The Longmont City Council plans to add 18 new full-time equivalent positions to the city’s employee roster next year, just one aspect of a proposed $469.6 million operating budget the group discussed during its regular session Tuesday night. Over the past several weeks, the City Council has listened to numerous financial presentations and is expected to finalize and formally adopt next year’s 657-page budget, which is available for public inspection on the city’s website, in October. If the City Council approves the budget and adds 18 new full-time equivalent jobs, the Longmont city government’s total number of full-time equivalent budgeted positions will be just over 1,161.