CC Minutes - 01/09/08 Work Session

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The vote on the substitute motion was a tie, 4:4; Ms. Solomon, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Poling voting in favor, and Mr. Zelenka, Ms. Ortiz, Ms. Bettman, and Ms. Taylor vot- ing in opposition. The Mayor voted in opposition and the motion failed. Mr. Zelenka clarified that he did not intend to preclude the selection of an organization along with a request that organization staff select someone. He said his intention had been that the council would review the list and ensure that all of the sectors were represented once all the names had been submitted. Mr. Clark indicated that he had not seconded the latter portion of the motion Mr. Clark rescinded his second. Ms. Bettman provided a second. Ms. Solomon observed that before she could invite people to the panel she would need to know what time the interviews would be held. Alana Holmes, Recruitment and Selection Manager, responded that the results of the poll on which weekend of February it would happen had indicated that six of the councilors were amenable to either the first or second weekend. Mayor Piercy called for the vote. The motion passed, 5:3; Mr. Poling, Mr. Pryor, and Ms. Solomon voting in opposition. Mr. Clark, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to release the names of the three candidates for the position of City Manager at 5 p.m. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Ms. Solomon left the meeting at 2:32 p.m. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to hold the interviews for the three City Manager candidates for February 1 and 2. The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. The meeting adjourned at 2:32 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Angel Jones City Manager pro tem (Recorded by Ruth Atcherson) MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 9, 2008 Page 3 Work Session