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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> McNutt Room--City Hall <br /> <br /> June 8, 1998 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Pat Fart, Tim Laue, Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Laurie <br /> Swanson Gribskov, Betty Taylor Betty Taylor, Ken Tollenaar. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Bobby Lee. <br /> <br /> I. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />The adjourned June 1, 1998, Eugene City Council meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.; His <br />Honor Mayor James D. Torrey presiding. <br /> <br /> II. WORK SESSION/ACTION: RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER <br /> FOR STATE COURTS FOR THE EUGENE MUNICIPAL COURT <br /> <br />Court Administrator Marilyn Nelson provided the report, recalling that the City last fall contracted <br />with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to conduct an organizational review and <br />suggest ways of doing things more efficiently given the passage of Ballot Measures 47 and 50. <br />She said the report includes 63 recommendations for "doing things differently," some of which <br />have been implemented. Ms. Nelson said staff needed council direction on two policy issues: 1) <br />neutral funding; and 2) the NCSC recommendation to move to full-time employee judges. She <br />noted Judge Wayne Allen's memorandum outlining his perspective in the meeting packet. <br /> <br />In response to a question from Ms. Taylor, Ms. Nelson said if the council wished to move to full- <br />time judges, staff would need to seek contract extensions from current judges as those expire in <br />one month and that is insufficient time to make the significant changes, which include a code <br />revision. <br /> <br />Addressing a question from Ms. Swanson Gribskov, Judge Allen said an election process for <br />judges was usual but at the trial level an appointment process was more common. <br /> <br />In response to a question from Mr. Tollenaar, Ms. Nelson said she agreed with Judge Allen's <br />opinion that part-time judges are available to staff. <br /> <br />Addressing a question from Mr. Meisner, Ms. Nelson said she used the average hourly rate <br />based on other municipal courts to compute the annual salary. Responding to a follow-up <br />question, Ms. Nelson said two full-time judges were not enough to backfill vacations and sick <br />time. <br /> <br />Minutes--Eugene City Council June 8, 1998 Page 1 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />