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Ms. Holmes said the subcommittee recommended ten final questions to be asked of each candidate; each <br />councilor would develop one question and two additional questions would be added for a total of ten. She <br />said each councilor could develop his or her own questions or select from a master list of questions and the <br />full council would approve a final list of ten questions to be asked in each interview. <br /> <br />In response to a question from Mayor Piercy, Ms. Holmes said the mayor could offer questions for <br />consideration by the council. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asserted the subcommittee had agreed that each councilor could contribute a question and that <br />question would be asked of each candidate; the entire council would choose two additional questions. She <br />said if the council voted on the questions, then it was possible that one or more councilors would not have a <br />question on the list. Mr. Chouinard said the intent was to avoid having three councilors ask substantially the <br />same question. He said the council could review the full list to assure there were not repetitive questions, <br />but each councilor would still have one question; there was no veto. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor said the subcommittee was clear that the questions had to be within an appropriate framework. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling suggested that each councilor submit two questions and in the event there were duplications, a <br />councilor's second question could be chosen to assure everyone had a question on the list. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark supported the suggestion that each councilor submit two questions. He asked if the subcommittee <br />had recommended the two additional questions be selected by consensus or majority vote. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman moved that each councilor contribute their own question and that the <br />entire council select two questions by a majority vote. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said she could not see how that would avoid duplication of questions. <br /> <br />The motion died for lack of a second. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark thought it would be wise to consider something beyond a simple majority for selecting the two <br />additional questions because those questions represented an opportunity for the council to show consensus <br />on what was important to it. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said a majority was acceptable to her. She liked the idea of councilors submitting two questions <br />each and the two additional questions being selected from that pool. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka suggested that councilors each submit several questions to assure a range of questions that <br />would elicit information from candidates in a systematic way. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor suggested the councilors could put forward ideas for topics or issues that should be addressed in <br />the interviews and staff could assist in drafting questions on those for the council's consideration. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved that each councilor submit one ques- <br />tion and two additional questions would be selected by the full council. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark offered a friendly amendment to require an affirmative vote from at least <br />six councilors on the two additional questions. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 3, 2007 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />