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e e - M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Treehouse Restaurant June 6, 1988 5:30 p.m. PRESENT: Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Jeff Miller, Roger Rutan, Rob Bennett, Emily Schue, Cynthia Wooten. ABSENT: Freeman Holmer The quarterly process session of the City Council of the City of Eugene was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. I. FY89 BUDGET Mr. Rutan distributed copies of his proposal for a revised FY89 budget and budget process. He said his motivations behind the proposal are to take a sincere look at the budget and the budget process. He said he drafted the proposal after discovering that he was not the only council member concerned with the budget process. He said he has been care- ful not to conduct something that is outside of the council's normal business functions. He said his suggestions are his own and not a collaborative effort with other councilors. Ms. Schue said she is concerned that staff has been doing a considerable amount of research at Mr. Rutan's request. She said she thought the council had an agreement that councilors would check with other members of the coun- cil before asking staff to conduct a significant amount of work. She said she does not remember Mr. Rutan making such a request of the council. Mr. Rutan said his requests of staff are appropriate because they did not require a significant amount of time. Mr. Obie recalled that the council's last discussion of the budget ended after it was decided that Mr. Holmer and Mr. Rutan were going to make a presentation to the council before June 13. He said perhaps the council needs to spend time discussing the budget process as well. Mr. Miller said he is concerned and would like to see the $141,000 be taken from the General Fund and not out of the Fleet Fund. Ms. Schue said Mr. Miller's concerns were not voiced before the Budget Com- mittee. In addition, she said there was a Budget Committee motion that the MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 6, 1988 Page 1