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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Virtual Work Session <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />June 15, 2020 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Betty Taylor, Emily Semple, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire <br />Syrett, Chris Pryor, Greg Evans <br />Mayor Vinis opened the June 15, 2020, work session of the Eugene City Council. <br />1. WORK SESSION: Discussion of City Manager Appointment Process, Including Appointment of <br />Sarah Medary to the Position <br />City Attorney Kathryn Brotherton outlined the appointment process for the City Manager position. <br />Council Discussion: <br />• Councilor Clark -expressed support for City Manager Pro Tern Sarah Medary. <br />• Councilor Zelenka - expressed support for City Manager Pro Tern Sarah Medary. <br />• Councilor Pryor - spoke of past hiring processes for executive positions and the attributes of <br />the position; expressed support for City Manager Pro Tern Sarah Medary. <br />• Councilor Syrett - spoke about the implications of a national recruitment and budget process; <br />expressed support for City Manager Pro Tern Sarah Medary. <br />• Councilor Yeh - expressed support for City Manager Pro Tern Sarah Medary. <br />• Councilor Semple - expressed support for City Manager Pro Tern Sarah Medary. <br />• Councilor Taylor- expressed support for City Manager Pro Tern Sarah Medary, noting the <br />support she has from other cities. <br />• Councilor Evans - expressed support for City Manager Pro Tern Sarah Medary. <br />• Mayor Vinis - expressed support for City Manager Pro Tern Sarah Medary. <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Semple, seconded by Councilor Yeh, move to appoint <br />Sarah Medary as the City Manager and to authorize a Council subcommittee to negotiate <br />and execute an employment agreement with Sarah that includes a compensation <br />package that considers the market data in Attachment A. PASSED: 8:0 <br />Council Discussion: <br />• Councilor Zelenka -supported a three -person subcommittee process and volunteered to be on <br />the committee. <br />• Councilor Clark- talked about the selection of the committee members and suggested that <br />councilors on past hiring processes should be on the committee. <br />• Councilor Syrett - expressed support for selecting Councilors Semple, Pryor and Zelenka to be <br />on the committee; raised the prospect of adding a bonus to the negotiated agreement. <br />• Councilor Pryor - discussed past hiring and negotiation processes. <br />• Councilor Zelenka - asked for clarification of Council committee and subcommittee. <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Semple, seconded by Councilor Yeh, move to establish <br />as the Council Subcommittee, the Councilor Officers and Councilor Zelenka to prepare a <br />contract for Sarah Medary of the City Manager. PASSED: 8:0 <br />MINUTES - Eugene City Council June 15, 2020 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />