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ATTACHMENT D <br /> <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Work Session <br />McNutt Room – City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> February 20, 2008 <br /> Noon <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, George Poling, <br />Mike Clark, Jennifer Solomon, Alan Zelenka. <br /> <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the work session of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br /> <br />A. ACTION: <br /> Appointment of City Manager <br /> <br /> <br />Assistant City Manager Scott Luell stated that this was the culmination of all of the work that had gone into <br />the hiring process for the City Manager position. He said this motion presented the opportunity to authorize <br />the council President to sign the final agreement with Jon Ruiz. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to authorize the Council President to sign the <br />final employment agreement with Jon Ruiz as presented to the Mayor and City Council and <br />to appoint Jon Ruiz as the City Manager of Eugene. <br /> <br />Several councilors indicated they had not received the final document and copies were provided. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman indicated she would oppose the motion. She reiterated her feeling that Mr. Ruiz was not the <br />best choice for the community. She said the council should not “pretend” to have unanimity on a “hotly <br />debated decision.” <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz noted that she originally had not supported the hiring of Mr. Ruiz. Upon a second review, she <br />could find “no chink in [his] armor.” She now believed that of the choices offered Mr. Ruiz had risen to the <br />top. She related that she had talked to members of the community panel, all of whom indicated Mr. Ruiz <br />was the best of the applicants in the pool. She indicated she would vote in favor of the motion. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor opposed the motion. She also did not feel Mr. Ruiz was the best choice for the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka supported the motion. He believed that Mr. Ruiz’ engaging style was what the City needed. <br />He noted that Mr. Ruiz had been the most progressive choice and had won overwhelming support from both <br />the citizen panel and the staff panel. He pointed out that Mr. Ruiz also had been the only candidate to <br />answer his question on sustainability and that Mr. Ruiz had written the sustainability plan for Fresno, <br />California. Additionally, Mr. Ruiz had worked with an independent auditor and had a sophisticated <br />understanding of the importance of public trust. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 20, 2008 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />