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<br /> how to call,how to do all the kind of things.And we can't just rely on social media to communicate.
<br /> There's still something about the US mail that I think is really important. So that's the only thing
<br /> that I would look at adding to this budget and for future use.
<br /> Council President Scott stated, Well, I appreciate that Dr. Davis. I'm sorry that the sun is setting.
<br /> But that's a good point, and that's something that we can utilize the interns for, and we can look at
<br /> that. I did increase our print and advertising budget,which that would fall under that,and we could
<br /> definitely do that.
<br /> Committee Chair White stated, I would like to say that, before we go to Mr. Horvath, that I
<br /> understand what you were saying, Councilmember Broden,as we, and again I think that that could
<br /> be part of the budget process, in regards to looking at preparing for 2020, but to really pull from
<br /> the experiences and to get your input and your suggestions, as we look at structure, as we look at
<br /> format, I think that's going to be important. So again, I think that we need to make sure that we
<br /> have that level of discussion, but also that we have your input as well, or anyone who is going to
<br /> be seated here. Because we learn from each other,we learn from our experiences. And I think that
<br /> that would be invaluable for whoever's seated in these nine(9) chairs.
<br /> Committeemember Broden stated, If I might just follow up on that and thank you. At the State
<br /> level, there is basically an election, and then there's an organizational day, and it's focused on
<br /> getting new members up to speed, current members, former members, inputting on kind of the
<br /> process and then year going forward, setting goals. So that's one (1) way to get at it, timing wise.
<br /> And then another way is at 2020, a mid-year kind of a strategic plan, by way of a retreat process,
<br /> something that is open to the public,where we look at structure,we look at functions and basically
<br /> do a top down reorganization. You know, are we doing things the best,most functional way, that
<br /> serves the public, but also our interface with staff and Administration? I think that's maybe as
<br /> significant, too, in a lot of ways.
<br /> Committee Chair White stated, Thank you. Thank you for that, and that's something that we need
<br /> to ensure that it happens.
<br /> Committeemember Voorde stated, At least three (3) things come to mind that I think deserve
<br /> congratulations. One(1),the work Karen has done with the budget. She has opened up the process
<br /> and has made every attempt to listen to the public, what their priorities are, and then has tried to
<br /> coordinate that with individual Council Member priorities and has worked with the
<br /> Administration. I can't imagine anyone doing a better job than you've done. It takes hours and
<br /> hours and hours. And everybody, I mean Jo Broden spent countless hours on something as
<br /> unglamorous as Solid Waste. And Councilmember Broden and I did negotiations with the Fire
<br /> Department. That takes a lot of hours. Everybody has interests that take hours and hours. Regina
<br /> has done all kinds of work with housing and things like that. So, what I'm trying to illustrate is,
<br /> there's a lot more to this job than most people realize. And I'm glad that potential new Council
<br /> Members,who have been coming to meetings lately, are doing that,because I think just being here
<br /> informs them and maybe opens their eyes to what they're getting into. I don't think I'm wrong in
<br /> saying that when some of the potential new people have walked out of this room after a meeting,
<br /> it's like a deer in the headlights kind of thing. My gosh, I didn't know that. So all of that's good.
<br /> And another thing I'd like to congratulate on is this electronic,like I said,forty(40)years ago when
<br /> I started,it was a guy with a VHS tape, that may or may not ever be seen. Now people can actually
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