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e Ms. Wooten said she remembers Mr. Obie saying after the planning process, "Now the budget process begins." She said there was no agreement among the council that it would be bound to the planning process. With the exception of a $140,000 shift, she said the council has been successful in adhering to goals discussed in the financial planning process. She said the council has not violated its own integrity. She added that the cuts proposed by Mr. Rutan are the same as ones she tried to pass in her budget subcommittee. Ms. Schue said the financial planning process was a set of instructions to staff in preparation of the budget. She said the process was a planning tool for staff and not a final determination of what the budget is going to look like. She said the changes to the budget are relatively minor. Mr. Bennett asked about the $850,000 in unfunded capital. Ms. Wooten said that money is listed under new revenues. Mr. Miller said part of the confusion of the process is that the council worked alone in trying to reach a budget recommendation. He said the problem seems to be that some councilors are saying the council had made policy decisions before the budget went to the Budget Committee, and now there are efforts to try and change those decisions. In the future, he said the coun- cil should have a public process during the strategy session before the budget is sent to the Budget Committee. Mr. Bennett said he is amazed that some people think the financial planning process was a simple exercise prior to the Budget Committee's deliberations. e Mr. Obie said he shares the frustrations of the council. He said there were some decisions by the council that did not make it through the budget pro- cess. He said the council should not delegate policy decisions to the Budget Committee. He said he thinks the council did a good job of deciding policy and then leaving the implementation of those policies to the Budget Commit- tee. He said the council does not have $850,000 in new revenues, but rather $550,000 in capital cuts. He said there is a need now for the council to decide what it will do with the Budget Committee's recommendations. He said he is in favor of having the June 13 meeting as originally planned. Ms. Wooten said she is not certain that the council should limit itself to discussing only Mr. Rutan's proposal at its June 13 meeting. She said the council needs to also address the issue of new revenue sources. Mr. Rutan said he has a very hard time considering new revenue sources when the current budget has allocated money for areas that should not be funded. Ms. Wooten asked why that was not dealt with during the budget, process. Mr. Rutan said he was unsuccessful in several ways in the budget process. He said business affairs forced him to miss two important budget sessions. Ms. Wooten asked Mr. Rutan why there wasn1t support for his suggestions at the Budget Committee level. Mr. Obie said the council made a mistake in not e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 6, 1988 Page 3