Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency Board

Risk fund oversight structure — Councilwoman Breus questioned whether the risk fund should move from the city attorney's office to the city manager's office. City manager said this "probably does bear an ongoing discussion" but no decision was made.

Records digitization funding — Councilwoman Breus asked if digitization can be accelerated and funded from building funds, sewer funds, or police forfeiture instead of general fund. City Clerk will request Budget Advisory Committee opinion on building fund eligibility.

Cold case records preservation — Councilman Reese raised concerns about ensuring murder investigation records held by retired detectives are digitized. Police Department is working on a plan to move cases into the OnBase system, but the process is slow due to microfilm conversion needs.

Customer Relationship Management system — Councilwoman Breus suggested visiting other cities using the system before requesting vendor proposals to understand integration challenges and privacy concerns. Councilwoman Der raised concerns about staff training consistency. No timeline set for formal vendor request.

Code enforcement restructuring — Council Member Derer questioned whether code enforcement needs restructuring or additional specialized staff. City Manager Thornley indicated a likely split into a separate compliance department, but exact details are being finalized with staff and will not be ready until August.

Organizational changes requiring council approval — Councilwoman Breus argued that any reorganization or personnel movement between departments after budget adoption needs council approval through formal augmentation with organizational charts. City Manager Thornley did not object.

$5,000,000 — Estimated risk fund claims and payments for 2021-22 budget — Risk fund

$532,000 — Risk fund salaries and benefits for 5 staff members — Risk fund

$4,845,000 — City attorney general fund budget — General fund

$30,000 — Records digitization one-time budget request — General fund

$4.5 million settlement vote — Council will vote the following day on approving a global settlement covering 27 federal court cases and 3 district court cases, which includes $1.3 million in attorney fees ordered by Judge Brelo.

Code enforcement restructuring details — City Manager will finalize the restructuring plan with department leadership. Details will affect how the city enforces tree ordinances and permit compliance.

Records digitization funding sources — City Clerk seeking Budget Advisory Committee approval to use building funds instead of only general fund for the $1.3 million vendor cost to digitize all paper records.