PUNTA GORDA — The City Council considered a long-range financial plan Wednesday that suggests eliminating four positions and levying new assessments on all property owners instead of property taxes on some to pay for firefighting and road repaving.

The council approved those alternatives to help fill a projected $1.2 million gap in the 2014 budget, after a presentation by city controller Sharon Knippenberg laying out a financial plan for 2013-2017.