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e technically feasible, noting it has undergone extensive public discussion already and it will avoid being in conflict with other ballot measures. Responding to questions, Mr. Gary said that the council has two options. One is to wait and adopt its election code revision, which is currently before the Citizen Involvement Committee. Or the council can declare an emergency in its resolution placing the measure on the ballot. The difference between the two approaches is that in the home-rule approach, the council is conducting the vote and it is required to be by mail, and it would likely be challenged by the Secretary of State. The statutory route is not subject to challenge, and the determination of whether an emergency exists rests with the City and also is not open to challenge. Mr. Robinette noted that the County Board of Commissioners hopes to put its serial levy on the March 1993 ballot. Responding to a question from Mr. Robinette, Mr. Gary said the council has three options: 1) Pass the implementing ordinance prior to the charter amendment vote. It would be subject to referendum, but the referendum would take at least 101 days to be put on the ballot from the date that it is passed; 2) Refer both the ordinance and charter amendment on the same ballot, preventing a subsequent referral; and e 3) Enact the ordinance after the charter amendment. This would not defeat a referendum, but force it after there has been a vote. Several councilors favored an early election. A straw vote revealed that Ms. Bascom, Ms. Ehrman, Mr. MacDonald, and Mr. Nicholson preferred holding an election before March. Mayor Miller asked staff to include the shortest possible time line for an election on the checklist of issues for its meeting of September 30. b. Gasoline Tax Mr. Robinette felt the gas tax should be one cent on the gallon because that is what was presented to the public in Eugene Decisions. He added that the County Board of Commissioners is pursuing a countywide gasoline tax--another good reason for reducing the City's tax to one cent. Mr. Nicholson said that the council should put off consideration of a gas tax until it has settled on the restaurant tax. Mr. Rutan noted that the Revenue Committee presented the council with a list of issues regarding the gas tax. Important among those issues is competitive- ness among the three jurisdictions. He added that the council should give this tax the same level of consideration it gave to the restaurant tax. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 28, 1992 Page 4 5:30 p.m.