
have
no
in-house
it
Auditors.
We
use
our
Professional
Services
dollars
for
that
which
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
It
Auditors
are
expensive,
but,
as
we
know
it,
risks
are
some
of
the
highest
in
the
city.
N
M
Thank
you.
So,
on
the
clerk's
side,
we
started
off
with
our
first
win,
which
was
the
merger
with
mpd's
data
practices,
team
and
taking
responsibility
for
the
complex
Public
Safety
tickets.
In
addition,
we've
really
been
prioritizing
projects
that
fall
under
the
umbrella
of
digital
democracy,
including
to
name
a
few
digitizing
historical
records
and
making
them
available
for
the
public
on
Limbs
and
munic
code.
This
means
that
city
council
proceedings
now
go
back
to
1997.
They
previously
only
went
to
2014
and
we
also
have
selections
from
various
years.
M
We've
also
launched
some
new
software
this
year,
including
Muno,
which
is
where
a
lot
of
these
historical
records
reside
and
other
things
such
as
the
previously
adopted
city
council
budgets.
We
have
launched
a
new
campaign
finance
software
for
this
year's
municipal
election,
and
we
are
extremely
thrilled
to
share
that
the
constituent
relationship
management
tool
will
be
available
later
this
year
and,
finally,
as
always,
we
are
working
on
a
long
list
of
Limbs
enhancements
to
not
only
improve
the
system
for
ourselves,
but
for
Public
Access.
M
We've
been
operating
out
of
our
current
facility
since
2019,
and
it's
really
been
too
small
for
us
since
day,
one
and
we've
been
able
to
get
buy
through
modifications,
half
piece
meal
efforts,
if
you
will
and
should
we
not
find
dedicated
expansion,
space
PRI
prior
to
next
year's
presidential
election,
we
do
have
some
very
serious
concerns
for
voter
services
and
potential
security
risk.
M
Now,
at
this
time,
we'll
go
into
more
specific
program,
information
and
budget
proposal
with
each
of
the
offices
and
we'll
start
first
with
city
council,
the
city
council,
together
with
the
mayor,
enacts
the
local
laws
and
governs
the
community
public
policies
to
direct
and
oversee
city
government.
They
additionally
oversee
and
evaluate
the
performance
of
the
administ
ation,
have
control
of
city
property
and
finances
and
represent
the
needs,
priorities
and
interests
of
their
Wards.
M
Under
the
mayor's
proposal,
the
city
council
has
a
2024
budget
of
5.4
million,
and
this
funding
is
used
primarily
for
salary
and
wages,
shared
operational
expenses
and
the
13
Ward
office
budgets.
Now,
while
it
won't
be
represented
in
this
budget
total,
the
mayor
did
also
propose
1.2
million
in
one-time
funding
to
make
security
and
accessibility
improvements
to
city
council
chamber
ERS.
This
funding
proposal
is
currently
allocated
in
the
capital
fund
and
that
project
would
be
scheduled
in
coordination
with
the
city
hall.
Restack
should
receive
final
Council
approval.
N
Auditor,
thank
you.
Mr
Ren
talk
through
our
various
divisions
and
our
new
proposal.
So
first
audit,
the
classic
mission,
which
comes
right
from
the
international
standards,
is
to
enhance
and
protect
organizational
value
by
providing
risk-based
and
objective
Assurance
advice
and
insight.
I
know
that's
a
lot
of
Auditors
speak,
but
really
you
know
we're
here
to
make
sure
things
run
efficiently
and
effectively
in
the
city.
So
we
really
Center
our
audit
work
around
risk.
N
That
is
the
primary
driving
force
for
how
we
choose
our
audits
that
we
conduct
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
while
we
do
so,
we
are
independent
and
neutral.
That's
one
of
the
biggest
highlights
of
audit
is
that
they
report
to
an
audit
committee
and
no
one
else
and
the
work
stays
outside
of
the
general
functioning
of
the
city.
So
they
can.
They
can
have
that
independent
and
neutral
Viewpoint.
N
So
just
some
example:
projects
working
on
this
year,
looking
at
emergency
communications,
has
a
number
of
third-party
contracts,
so
working
with
outside
entities
reviewing
those
are
building
maintenance
processes,
revenue
and
collections
processes
and,
as
usual
every
year
we
work
with
either
the
park
board
or
the
police
department
on
a
body
wearing
camera
or
automated
License
Plate
Reader
state
law.
Compliance
audit,
there
are
no
changes
proposed,
there's
a
slight
decrease
in
the
budget.
N
That's
due
to
some
rollover
funds
from
last
year
for
policy
and
research
You'
all
heard
about
this
ad
nauseum
this
year,
because
we've
been
working
with
each
and
every
one
of
you
to
build
this
division
out
and
that's
to
provide
that
nonpartisan
research,
analysis,
analysis
and
Consultation
Services
directly
to
you
to
support
your
your
legislative
functions
and
the
goal
being
that
increase
transparency,
that
independent
access
to
staff
who
who
exist
to
help
you
do
policy
work
in
this
year,
Beyond
building
out
that
function
from
scratch,
getting
staffed
figure
out
the
respective
functions
created
a
database
to
track
requests
for
services.
N
They'll
provide
some
details
in
the
future
on
the
number
of
requests
we
received
projects
that
we've
completed,
but
as
you've
as
you've
heard
recently,
presentations
on
legislative
departments
on
consent,
decrees
and
costs.
There
will
be
a
number
of
future
projects
to
come,
but
that's
really
at
your
direction.
We're
not
currently
proposing
a
change
in
this
budget
for
this
year
coming
year,.
G
N
Change
in
the
budget
is
due
to
adjustments
for
those
positions
and
how
they
came
over
in
the
prior
Year's
budget
to
actually
meet
the
the
staffing
needs.
This
is
a
new
proposal
currently
doesn't
exist,
the
oversight
and
evaluation
division.
So,
if
you
recall
at
the
end
of
the
budget
cycle,
there
were
a
number
of
changes
that
were
kind
of
made
to
how
the
city
auditors
office
would
be
structured,
keeping
in
the
function
of
supporting
Council
and
its
oversight,
role
that
that
function
still
existed
within
the
policy
and
research
division.
N
Although
it's
pretty
distinct
and
unique
work
from
that
that
upfront
futur
looking
policy
work
that
that
team
is
doing
so,
this
requested
funding
would
help
establish
that
oversight
and
evaluation
division.
One
of
the
primary
functions
is
supporting
the
council
and
its
review
of
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
and
working
with
the
legislative
body
to
provide
targeted
services
so
that
they
can.
N
You
can
effectively
fulfill
your
over
it
Mission
so
an
example
project
for
this
year,
even
though
this
division
didn't
exist
it
it
has
been
working
with
the
budget
committee
chair
to
develop
and
test
out
a
budget
committee
work
plan
for
the
year
to
come.
Just
a
little
more
detail
on
that
that
would
the
mayor's
budget
proposal
has
two
FTE
to
support
that
work
and
help
build
that
team
essential
to
ensure
transparency.
N
This
independent
nonpartisan
group
will
help
you
as
you
review
policy,
and
the
two
FTE
can
help
build
that
work
along
with
50k
in
program
support
to
continue
the
contract
with
our
financial
expert,
who
we've
just
recently
contracted
with.
Of
course,
Equity
analysis
will
be
embedded
in
all
aspects
of
the
work
and
that
will
help
effectively
ensure
that
we
reduce
disparities.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
related
to
the
city
auditor.
F
Thank
you,
chair,
kosy,
just
a
question
referring
to
the
equity
analysis
on
slide,
13
that
you
just
discussed.
How
do
you
anticipate
this
division?
Working
with
reib
I
know.
That's
currently
undergoing
some
transition
with
the
new
director
coming
into
that
position,
but
you
know
for
our
legislative
process,
often
times
we
in
our
office
youa.
Do
you
see
this
division
supporting
council
members
being
able
to
go
through
through
that
process,
but
also
often
times
we
will
work
with?
G
N
Thank
you,
chair
kosy,
council
member
wansley,
I
Envision,
a
strong
working
relationship
between
the
two
and
with
the
finance
and
budget
teams,
as
fiscal
notes
are
often
attached
to
action.
So
this
team
can
independently
support
you
in
that
regard.
But
again
they
as
the
subject
matter.
Experts
in
their
field
are
going
to
be
someone
that
we
always
want
to
work
closely
with,
as
we
do
those
types
of
evaluations,
I'll
note,
a
kind
of
similarity
to
the
audit
work
that
we
do.
N
We
have
a
race,
Equity
analysis,
impact
workpaper
and
our
our
audit
process,
so
that
makes
sure
that
we're
taking
that
into
account
and
part
of
that
is
well
one
necessary
leaz
on
with
leasing
with
the
team
over
in
reib,
so
drawing
upon
them
as
subject
matter
experts
it.
It
helps
make
sure
that
we
are
are
taking
those
considerations
into
each
and
every
kind
of
audit
work
that
we
do.
The
same
would
be
true
for
the
oversight
and
evaluation
division.
A
M
You,
okay,
we
will
now
proce
proceed
with
the
office
of
city
clerk
and
I
will
recognize.
There
is
a
lot
to
talk
about
with
this
particular
office,
so
what
I
plan
to
do
is
pause
after
each
division
update.
So
if
there
are
any
questions
about
the
budget
proposals
there's
time
to
get
to
those
we'll
start
with
elections
and
voter
services
and
their
mission
is
to
empower
and
engage
all
voters
through
secure,
transparent
and
accessible
elections,
fostering
increased
participation
and
Trust
in
the
Democratic
process
and
their
work
is
achieved
through
the
following
programs.
M
Voting
in
addition
to
in
voters
on
Election
Day,
we
do
serve
voters
during
the
46
day
early
voting
period
in
the
number
of
options
allowed
under
the
law,
election
judges
and
polling
place
Administration.
The
city
must
recruit,
train,
manage
and
deploy
over
1500
to
2,500
election
judges
for
each
election
day
and
there's
always
special
Focus
placed
on
recruiting
student
judges
and
those
fluent
in
other
languages,
voter
Outreach
and
education.
M
This
program
ensures
all
of
our
voters,
are
election
ready
through
Outreach
events,
educ
ational,
Flyers,
social
media
and
website
campaigns
and
collaboration
with
local
groups
Logistics
and
operations.
Our
staff
must
prepare
pack
and
deploy
over
150
unique
polling,
place,
Supply
and
Equipment
items
for
each
voting
site,
and
this
includes
testing
over
400
pieces
of
voting
equipment
to
ensure
there
is
no
outside
interference
and
finally,
election
administrative
services.
This
is
behind
the
scenes,
work
and
includes
things
like
candidate
filing
and
campaign
Finance
for
local
elections.
M
The
mayor
is
proposing
a
2024
budget
of
8.5
million,
which
includes
5.4
million
in
one-time
funding
to
administer
next
year's
presidential
election.
The
city
currently
funds
elections
by
providing
a
core
base
for
essentially
the
items
we
need,
regardless
of
whether
there
is
an
election
or
not.
Everything
else
that
relates
to
the
election
is
then
requested
and
approved
through
each
Year's
budget
process,
and
we
do
this
because
of
how
varied
the
needs
can
be
from
one
year
to
the
next.
As
mentioned,
the
election
division
is
receiving
5.4
million
in
one-time
funding
to
administer
the
2024
presidential.
M
This
will
include
a
presidential
nomination,
primary,
a
state
primary
and
a
presidential
general
election.
4.7
million
of
this
was
initially
approved
in
the
2024
budget
plan,
and
the
city
currently
expects
to
receive
an
additional
1
to
1.5
million
in
funding
under
Minnesota
statute,
207
a15,
which
specifies
that
the
state's
political
parties
must
reimburse
election
offices
for
the
administrative
costs
for
the
PNP.
This
process
is
managed
by
the
secretary
state's
office
and
funding
would
be
expected
later
in
2024,
with
the
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
for
the
division.
M
The
city
can
essentially
maintain
its
statutorily
required
duties
and
functions
under
those
items
you
heard
about
just
a
moment
ago.
Temporary
workers
and
election
judges
supplies
and
voting
equipment,
opening
up
early
voting
sites,
extensive
voter
Outreach
efforts
and
many
other
things
the
chart
on
the
screen
shows
our
initial
plans
in
comparison
with
the
voter
turnout
levels
achieved
during
the
last
comparable
election
in
2020
activities
are
expected
to
increase
over
the
course
of
the
year
as
voter
interest
increases,
and
this
generally
means
that
the
cost
increases
through
the
course
of
the
year.
M
In
addition,
it
is
important
to
note
that
Minnesota
saw
a
truly
historic
level
of
new
election
legislation.
Pass
in
2023
and
part
of
our
funding
will
be
diverted
to
address
these
changes.
The
the
chart
currently
notes
the
items
we
expect
to
have
the
biggest
impact
on
our
budget.
First,
the
soon
to
be
implemented
automatic
ballot
list
will
likely
cause
many
new
voters
to
participate
in
the
vote
by
mail
program,
which
can
mean
more
ballots,
supplies,
Postage
and
staff
being
needed
prior
to
election
day.
M
Second,
we
are
exploring
options
to
implement
one-day
pop-up
early
voting
sites
as
now
allowed
under
the
law.
These
sites
will
likely
be
opened
in
targeted
areas
such
as
underrepresented
voting
population
or
universities.
Popup
voting
sites
are
expected
to
be
cheaper
than
our
current
46
day
model.
So
we
are
excited
to
see
what
impact
they
could
have
not
only
on
future
funding
requests,
but
also
turnout
levels.
M
Plans
are
still
being
developed
for
the
general
election,
but
would
likely
include
some
combination
of
these
pop-up
sites
and
the
longer
46
day
early
vote
centers
and
finally,
we
will
be
engaging
a
new
voter
Outreach
efforts
due
to
the
various
changes
in
voter
registration
laws,
including
pre-registration
for
16
and
17y
olds.
Like
all
of
the
city's
Outreach
efforts,
these
will
be
focused
on
ensuring
our
new
eligible
voters
have
the
resources
and
information
they
need
to
be.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
just
curious
about
the
pop
voting
sites.
Are
those
mobile
Vans
or
something.
M
Chair
kosy
to
council
president
Jenkins,
they
could
be
depending
on
the
individual
City's
design.
I
think
how
the
city
would
be
looking
to
do.
It
is
have
it
actually
be
inside
facilities,
modeled
much
like
our
early
vote
centers,
but
just
less
of
the
long-term
use,
so
we'd
likely
work
with
a
group
where
we
could
still
be
inside,
set
up
the
same
tables
and
chairs.
M
Correct
chair,
KY
to
council,
member
Jenkins,
for
example,
I
think
what
we'd
look
at
doing
is
if
a
university
is
having
a
big
engagement
day,
that
would
likely
be
a
good
time
for
us
to
come
with
a
popup
early
vote,
Center
to
do
in
collaboration
with
the
University
or
maybe
a
senior
living
facility.
There's
a
better
day
of
the
week,
where
they're
going
to
have
all
their
residents
together.
That'd
be
a
good
time
for
us
to
do.
Popup
early
voting.
M
Chair
kosy
to
council
member
Jenkins,
we
would
likely
be
working
with
groups
in
advance
to
see
where
needs
are
like
we
do
when
we're
planning
out
our
early
vote.
Centers
I'm,
not
sure
at
this
point,
we'd
be
doing
on
our
request
basis,
just
because
there
is
so
much
planning
that
goes
into
it,
but
we
always
are
eager
for
feedback
on
where
we
should
be
going
in
the
future.
G
A
You
thank
you
Council.
Vice
president
Boman.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I've,
heard
a
little
bit
about
the
we've
talked
a
little
bit
offline
about
these
popup
vote.
Centers
and
I
am
so
excited
about
them.
I
was
even
just
chatting
with
council
member
Chavez
here
about,
if
he'd,
if
he'd
be
enthusiastic
about
having
them
in
in
his
part
of
our
city
and
I,
I
can't
tell
you
how
how
great
I
think
that
could
be
in
terms
of
being
able
to
increase
participation
in
voting
around
here.
L
In
addition
to
that,
I
appreciate
the
kind
of
expense
that
would
go
into
that
in
an
earlier
slide.
That
put
you
and
the
auditor
in
a
table
comparison.
The
lower
section
talks
about
risks,
and
one
of
them
is
about
changes
in
election
law.
Can
you
help
me
understand
that
one
election
impacts
of
new
election
legislation?
Could
you
help
us
understand
a
little
bit
about
what
those
are
in
a
way
that's
going
to
cost
money
for
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
M
Chair
KY
to
council,
member
Pomano
I
think
just
because
of
how
expansive
the
new
election
legislation
was
passed,
we're
looking
at
a
lot
of
changes
to
not
only
how
voters
are
engaging,
but
in
what
part
of
the
cycle
does
that
mean?
We
suddenly
see
a
much
greater
imp
intake
in
the
early
voting
period,
or
do
people
really
start
going
back
to
election
day
and
all
these
things
do
have
cost
with
it,
and
a
lot
of
them
have
perceived
new
increases
of
Staffing.
M
That
would
go
with
it
so
with
our
current
facility
being
maxed
out,
as
is
the
idea
potentially
having
to
add
on
20
or
30
more
workers
to
meet
early
voting
demands
or
some
of
the
other
engagement
mechanis
mechanisms
that
you
might
see.
L
M
L
A
You
thank
you,
I
put
myself
in
Q
as
well.
I
just
had
a
couple
questions,
maybe
on
this
first
slide
of
the
elections
and
voter
services
with
the
program
budget
Could
you
just
kind
of
walk
through
these
figures,
a
little
bit
from
2023
to
2024
plan
and
then
to
the
recommended
and
what
I?
What
exactly
was
the
difference
and
what
was
part
of
that
from
the
6.3
to
the
7.9.
I
M
Kosy,
so
the
financing
of
Elections
is
a
rather
unique
thing.
As
I
mentioned,
we
do
provide
a
core
base,
I
believe
it's
about
$2
million.
Now
that
we
get
regardless
of
what
is
happening
and
that
covers
permanent
staff,
salary,
rent,
a
few
allocation
models,
things
that
we
need
to
pay
to
hban
County
every
single
year.
M
Everything
else,
then,
is
requested
for
that
election
cycle
and
modified
based
off
of
how
many
candidates
are
on
the
ballot
expected
voter
turnout
levels,
so
2023
is
based
off
what
we
would
expect
to
see
in
a
municipal
election
2024's
budget
plan
did
include
an
initial
4.7
million
being
allocated
ated
in
last
year's
budget
process
for
the
presidential
election.
The
one
component
that
wasn't
included
at
the
time,
though,
was
the
presidential
nomination
primary
at
the
time
that
we
were
starting
the
budget
process
last
year.
M
There
was
a
lot
of
debate
happening
about
whether
or
not
that
date
would
be
moved
up,
potentially
to
move
Minnesota
in
front
of
Illinois
and
potentially
have
a
December
or
January
presidential
nomination
primary.
The
advice
we
were
given
from
the
mayor's
office
and
the
budget
office
was
wait
to
see
what
it
gets
finalized
out
to,
because
expenses
on
2023
three
for
2024
could
really
change
how
it
needs
to
be
financed.
So
the
addition
you're
seeing
in
2024
was
the
remaining
650,000
that
we
do
need
for
the
PNP.
M
M
The
next
division
is
information
govern
and
their
mission
is
to
ensure
the
city
appropiately,
creates,
manages
and
disposes
of
its
information
assets.
They
also
enable
the
public
to
access
city
data
and
information
as
allowed
under
the
law
in
Minnesota,
Three
Laws
form
the
foundation
for
the
management
of
government
data.
The
official
records
act
prescribes
what
records
governments
must
make
and
keep
the
records
management
statute
regulates
how
government
data
and
records
must
be
managed,
maintained
and
disposed
of,
and
the
government
data
practice
act
regulates
who
may
access
government
data
and
under
what
conditions
in
2024.
M
There
is
still
much
to
that
steady
state.
This
is
when
the
same
number
of
cases
being
received
each
month
are
also
being
closed
and
with
that
Project
funding
due
to
run
out
later
this
year
or
early
next
year,
gaining
even
one
new
position
will
be
critical
and
not
losing
our
progress
towards
public
transparency.
Now
related
to
that
position,
there
is
also
400,000
in
onetime
funding
for
a
service
now
project.
M
This
project
is
being
organized
in
collaboration
with
it
and
will
allow
us
to
hire
skilled
contractors
that
will
Implement
seven
larger
and
complex
system
changes
to
the
service
Now
application
that
is
specifically
used
for
data
practices
work
when
it
was
initially
deployed
in
2018
service
Now
supported
data
request
only
for
the
clerk's
office.
Today,
it's
also
handling
MPD
request
and
the
volumes
have
grown.
For
example,
in
2019
the
system
managed
2,100
request
and
in
2022
it
handled
more
than
22,000.
M
Excuse
me,
12,000
requests
and
the
complexity
of
the
requests
have
also
grown,
meaning
that
many
involve
work
between
multiple
departments.
Now
this
project
will
essentially
allow
us
to
implement,
Automation
and
hopefully
improve
the
Public's
experience
when
they
are
requesting
data.
Our
hope
is
that
this
dual
approach,
though,
between
one
new
position
and
the
system
Improvement,
will
help
the
City
match
the
increasing
volume
and
complexity
over
the
next
few
months
to
years.
M
The
next
budget
proposal
is
the
body
warn
camera
pilot
program,
which
would
transfer
responsibility
of
the
bodyw
warn
camera
request
under
government
data
Practices
Act
from
MPD
to
the
clerk's
office.
This
would
include
120,000
in
ongoing
funding
for
three
positions.
One
is
new
and
two
would
be
transferred
from
MPD.
There
is
also
300,000
proposed
in
onetime
funding
to
hire
temporary
workers
and
to
implement
new
video
review
software.
M
Now
we
have
no
doubt
that
this
proposed
merger
will
take
very
careful
coordination
with
MPD
and
will
likely
require
future
resource
allocations
to
be
considered
by
the
council
and
mayor.
The
final
proposal
for
this
division
is
300,000
in
onetime
funding
for
a
records
retention,
scheduling,
contract
state
law,
the
City
Records
May
under
state
law,
City
Records,
may
only
be
destroyed
in
compliance
with
the
records
retention
schedule.
These
schedules
must
be
submitted
and
approved
by
the
state's
records
disposition
panel.
M
Most
of
the
city's
current
plans
are
dated
prior
to
2015,
fail
to
account
for
the
many
changes
in
government
structure
and
are
frankly
too
complicated
for
city
employees
to
easily
understand
what
this
means
is
we're
creating
tremendous
risk
for
the
city.
The
proposed
funding
would
essentially
allow
us
to
hire
contractors
that
that
would
work
with
City
staff
to
either
review
and
update
their
current
plan
or,
in
most
cases,
develop
entirely
new
schedules
to
better
represent
where
their
departments
are
at
now.
M
M
The
final
division,
then,
for
the
clerk's
office,
is
legislative
support
and
administration.
This
group
provides
meeting
Management
Services
for
the
city
council
and
its
standing
policy
committees,
the
independent
audit
committee
and
planning
bodies,
as
well
as
other
assigned
decision-making
boards.
It
publishes
and
preserves
the
city,
Charter
and
code
of
ordinances
issues
a
variety
of
legal
notices
and
provides
administrative
services
for
the
entire
department.
The
mayor
is
currently
proposing
a
2024
budget
of
5.5
million,
and
this
includes
two
changes.
M
The
first
is
129,000
in
ongoing
funding
for
one
position
in
the
newly
formed
Outreach
and
constituent
Services
Program.
This
item
was
previously
included
in
the
2024
budget
plan
and
it
will
generally
support
the
department
with
constituent
inquiries,
Outreach
events,
community-
based
forums,
listening
sessions,
sister
city
visits
and
messaging.
This
will
not
only
professionalize
and
stabilize
these
efforts
during
City
Council
election
years,
but
also
help
the
city
to
improve
engagement
with
the
community,
and
we
have
been
extremely
fortunate
this
past
year
to
utilize
temporary
workers
to
start
this
important
work.
M
For
example,
these
workers
organized
and
attended
local
Outreach
events
where
they
spoke
with
members
of
the
public
about
how
do
you
get
engage
with
Council
meetings?
How
do
you
find
out
to
sign
up
on
an
appointed
border
or
commission?
How
do
you
submit
a
data
request
and
how
can
you?
How
do
excuse
me?
M
How
can
you
use
limbs
to
find
the
issue
that
you
care
about
and,
as
you
can
see,
from
the
screen,
they've
even
used
some
creative
Outreach
mechanisms
like
how
do
local
issues
become
a
law
Hopscotch
and
translating
City
Flyers
all
these
efforts
really
starting
to
help
demystify
local
government
for
our
community.
Another
big
win
of
their
work
this
year
has
been
the
design
and
launch
of
the
new
constituent
relationship
management
tool
for
the
city
council.
This
project
has
been
a
goal
of
our
department
for
multiple
years
and
is
currently
in
the
initial
testing
phase.
M
With
our
project
team,
we
expect
to
have
previews
ready
for
the
council
to
review
in
December
and
to
have
the
system
go,
live
in
January
funding
for
this
project
is
currently
held
in
the
it
fund.
All
this
to
say,
we
are
looking
forward
to
continuing
this
important
work
with
the
allocation
of
one
position
and
the
final
budget
proposal
for
the
Department
is
500,000
in
one-time
funding
for
the
legislative
information
management
system.
This
system
is
managed
by
data
net
systems
and
it
supports
the
city
council.
M
Its
committees,
appointed
boards
and
commissions
limbs
has
significantly
en
enhance
the
overall
transparency
of
policym
processes
and
official
actions
of
the
city.
Since
the
system
was
first
launched
around
2017,
it
has
never
received
dedicated
funding
for
project
enhancements
or
improvements,
and
many
of
these
things
have
been
paid
for
by
keeping
positions
open
in
our
department.
M
We
are
therefore
extremely
appreciative
to
have
this
funding
proposed
now
to
not
only
continue
our
own
work
but
to
work
with
other
departments
like
procurement,
budget
reib
and
many
others
to
make
the
system
better
for
them
and
to
make
make
government
data
more
readily
accessible
to
the
public.
That
concludes
our
presentation
and
I
would
be
happy
to
stand
for
any
final.
A
Questions,
thank
you.
Miss
Ren
I
am
not
seeing
any
further
questions,
so
thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time
and
thorough
information
appreciate
it.
Finally,
we'll
hear
from
the
city
attorney's
office
and
I
will
recognize
City
attorney
Kristen
Anderson
welcome.
O
Thank
you,
chair
kusky,
council
members.
I'm
actually
really
excited
to
come
before
you
today
to
talk
about
the
city.
Attorney's
office
I've
not
been
here
a
full
year,
yet
my
oneye
anniversary
is
September
26th,
but
I
I
can
say
with
absolute
certainty
that
that
the
office
is
doing
incredible.
Things
that
you
know
I
can't
take
credit
for
it.
O
This
office
was
was
an
amazing
office
with
talented
staff
before
I
got
here,
but
in
the
year
almost
year
that
I've
been
here,
I've
been
blown
away
at
the
the
amount
and
volume
and
and
quality
of
all
of
the
work
that's
being
done
in
my
office.
So
I
want
to
talk
to
you
about
some
of
those
accomplishments
today.
O
So
just
a
a
broad
overview,
I
think
it
helps
us
all
to
look
at
org.
Charts
on
the
screen
is
the
org
chart
of
the
current
structure
of
the
city
attorney's
office.
As
you
can
see,
we've
got
my
position:
a
deputy
on
the
criminal
side,
a
deputy
on
the
Civil
side,
our
manager
of
administration
and
then
the
new
managing
attorney
for
the
implementation
and
then
managing
attorneys
that
report
to
both
deputies.
O
The
objective
priority
objectives
for
the
office
are
to
provide
Council
on
the
creation
of
laws
that
support
the
city
and
protect
the
city's
civil
legal
interests.
Minimize.
The
city's
liability
enhance
the
C
City's
ability
to
uphold
Progressive
policies
in
civil
litigation
and
that
that
it
constitutes
both
our
client
services
and
litigation
work
and
then
third
prioritize
prosecution
of
offenses
that
impact
Public
Safety
safy,
while
using
the
tools
available
in
the
criminal
justice
system
to
promote
Equitable
outcomes
for
both
victims
and
offenders.
O
So
some
of
the
achievements
that
have
occurred
both
prior
to
my
time
and
during
my
time
first
we've
produced
hundreds
and
of
thousands
of
pages
of
documents
to
both
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Human
Rights
and
the
Department
of
Justice.
And,
as
you
all
well
know,
we
were
able
to
successfully
negotiate
a
settlement
agreement
with
the
Department.
Sorry,
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Human
Rights.
That
provides
a
road
map
for
significant
systemic
change
of
police
reform,
and
we
are
continuing
discussions
with
the
Department
of
Justice,
leading
towards
a
very
likely
consent.
O
Decree
we've
drafted
ordinances
and
issued
legal
opinions
to
implement
government
structure,
creating
the
Legal
Foundation
to
transform
the
city
operations.
We
began
implementation
of
a
new
charging
team
which
gathers
data
to
avoid
disparity
ities
in
prosecution,
which
may
include
the
creation
of
additional
diversion
programs
and
alternative
case
resolutions.
O
Beyond
prosecution
we've
dedicated
a
position
to
continue
one
of
the
most
robust
Brady
systems
in
the
state
to
facilitate
those
accused
of
crimes
receiving
Discovery
discovery
of
exculpatory
information,
enhancing
the
fairness
of
the
criminal
justice
system
and,
finally,
we've
been
engaging
during
my
time
on
an
office-wide
culture
development
project
where
we've
actually
had
staff
form
think
tanks
to
talk
about
things
like
how
do
we?
How
do
we
build
culture
in
a
hybrid
work,
environment,
professional
development
and
and
de
developing,
the
Mission
Vision
and
values
for
our
office?
O
So
it's
been
a
very
exciting
year.
Risks
I
think
Chief
among
the
risks
that
our
office
face
faces
is
that
we
are
in
a
constant
state
of
hiring
and
onbo
and
training
training
of
Staff.
We
happen
to
be
a
a
a
law
office
that
has
such
extreme
talent
that
we
are
Talent
is
being
poached
often
times
from
other
jurisdictions
that
pay
a
lot
more
than
we
pay.
O
So
we
have
a
a
constant
state
of
hiring
and
at
the
same
time,
we
have
a
constant
state
of
complex
work
in
all
areas
that
the
office
touches,
resulting
in
stress
employees.
We
also
have
space
challenges
and
have
had
to
start
getting
creative
about
hoteling
and
other
sorts
of
ways
to
address
a
space
crunch.
These
risks
are
likely
not
going
to
be
a
oneandone
sort
of
thing.
O
This
seems
to
be
our
our
new
State
of
Affairs
and
the
climate
of
change
that
we
all
live
in
is
one
that
creates
additional
complexities
legally.
All
of
the
all
of
the
government
structure
changes,
M,
mdhr
and
doj.
All
of
these
things
are
are
heavily
regulated
things
and
and
need
considerable
Legal
Services
in
in
kind
of
a
at
a
glance.
The
office
obviously
has
been
growing
over
over
the
last
several
years.
Our
current
FTE
count
is
112
and
for
2024
we
are
proposing
to
grow
by
nine
positions.
O
O
In
terms
of
the
positions
that
we
received
for
2023,
all
of
those
positions
have
been
filled,
the
additional
funds
that
we
got
to
be
able
to
do
promotions
we've
been
able
able
to
do
promotions,
which
I
think
has
helped
a
lot
to
retain
great
staff,
and
we
still
have
vacancies.
We
have
three
vacancy
staff
vacancies
that
are
posted
right
now
and
we
again,
as
as
I
said,
we
are
constantly
in
a
in
a
situation
of
of
of
doing
new.
O
Hiring
so
on
the
Civil
side,
the
Civil
division
is
headed
by
Deputy
attorney
Eric
nilson.
The
goals
again
are
to
provide
Council
on
the
creation
of
laws
that
support
the
city
and
protect
the
city's
civil
legal
interest
and
minimize
the
city's
liability
enhanced
the
city's
ability
to
uphold
Progressive
policies
in
civil
litigation.
So
this
comprises
the
litigation
Division
and
the
client
services
division
so
included
in
the
mayor's
budget.
For
the
Civil
Division
are
two
FTE
$360,000
$360,000
of
ongoing
funding
for
two
legislative
attorneys
in
The,
Client,
Services
Group.
O
This
these
positions
would
support
and
advise
the
city
council
through
its
legislative
branch
as
they
explore
debate
and
operationalize
the
voter
adopted
executive
and
legislative
functions,
the
all
of
the
the
work
that
Miss
Ren
had
identified
for
you
in
all
the
different
divisions
of
the
city.
Clerk's
office
is
very
complex
legally,
and
so
these
two
positions
would
provide
the
the
legal
services
needed
for
things
like
data
practices,
ordinance
creation,
election
law,
all
of
the
the
complexities
that
arise
in
all
of
those
all
of
those
departments.
O
Our
our
next
budget
request
on
the
Civil
side
is
$24,000
ongoing
for
one
FTE
to
be
the
labor
and
employment
managing
attorney.
So
right
now
we
have
three
employ
labor
and
employment
lawyers
that
are
not
currently
managed
by
a
subject
matter
expert.
This
group
of
three
attorneys
are
self-,
assigned
work.
They
train
themselves
and
don't
have
system
systematic
management
of
workflow
having
a
dedicated
subject
matter,
expert
and
working
manager
to
manage
and
Lead.
O
This
group
would
allow
us
to
be
more
proactive
and
Forward
Thinking
with
our
Enterprise
labor
and
employment
issues
and
policies.
So
this
position
again
would
manage
the
team
and
would
help
us
to
be
able
to
focus
on
U
things
like
policies
on
training
and
on
implementing
the
huge
changes
that
that
we
saw
at
the
state
legislature
on
on
labor
and
employment
laws.
The
next
budget
request
for
the
the
Civil
Division
is
an
additional
litigation
attorney.
O
One
FTE
$180,000
ongoing
the
city,
its
employees
and
elected
and
appointed
officials
are
party
to
litigate
ation
that
has
become
increasingly
high-profile,
contentious,
complex
and
litigated
by
large
and
very
well-funded
teams
of
opposing
Council.
In
fact,
I
think
one
of
our
cases
has
seven
lawyers.
On
the
other
side,
litigation
has
become
extraordinarily
complex,
with
multiple
requests
for
preliminary
injunctions
that
require
immediate
response.
Extensive
Discovery
requests
imposing
crushing
demands
to
produce
voluminous
electronic
records.
O
Multiple
amendments
to
pleadings,
frequent
frequent
motion
practice,
so
litigation
has
has
become
extraordinarily
complex
and
we
simply
don't
have
the
staff
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
safeguarding
the
city's
interests
being
able
to
put
our
best
cases
forward
to
uphold
the
the
legislation
that
you
all
pass
and
we
obviously
could
out
Outsource
some
of
this
through
through
contracts
with
outside
law
firms.
But
that
is
a
much
more
costly
approach
than
Staffing
up
the
way
that
we
need
to
staff
up
for
our
litigation.
O
Unit
Criminal
Division
is
headed
by
the
deputy
City
attorney
David
Bernstein
our
goals
again
in
the
Criminal
Division
prioritize
prosecution
of
offenses
that
impact
Public
Safety,
while
using
the
tools
available
in
the
criminal
justice
system
to
promote
Equitable
outcomes
for
both
victims
and
offenders.
So
the
mayor's
budget
request
with
respect
to
the
Criminal
Division,
is
1
FTE,
$188,000
Ong,
going
for
a
charging
team
attorney.
If
you
all
recall
in
2023
the
mayor's
budget
allowed
for
the
formation
of
a
charging
team.
Our
request
at
that
point
in
time
was
for
three
attorneys.
O
We
were
approved
two
attorneys,
so
we're
coming
to
you
asking
for
that
third
attorney
in
order
to
be
able
to
fully
staff
and
enable
the
charging
team
to
review
all
available
video
evidence
prior
to
charging.
In
many
cases
there
are
several
hours
of
video
evidence,
so
an
additional
attorney
on
the
charging
team
will
allow
our
office
to
review
more
videos
with
less
delay
in
a
larger
number
of
cases.
This
will
result
in
a
faster
review
of
period.
Increased
level
of
scrutiny
applied
to
more
cases
prior
to
charging.
O
An
additional
attorney
on
this
team
will
benefit
individuals
who
face
the
possibility
of
criminal
charges
by
reducing
the
stressful
waiting
period
to
learn
whether
criminal
charges
will
be
made
against
them
or
not.
Then,
finally,
having
three
attorneys
doing
extensive
review
of
incidents
will
allow
for
faster
identification
of
officers
who
may
need
additional
training
development
or
further
conduct
conduct
review,
which
benefits
the
individual
officers,
members
of
the
public
and
the
city
Enterprise
as
a
whole.
O
I
I
told
you
that
I
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
transfers
that
occurred
in
2023,
so
in
2023,
three
FTE
were
transferred
from
MPD
to
the
Civil
Division
to
support
the
implementation
team.
We
absorbed
three
of
those
vacant
FTE
from
MPD,
so
that
we
could
get
a
head
start
on
creating
the
implementation
team
for
the
mdhr
settlement
agreement
work.
O
F
Wy,
thank
you,
chair
kosy
I'm,
just
going
back
to
the
there,
we
go
slide,
eight
because
I
know
there's
a
ongoing
conversation,
especially
for
next
year
of
how
we're
using
performance
metrics
to
evaluate
our
work.
I
was
interested
in
seeing
what
was
listed
here
as
a
performance
metric
being
the
percentage
of
favorable
responses
expressed
in
leadership
meetings.
Is
this
a
actual
like
metric,
that's
being
used
to
guide
the
goals?
That's
identified
here
on
this
section
or
I?
Wasn't
wasn't
sure
if
this
was
accurate,.
O
Council
member
wansley
I
mean
sorry
chair,
kusy,
member
Onley,
so
yeah
the
metric
is
really
it's.
It's
a
qualitative
metric
ra
rather
than
a
quantitative
metric,
so
we're
we're
meeting
with
Department
leadership
and
actually
getting
feedback
from
Department
leadership
about.
You
know
what
what
is
the
quality
of
Legal
Services?
What's
their
level
of
satisfaction
with
with
legal
services?
And
you
using
that
as
our
metric
for
evaluating
our
our
success
in
the
Civil
Division.
F
Okay-
and
is
this
also
in
regards
because
this
is
supporting
the
progressive
policies
piece?
Is
that
also
being
Quantified
in
in
conversations
or
I
I
I
guess
this
one
seems
like
that
would
need
to
be
flushed
out
a
little
bit
of
like
how
do
you
quantify
that
I
see
the
quality
of
data
of
definitely
those
favorable
suggestions
that
comes
up
during
conversations
both
with
Department
leadership,
probably
even
Council,
especially
on
policies?
How
are
we
working
together
to
make
sure
they
can
withand
any?
F
You
know
legal
challenges,
but
one
it
was
interesting
to
see
if
there
was
any
conversations
to
that
out.
I
know:
Performance
Management
is
held
under
our
PMI
division.
That's
also
undergoing
a
lot
of
transition
right
now,
so
wasn't
sure
if
there
was
opportunity
to
work
with
PMI
to
maybe
look
at
some
of
those
performance
metrics,
but
this
was
the
first
time
I've
seen
that
I
know,
cheros
has
been
intentional
of
asking
departments
to
include
the
per
performance
metrics,
so
I
was
excited
to
see
this
I
was
like.
F
Oh,
this
is
the
first
one
we've
seen
and
seeing
it
be
flushed
out
a
little
bit
more
more
next
question
that
I
had
in
regards
to
the
legislative
attorneys,
which
I
was
really
excited
to
see
this,
especially
since
throughout
government,
restructure
I
know
that
there
was
a
number
of
colleagues,
including
myself,
that
expressed
an
interest
in
having
our
own
legal
support
within
our
legislative
Department,
which
we
understand
under
the
charter.
F
There's
limitations
on
that
so
very
excited
to
see
that
there
is
going
to
be
two
dedicated
positions
to
provide
the
legislative
branch
with
some
more
tailored
legal
advice
still
wanted
to
get
a
sense
of
how
you
see
this
interacting
with
the
legislative
Department.
In
addition
to,
of
course,
working
directly
with
Council.
O
Cher
kusy
council
member
wansley
I,
the
excuse
me
U,
Mr,
Carl
and
I
talked
at
Great
length
about
about
this
proposal.
It
really,
you
know
we
already
obviously
provide
legal
services
for
the
legislative
branch,
but
the
the
intent
with
kind
of
dedicating
these
two
FTE
is
so
that
you
know
that
full
panoply
of
things
that
the
that
the
the
city
clerk
and
the
the
city
council
does
has
dedicated
resources.
O
So
you
know
in
terms
of
ordinance
drafting,
obviously
you
know
we
have
lawyers
who
have
subject
matter,
expertise
and
they'll
all
always
be
part
of
the
project,
but
being
able
to
have
dedicated
staff
that
is
going
to
be
able
to
to.
You
know,
make
the
ordinance
drafting
a
little
bit
more
uniform
to
be
able
to
sort
of
help
you
all
with
crafting
your
tions
and
and
all
of
those
sorts
of
things
again
always
going
to
need
some
of
the
subject
matter.
O
F
Awesome
yeah
again
was
super
super
excited
to
see
this
piece
and
seeing
this
be
responsive
to
a
lot
of
conversations
that
arose
during
government
restructure
around
this
piece
of
needing
needing
additional
legal
support
or
Council
on
the
legislative
s
So
yeah.
Thank
you
for
including
this
and
providing
some
additional
context.
E
O
J
O
Frankly,
privilege
is
something
that
we
take
seriously
and,
and
that
already
exists,
when
you
have
communications
seeking
legal
advice
from
our
office.
Those
those
Communications
are
already
privileged,
so
mean
that
that
would
apply
to
these
positions
just
as
well.
As
you
know,
when
you
confer
with
any
other
lawyers
in
our
office.
E
And
then
a
different
topic
altogether
I
was
want
wondering
if
you
could
just
remind
me
about
that
division
around
the
scope
of
our
criminal
division.
In
terms
of
you
know,
is
it
a
just
clean
line
of
misdemeanor
and
Below,
or
are
there
categories
that
the
city
specifically
focuses
on
and
then
others
that
are
more
County
Le.
O
E
O
Council
M
kosy,
chair,
KY,
sorry,
council,
member
Payne
and
Mr
Bernstein
will
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but,
generally
speaking,
we
don't
actually
kick
any
of
those
decisions
to
the
to
the
county
level
if
the
county
happens
to
have
be
already
Prosecuting
a
felony
and
wants
to
add
misdemeanor
charges
as
well,
that
you
know
they
would
just
deal
with
the
case
overall,
but
we
we
don't,
to
my
knowledge,
refer
cases
to
to
the
county
from
time
to
time.
O
If
we
had
a
conflict
of
interest,
we
might
refer
a
case
to
another
city
jurisdiction,
that's
obviously
doesn't
happen
very
often,
but
but
otherwise
we
we
handle
those
prosecutions.
E
A
You
I
also
put
myself
in
cue
here
quickly.
I
was
just
wondering
if
so
on,
slide
I
think
it's
slide,
eight,
where
the
Civil
side,
and
just
if
we
could
walk
through
the
program
budget,
we
went
from
7.9
million
2023
to
9.7.
Could
you
just
walk
through
that?
What
what
I'm
and
maybe
I'm
just
not
understanding
what
exactly
I
see
all
these
additional
roles
here,
but
that
adds
up
to
a
little
over
700,000
and
I,
see
the
three
transfers
I
believe
and
just
wondering
how
we
get
to
the
1.7
million.
O
Cher
kosy
I
believe
that
the
way
that
we
get
there
and
I'm
actually
going
to
go,
go
to
slide.
Six
is
where
the
FTE
count
actually
increases
by
nine
between
2023
and
2024,
so
that
comprises
the
two
legislative
attorneys,
the
labor
and
employment
manager,
the
additional
litigator,
the
additional
charging
team,
individual,
the
one
ACA
for
implementation
that
I
talked
about
yesterday,
the
senior
adviser
for
implementation
that
I
talked
about
yesterday
and
then
the
net
two
from
the
transfer.
O
So
three
came
from
MPD
and
then
we
lost
one
FTE
because
of
the
ending
of
the
did.
Grant
got
it.
So
that's
my
understanding
and
the
budget
director
can
tell
me
if
I'm
wrong.
Okay,
all.
F
You
Cher
kosy
just
going
to
the
litigation
attorney.
It
did
make
me
think,
especially
since
the
role
of
this
FTE
is
helping
defend
our
or
ordinances
and
I'm.
Just
thinking
of
2040
right
now
of
see-
and
you
even
spell
that
out
of
not
H
having
you
know,
adequately
staffed
up,
City
attorneys
how
that
jeopardizes
or
create
risk
around
our
or
ordinance
is
having
the
legal
staff
needed
to
like
justify
them
when
they're
being
challenged.
Do
you
see
this
attorney
also
serving
in
that
capacity?
F
I
think
we're
in
the
next
iteration
of
of
how
we're
going
to
move
around
the
2040
plan
and
I
will
say.
Since
we
do
have
Council
leadership
here
in
our
city
attorney's
office,
it
will
be
good
to
just
get
a
briefing
on
what
the
heck
is
happening
with
that
overall,
so
that
it'll
be
good
to
know.
If
this
position
is
going
to
be
also
supporting
some
of
that,
because
I
can
imagine
that's
going
to
be
a
ongoing
kind
of
litigation
process.
Chair.
O
Coun
sorry,
chair,
KY,
council
member
Onley
in
terms
of
the
the
Staffing
for
the
the
2040
litigation.
We
we
actually
just
onboarded
two
new
attorneys
this
week
and
at
least
one
of
them
are,
is
going
to
help
with
the
2040
litigation.
You
know
the
what
where
that
litigation
goes?
You
know
I
I
can't
really
predict
necessarily
if
we
need
more
Staffing
absolutely
this.
This
position
would
would
help
that
we've
we've
got
a
lot
of
really
large,
high-profile
litigation
going
on
now.
O
So
you
know
many
many
hands
are
are
necessary,
so
you
know,
depending
on
where
we're
at
on
the
2040
litigation.
This
position
could
assist
with
that,
but
we've
got
a
lot
of
large
pieces
of
litigation
that
that
this
additional
FTE
would
would
be
extremely
helpful
in
terms
of
updates
on
on
2040
I
mean
I'm
gonna
always
deferred
to
Council
leadership.
I.
O
Think
having
a
closed
session
on
2040
would
be,
would
be
absolutely
well
well
within
Council
leadership's
rights
to
ask
for
and
and
I'd
be
more
than
happy
to
do.
That.
F
G
Forward
M
chair
may
I
respond.
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
council
member
wansley
for
raising
this
issue.
G
I
had
thought
to
bring
it
up
in
this
conversation,
but
I
I
think
a
a
update
of
where
we
are
in
this
process
around
one
of
the
most
consequential
policies
that
the
city
has
passed
would
be
in
order.
So
certainly
we
should
consider
a
close
session
to
update
the
Council
on
the
the
issues
as
they
transpire.
A
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I.
Just
want
to
Echo
council
president
Jenkins
interest
in
in
doing
that
kind
of
a
Clos
session.
I
also
just
want
to
warn
a
friendly
reminder
that
we're
in
litigation
here
so
that
might
limit
some
of
the
things
that
we
can
share
publicly.
But
boy
is
it
becoming
an
issue
in
in
my
communities?
Maybe
in
others
people
are
getting
asked
about
this
and
there
are
there
there's
a
lot
of
misinformation
and
other
promises
being
made
in
different
people's
electoral
campaigns
on
it
and.
G
L
To
be
careful
about
giving
the
public
accurate
information
and
being
in
proceeding
carefully
on
on
this
topic,
we
are
not
in
a
position
to
go
and
redo
the
entire
2040
plan,
and
nor
should
that
be
something
that's
in
the
atmosphere
being
talked
about
at
this
point
in
time.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
thanks.
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you,
chosy
I
will
say
in
War
II,
especially
around
identity.
Apartments
there's
been
lots
of
conversations
of
with
a
developer
right
now,
pissing
off
thousands
of
students
U.
F
What
is
the
role
right
now
that
the
city
can
you
know,
play
in
regulating
or,
or
you
know,
supporting
student
tenants
and
richers,
and
in
parents
and
I'm
literally
stuck
to
be
like
well
2040
right
now
is
I,
don't
know
what
that
means
for
our
own
legislative
authority
to
do
you
know
housing
work
right
now,
so
I
think
it
would
be
good
if
in
the
Clos
session,
one
starting
off
or
just
getting
an
overview
of
where
we
are.
F
Where
have
we
been
legally
around
this
and
then
it
might
be
a
longer
study
session
that
the
student
I
mean
the
Council
leadership
can
organize
to
talk
about.
What
is
the
legislative
impacts
of
this
too
for
us
to
do
more
work
around
it,
while
we're
figuring
out
the
the
legislative
pieces
to
to
challenge
and
reinforce
this
policy?
O
Process,
yeah
chair
kusy,
council
member
wansley
absolutely
happy
to
to
answer
questions
in
close
session
to
the
extent
you
have
questions
that
that
you
want
to
send
to
me
in
advance
so
that
we
can
be
prepared.
That
would
be
great.
A
All
right
well,
thank
you.
City
attorney,
Anderson
for
being
here,
I
appreciate
the
presentation
I'm
not
seeing
any
further
discussion
and
so
I'll
direct
the
clerk
to
file
these
presentations.
Our
next
budget
committee
meeting
is
scheduled
for
this
coming
Thursday
the
14th
at
10:00
a.m.
that
day
we
are
set
to
hear
from
The
Office
of
Public
Service
and
the
intergovernmental
relations
department,
with
that
we've
concluded
all
business
to
come
before
this
committee
today,
without
objection,
We
Stand.