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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room — City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br />July 28, 2010 <br />Noon <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, Betty Taylor, George Poling <br />(via telephone), Jennifer Solomon, Alan Zelenka. <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Mike Clark. <br />Her Honor Kitty Piercy called the work session meeting of the Eugene City Council to order and noted <br />that Councilor Mike Clark would not be in attendance. <br />A. WORK SESSION - Judicial Evaluation Committee Report <br />Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary introduced City Court Administrator Jeff Perry and Judge Kip <br />Leonard to present the Judicial Evaluation Committee's report. She further noted that Municipal Judge <br />Wayne Allen would join the conversation after the committee presentation. <br />Judge Leonard reported that the Judicial Evaluation committee had reviewed court statistics and customer <br />surveys as part of its evaluation of Judge Allen. He further noted that the court had conducted two <br />judicial surveys; one survey of defense attorneys, prosecutors, interpreters, court advocates, police traffic <br />officers other judges and court staff, and one survey intended to collect information regarding human <br />rights needs in the community. He reported that while the first judicial survey had enjoyed a 26 percent <br />response rate, the second human rights community survey had had no responses. <br />Judge Leonard presented the survey results described in the committee's memorandum to Mayor Piercy <br />and the City Council, which had been included as part of the agenda item summary materials. He <br />commented that the questions in the survey had been developed in accordance with nationally recognized <br />guidelines for court administration and judicial reviews. <br />Judge Leonard noted that the committee had spoken with Judge Allen at its most recent meeting to hear <br />his observations on the past, present, and future of the Municipal Court. <br />Judge Leonard stated that the survey results had indicated very strong support among members of the <br />community for the work of Judge Allen; 85 percent of respondents had agreed or strongly agreed that <br />Judge Allen had performed his duties exceptionally. <br />Judge Leonard reported that Judge Allen had over the last four years retained the services of a number of <br />associate judges to serve on the Municipal Court. He noted that Judge Allen would provide further <br />information in that regard later in the work session. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council July 28, 2010 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />