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<br />Ms. Taylor agreed with abolishing the six-step salary range. She agreed with Mr. Clark that it was not <br />necessary to increase the salary to attract candidates as the recruitment had been completed. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor supported Option C and elimination of the six-step salary range. He agreed that Eugene was a <br />desirable community, but the "green paycheck" only went so far and the salary range should be competitive <br />and not rely too heavily on the beauty of the community. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka said he preferred Option C. He asked staff to provide a list of the perquisites provided by other <br />cities. He said the salary range appeared to be fairly consistent, but deferred compensation was substan- <br />tially out of sync with other cities, as was the auto allowance, and those should be brought up to the Oregon <br />median. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said she supported Option C. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman commented that the green component was not applicable as the applicant would be asked to <br />commit almost all of his or her time to the job and have little opportunity to take advantage of community <br />amenities. She felt that many applicants were attracted because the council had indicated it was willing to <br />renegotiate the salary. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to adjust compensation for the city man- <br />ager position as described in Option C. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked how pay raises would be negotiated without established steps. She said the council <br />would need to establish specific performance goals against which to evaluate the candidate. She recom- <br />mended that the next work session on city manager recruitment address creating a performance evaluation <br />tool. Mr. Chouinard said one of the contract elements would be the process for granting pay raises or cost- <br />of-living adjustments and staff could provide examples of language used by other jurisdictions. <br /> <br />The motion passed, 7:0. Mr. Pryor was out of the room and did not vote. <br /> <br />Mr. Chouinard distributed copies of scheduling options and reviewed them with the council. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to approve scheduling Option 2. The <br />motion passed 6:0; Ms. Taylor and Mr. Zelenka abstaining. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Angel Jones <br />City Manager pro tem <br /> <br />(Recorded by Lynn Taylor) <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 14, 2008 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br />