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encouraged by was the sheer amount of information that came in that was more specific to each change in salary or in job descriptions. I think getting that information early for a salary change or a change in job description is important. We should actually see the old organizational chart and then understand the new formation. I think it is very difficult to make smart decisions in this area without having that broader picture per-Department.I do think,getting to the level of transparency, it should be something the public is aware of and understands. I think we should look at the demographics within the departments. Those things, by right, are within the tax payers purview. The more the information,the earlier the information,the better. She continued, Connected to that, I think we received an entire schedule but it came late. It was a salary schedule and it gives the whole picture. However, I think the Administration and the Department of Admin and Finance did an incredible job involving the public with information early in the process. The Clerk's Office and Kareemah did a great job of keeping track of the conversations and hearings. I think we have had low attendance from Council but the availability of the staff members from Departments was terrific. Relative to neighborhood involvement, it might help to have those priorities per area.Maybe it is not as much neighborhood as it is quadrants of the City. They might be something that might be a better way of looking at things. I think what might inform the public is the asset mapping that has been done by Community Investment. I think some of that might inform them of the priorities. That gets at what we have and what we don't have. They haven't released that yet. That, as it relates to the neighborhood plans, should help us find more strategic funding within neighborhoods. She went on, I do think taking our budget meetings, perhaps, on the road, would be a good thing. I know we have done that before. My last point, aside from what I had chased in early, was a request for a longer pause for airtime between when we receive the budget, as Council, to when we actually vote on it. I don't know if that is upping the tempo on the schedule but I do feel, especially because our Committee meetings lack attendance, it is important individuals are able to chime in after the formal budget is presented. I would like to see at least one (1) full meeting dedicated to the presentation by the Mayor,and then one(1)skewed to more input from the public. Councilmember Scott stated,Another thing this Committee needs to do is probably have Rosemary Mandrici here to do an update on assessments. Our whole budget relies on those assessments. There has been conflict there and we would like to know where we are at with that. City Clerk Kareemah Fowler, offices on the 4d' floor of the County-City Building stated, I agree with having Ms. Mandrici coming in to give an update on tax assessments. We are preparing to take meetings on the road,too.We are trying to secure some new equipment for that so by the time they start, we should be prepared. Bob Palmer, Council Attorney with offices on the 41 floor of the County-City Building, asked, Councilmember Broden,just to clarify, are you requesting the job descriptions and organizational charts be part of the Department's submission of their budget? Councilmember Broden confirmed, Exactly,that would be my preference. 3