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Potter said that the City’s legislative priorities included such a recommendation but the City had no success in <br />pushing it. He understood from the City’s Intergovernmental Affairs Director that the City was not likely to be <br />successful this session, either. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling asked why the program cost so much more beyond a simple inflationary increase. Mr. Potter said the <br />budget for the program had increased only by an inflationary increment of about $2,000, but because of the reduction <br />in what he termed “billable FTEs” and the State cap, it cost companies more per billable FTE to operate the <br />program. City Manager Ruiz pointed out the cost was being spread over few units. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling suggested there could come a point where the number of businesses and billable FTEs became so low that <br />the revenue would not support the program. <br /> <br />City Manager Ruiz reminded the council that any such significant program change would require a charter <br />amendment. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz determined from Mr. Potter there were no General Fund dollars supporting the Toxics Right-to-Know <br />Program. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 7:49 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Jon Ruiz, <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council February 17, 2009 Page 3 <br />