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Ms. Jones assured her that those decisions would be made like they were made every year; services funded <br />in the previous year had to be evaluated the following year and the council and Budget Committee would <br />still have the option to bring back something and make a change if they did not agree with a staff recom- <br />mendation. She stressed that nothing was changing with that process. She stated that staff went through an <br />annual evaluation of every service and tried to determine whether the City could continue to provide the <br />service with the available resources or whether there was a better mechanism to deliver that service. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka asked how the ten council goals would specifically be incorporated into the process. Ms. Jones <br />responded that part of the budget instructions would state that there were ten council goals and that the staff <br />teams needed to submit service offers at high, medium, and low levels to address those goals. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka suggested that a web-based explanation be provided with a way for people to be involved and <br />provide feedback. He preferred a budget based on values and a recognition of the diverse needs in the <br />community, rather than just funding what was deemed most important and working the Budget Committee’s <br />way down the budget. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor joined the meeting by telephone at 1:27 p.m. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman predicted that the issues that had “percolated up” from the community and upon which the <br />council had made determinations, would be up for argument every year. She asserted that if those things <br />were not supported by staff they would be the first things to fall out of the budget. She was not ready to <br />make a change she considered to be so drastic. She felt this process was being “railroaded through” in a <br />short amount of time. <br /> <br />The motion passed, 6:2; Ms. Taylor and Ms. Bettman voting in opposition. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 1:29 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Angel Jones <br />City Manager Pro Tem <br /> <br />(Recorded by Ruth Atcherson) <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 31, 2007 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br />