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~194 ~'_~"-.------- ~~":,~~,=-:-=~:---:--_-----::'_~_'~~n:-:-::_ :.-_i---::;-----~__,_____._..:;- :;--:--~.~:---:: ___:-_-:___:'-;:,.__ -----~-~_. ---,-----.---- - -------~-----~._---- ---- -- -- - -. --- - ----.--- - ~ -. -- -_.__..._~--_._.- - .~. -- ~ - - - ... - . - "-'~' - . - ~ ~ . - - - - ---[ll'-~ection 4.---;he ~fi~-Of City Manager and al~'-d~ep-artme::-he::~--may be-~i~le~--- by a candidate outside the State of Oregon, provided that during the tenure, he I shall reside in the City. All other employees must be residents and inhabitants I of the City at the time of their appointment and during the tenure of thier office :;::~ except as specially provided by the- Counc il. ~, I Section 5. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Section 6. The office of Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department are expressly removed from Civil Service. The present incumbents may elects to resign as department heads, retain such seniority as the Civil Service Commision shall determine, and remain under Civil Service. Section 7. The duties of all employees shall be assigned to them by the City Manager and they shall be responsible and accountable to the City Manager. Section 8. The powers herein granted to the City Manager shall be sole and exclusive. Section 9. The City Manager may be removed with or without cause at any time by the Cornmon Council, after six months tenure. Section 10. The Eugene Water Board and the Eugene Library Board and their respective employees are expressly excluded from the operatdon of this act. Section 11. Other than as provided herein, the Mayor and Council shall retain the powers granted in Section 3 of Chapter 11 of the Charter. Section 12. This act shall take effect as to the levy provided immediately upon its adoption by the electors; and as to all other provisions of the act of January 1, 1945. Section 13. All acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 14. The Comrnon Council is hereby authorised and directed in addition to existing levies to, in each year, levy, assess and collect a tax not to exceed one mill upon the assessed valuation of all property in the City not exempt from taxation; which tax shall be in addition to and in excess of the six percent constitutional limitation upon the City Tax levy and shall be used in support of the City's domestic budget. . I , . 3 Councilman Farrington stated that in order to get the proposal before the Council he would move that the resolution be adopted and that the Charter &TIend- ment be referred to the people. This motion was seconded by Councilman Hawn. Councilman Hawn stated that while it was not included in the motion it was the request of the cOITilllittee that this be put on the May~rprimaries. Councilman Crum- baker stated he thought there were some changes that should be made in the propos d act and in the text of the proposal which was a part of the act. He stated that he did not know whether the Council would be favorable to an amendment but that at this time he would distribute to the Council copies of an amendment which he would recommend. This amendment was concerning Section 1 of the proposed draft prepared by the charter committee on February 14th and again on February 18th mn which the Cornmittee recommended that the appointing power be in the Council instead of the Mayor. , , '\ Councilman Crumbaker at this time recommended the proposed amendment which was as follows: TO STRIKE OUT ALL OF SECTION ONE IN THE PROPOSED AMENDNrENT Al\lD SUBSTITUTE THE FOLLOVJING: Section 1. (a). That the Common Council'of the City of Eugene is hereby authorized and enpowered and directed to appoint a City Managernl as administra- tive officer, and to appoint a municip81 judge as the judiccial officer of the City and to fix'their respective salaries and terms of office. ~b), If the Council fails to agree upon a candidate for the office of City,] Manager, so that the office shall be vacant for a period of two weeks, then in that event the Mayor shall be enpowered to appoint a manager pro tem who shall serve as City Manager; provided that the manager pro tem shall not have power to appoint or to dismiss officers or employees of the City except wit~ the approval of the City Council provided further that the manager pro tem shall hold office only until a city manager shall have been agreed upon, in no event a longer period of time than six months, provided further that the manager pro tem, shall not be eligible for re?ppointment to the offife of manager pro tem, for a appointment for the office of City Manager. I ~