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The Manager shall have the right to take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the Council. ,!*~ ."-'!f" ~, ":'4., (e). No member of the Council shall in any manner, directly or indirectly by suggestion or otherwise attempt to influence or coerce the manager in the makine of any appointment or any removal, or in the purchase of supplies, nor shall any member of the Council exact any promise relative to any appointment from any cnadidate for manager of discuss, directly or indirectly with any such r cnadidate, the matter of appointment to any city office or employments. Any ~ violation of the foregoing provisions of this section shall work a forfieture of "i:.' the office of the offending member of the Council who may be removed therefrom by , the Councilor any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing contained herein, : however, shall be construed as prohibiting the Council, while in ipen session from discussing with or suggesting to the manager anything pertaining to City affairs. Councilman Crumbaker made some further remarks regarding the proposed amendment and made a motion that the ,Council adipt the proposed amendment as presented above. This motion was seconded by Stewart. Councilman Hawn stated that he was not so much concerned about who should make the appointments as l8ng as the appointment would be confirmed by the Council and that the Council was to set the salaries. He stated that he was not favorably impressed by the fact that other cities had decided to have the Council make the appointment rather than the Mayor. He stated that he thought Section "E" in the amendment proposed by Douncil- man Drumbaker had merit but ~ould be impractical to enforce. Councilman Davis stated that regarding Section "E" he felt that a manaGer VJould be glad to consult with the councilmen regarding appointments and that he was not favorable to this section. Mrs. C. B. Swango, President of the Lane County League of Women Voters, stated that the League felt there would be some changes in section one of the proposed alrrandment and that section 9 and 14 should be left out. Mr. A. C. Dixon stated that he felt there were 3 or 4 sections that might be changed. One was that he felt that appointment should be made by the Council in place of the Iv,ayor. That he was in favor of section HEll in the proposed amendment and that he felt that the six months tenure referred to in section 9 regarding the removal of the City Manager was simply a danger sign to the proposed manager. He stated he felt that it would be more satisfactory if the six months tenure was left out of section 9. He stated that he objected to the one mill tax levy rider as provided in section 14. Mr. James A. Rodman stated that the Committee had discussed that and'that there was ample precedent for this mill levy and that he felt that theywere only making a mountain out of a m~le hill regarding whether appointments should be made @y the Mayor or the Council as lonG as the Council confirmed the appointments. Councilman Ha~n explained that there was a 5 mill limitation in the Charter for the General Fund. That this was not sufficient for the requirements of the general fund and a proposed changed in this 5 mill levy ahd been voted down three tinles by the people. That the Co~~ittee had discussed at length the advisability of includi g this with the manager amendnlent. The co@nittee was convinced there was need for the extra funds and had recommended that it be included with the manager amendment. Ed Boehnke, as a member of the Comrdttee stated that he felt that one mill levy should not be put on with the proposed manager form as he felt that the 6% limitation was much more flexible than the one mill levy. Colonel Tierney stated that he had been waiting for the past 15 years for this charter amendment providing for a,City ~~nager and that he thought this was qn excellent start and th~t he felt that the matter should be left open now for the people to consider and hearing held and suggestions for changes be heard. Christian Jensen, representing the Brotherhood of Local Trainmen stated that he felt this matter should be left open for further consideration as it had only been given to the press on Sunday~ He said that he had head pbjections from not only labor but f~om several business men regarding the removal of the Chiefs of the Police and Fire Department from Civil service and that the Railroad Unions would like to have time to have a meeting to consid~ such changes as they might wish to make to the proposed amendment. ~