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<br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Special Meeting <br />Bascom/Tykeson Room—Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> September 12, 2007 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Andrea Ortiz, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Chris Pryor, <br />Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br /> <br />1. WORK SESSION: Meeting with Recruiter for City Manager Position <br /> <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the special meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. She <br />announced the upcoming community forum on September 17 on the subject of the qualifications for a new <br />city manager. She noted that City Manager pro tem Angel Jones had yet to make a decision about whether <br />to apply for the position and decided not to attend the meeting. She said that Ms. Solomon was unable to <br />attend. Acting Assistant City Manager Scott Luell was present. <br /> <br />Councilors introduced themselves to Bob Neher of Bennett Yarger, the consultant firm hired by the City to <br />assist with the recruitment of a new city manager. Human Resources and Risk Services Director Lauren <br />Chouinard and Recruitment and Selection Director Alana Holmes were also present for the item. <br /> <br />Mr. Neher briefly described the brochure that would be produced for the recruitment process identifying <br />successful candidate traits and providing information to candidates about Eugene. The brochure would be <br />mailed out to interested candidates. He noted the types of advertising that would occur and where the <br />advertisements would appear, including professional organizations’ publications and internet sites, and <br />publications and sites aimed at minority candidates. Advertisements would be placed in September and the <br />brochure would be available in early October. He emphasized the role that networking would play in the <br />process. <br /> <br />Mr. Neher noted that September 24 was tentatively the end date for input. Responding to a request for <br />direction from Mr. Neher, Mayor Piercy recalled that the council established the community forum as an <br />opportunity for additional public input, and had agreed that the consultant would meet with the members of <br />the Board of County Commissioners, the County Administrator, the Springfield mayor, and the Springfield <br />city manager. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman suggested that Mr. Neher also contact some principals at the University of Oregon (UO) to <br />discuss the manager’s relationship with the UO. Mayor Piercy recommended Mr. Neher talk to UO <br />President David Frohnmayer if possible. There was general concurrence. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked that referral sources for candidates be identified and the council alerted if any candidates <br />applied from those referral sources. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 12, 2007 Page 1 <br /> Special Meeting <br /> <br />