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Mayor Keller said he wanted the freedom to make the best choice without having e to deal with any guidelines set by the council, stating that any guidelines would be unfair. C. Partisan Involvement in Non-Partisan Elections Councilor Ehrman stated that the memorandum she had distributed to the council also contained the pertinant ORS language which stated that a candidate running for a non-partisan position cannot declare himself/herself to be a member of a major party. She said the council had enough to do without addressing this issue, stating that any interested group could raise the issue. Mayor Keller pointed out that this statement was similar to one Mr. Holmer had previously made. Mr. Holmer said he had told the Rubicon Society that it would be appropriate for them or the Republican Central Committee to raise the issue if they were so inclined. He thanked Ms. Ehrman for preparing the memo. He also stated that Ms. Ehrman had informed him that Joyce Nichols had declared herself as a Democrat in her campaign literature. D. Public Access to RIS Councilor Holmer stated that Randy Kolb had raised the issue and that it was scheduled for discussion by the Citizen Involvement Committee. He said the council should adddress the issue because not all information should be made available to the public. Ms. Wooten said she had raised the issue, stating that the council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners will have the chance to review a public access program before it becomes available. e Mr. Gleason stated that several user groups were already hooked into the RIS. He said the City must provide permission to any user to access the data file because improper modem connection could damage the equipment and some infor- mation was restricted. He explained that the security system was not presently designed to allow complete access. He said the Budget Committee had raised the issue; he added that the issue would be presented to the council when development of the security system was completed. E. How to Minimize Burdens on Councilors' Time Referring to the Planning Department slide presentation at the joint City Council/Planning Commission meeting on June 13, Councilor Holmer stated that the slides had not presented any new information compared to the material he had already read. He questioned the need for staff to provide both written and oral updates to the council. He stressed that the council should be careful how its time was used. Mayor Keller agreed that the meeting ran long but that he enjoyed the presentation. Mr. Ball said staff was providing the council the opportunity to view the presentation before public viewing. Mr. Holmer responded that the public had already viewed the presentation. Ms. Wooten commented that staff was proud of its efforts and wished to share its work with the council. Councilor Obie suggested that the council should have the option to leave or stay and view any presentations. He also suggested that the council should develop responsibilities to ensure time was well spent, to include depending e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 18, 1984 Page 5