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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room —City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br />May 24, 2011 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, George Poling, , Chris Pryor, Alan <br />Zelenka. <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Andrea Ortiz, Mike Clark, Pat Farr. <br />A. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INTERVIEWS <br />The council interviewed candidates for open positions on the City's Budget Committee and Toxics Board. <br />Mark Rust, Chelsea Clinton, Laura Illig, and David Hinkley were interviewed for vacancies on the <br />Budget Committee, and each candidate was asked the following questions. <br />1. Suppose the City of Eugene is projected to experience a long -term financial deficit where its <br />expenditures are expected to exceed revenues for the foreseeable future. What policy options <br />would you consider to create a balanced City Budget? <br />2. What City services do you consider to be the most important to the community in general and <br />to you personally? <br />3. Taking into account broad community input is an important part of the Budget Committee <br />discussions and decision - making. What types of information and community feedback would <br />you consider as part of analyzing and discussing the City's budget? <br />Christine Zeller - Powell, Joseph Gonzales, and Alison Guzman were interviewed for vacancies on the <br />Toxics Board. Each candidate was asked the following questions: <br />1. To represent the right -to -know, or advocacy, position on the board, you must have a <br />demonstrable record of advocating for the public's right to know. Please tell us how you <br />meet this qualification. <br />2. What is your understanding of the purpose of the City's Toxics Right -to -Know Program? <br />3. Do you feel you can work effectively with the other members of the board, some of whose <br />viewpoints on certain issues may be diametrically opposed to yours? Why? <br />Ms. Taylor adjourned the meeting at 8:17 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />,6 ah 1,,,.,t <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 24, 2010 Page 1 <br />Boards and Commissions Interviews <br />