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<br /> M I NUT E S <br />e Eugene City Council <br /> City Council Chamber <br /> June 27, 1983 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Smith, Freeman Holmer. John Ball, Emily Schue, <br /> Brian Obie, Dick Hansen, Mark Lindberg, Cynthia Wooten. <br /> Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon. was called <br /> to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller. <br /> I. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> A. City of Eugene FY84 Budget <br /> City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced Warren Wong, Finance Director, who <br /> reviewed the budget process to date, characterizing it as thorough and well <br /> fac i 1 Hated. He then highlighted the Budget Committee recommendation to the <br /> council, noting that though the operating budgets were higher than for FY83 , <br /> the total budget, including capital projects and non-departmental funds, was <br /> 10.8 per cent lower. He noted that the recommended budget would require the <br /> full levy as authorized by the Eugene Plan, for an estimated $9.13 per thousand <br />e of assessed valuation. <br /> Public hearing was opened. <br /> Jean Names, 460 West 25th Avenue, said that she was the President of the Commission <br /> on the Rights of Women and of the Human Rights Presidents' Council. She expressed <br /> her disappointment over the deletion of the human rights staff position. <br /> H. Marshall Peter, 29127 Gimple Hill Road, spoke as the President of the Commission <br /> on the Rights of the Disabled, voicing his opinion that, contrary to the City <br /> Manager's statements, the deletion of the human rights staff position would <br /> represent a reduction in both time and expertise. and he urged the council to <br /> reinstate the position. <br /> Elizabeth BOYin~ton, 1670 Buck, said that she was the President of the Commission <br /> on the Rights 0 Aging, but was voicing her personal views. She stated her <br /> concern over the future of the Human Rights Commissions and her assumption that <br /> if staff support were cut she would have to take on more responsibility herself. <br /> Charles H. Strong, 495 West 26th Avenue, said that he was a member of the <br /> CommlSSlon on the Rights of Aging, and stated that the human rights program had <br /> been set up in order to assure the rights of individuals. He observed that if <br /> the proposed staff cut took pl ace the program woul d have only 580 hours of staff <br /> time available, and that the Aging Commission itself had estimated it would need <br /> 890 to fulfill its goal s. He suggested that the council reexamine its priorities <br /> and reinstate the position. <br />e <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 1983 Page 1 <br />