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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> November 26, 2001 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Nancy Nathanson, Pat Fart, Scott <br /> Meisner, Gary Rayor, Bonny Bettman. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Gary Pap~. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />A. Items from Mayor, Council, and City Manager <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner had no items. <br /> <br />Acknowledging the City Manager's authority over the issue, Mr. Kelly said that as a part of the <br />council's economic development goal related to family-wage jobs, he hoped that the City tried <br />when possible to use union labor on contracts. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor had no items. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson had no items. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor had no items. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman acknowledged the discussions that City Manager Jim Johnson was having with the <br />chief executive officer of the McKenzie-Willamette Hospital and noted her and others' long-term <br />support for a full-service hospital in the city center. She did not want to foreclose the community's <br />options in securing a centralized hospital. She wished Mr. Johnson and staff the best of luck in the <br />discussions. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman acknowledged the resignation of Mr. Johnson, and said now was an important time <br />for the council to provide strong leadership and stability for the organization. She thought the City <br />Manager's shoes would be hard to fill and the recruitment process to fill the position should occur <br />as soon as possible. She wanted the new councilors elected in 2002 to have a role in the selection <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 26, 2001 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />