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the basis of people active on City boards and commissions, recommendations e from Community Goals Committee of persons who are interested in the growth process, and representatives from neighborhood groups. He noted Council could change or correct the proposed list of conferees. Mr. Bradley felt it important the public have a chance to have input at the conference. He thought perhaps it prudent to allow 15-30 minutes for the public to respond to what is going on at the conference. Mr. Delay reminded Council the community goals conference would not be conclusory in any way, but rather a mechanism to help encourage community participation. Subsequent to this conference, there will be opportunity for the public to explore the issues with public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council. Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to approve the conference and appointments as proposed. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Haws, to amend the motion to allow 30 minutes of public comment at the conference. Motion carried with Hamel, Obie, Haws, and Bradley voting aye; Delay, Lieuallen, and Smith voting no. Vote was taken on the main motion which carried unanimously. A short recess was taken. e VIII. Discussion of Budget Process--Materials distributed. Manager said the memo distributed described four possible options for budget process, noting there may be others to consider. He rev i ewed the four options. It was suggested Option 4 might address Council's concerns. Other materials which describe part of that process, or could be used in that process, were distributed. Manager said each depart- ment would provide a table of organization showing the divisions within each, with reference numbers. Those reference numbers would refer to existing subprogram elements. For each of these subprogram elements, a sheet would be prepared describing services, number of full-time personnel, list of appropriate categories, funding sources, and expenditures. Compiled together, the Council would have a total City organization, services, costs, funding, personnel, by program elements. He said in the budget process, with either lay members or the entire Budget Committee, presentation and review of this material, with some system of evaluating each service, could be included. He said this would preceed the priori- tization. In the service description there will be guidelines which would indicate what each element does, and what would be the effect if it were el iminated. He said this would relate only to current services. The same format would be used for proposed budgets, but that would come later in the budget process. e 10/11/78--6 1080