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4. ACTION: Approval of Minutes, Findings, and Recommendations from the Hearings Official and Adoption of an Ordinance Levying Assessments for Improvements Consisting of Paving, Curbs and Gut- ters, Sidewalks, Landscape Medians, Street Lights, Street Trees, Wastewater, and Storm Water rdth Drainage on 3 and 4 Avenues between Pearl Street and Lincoln Street, North of Southern Pacific Railroad and South of Skinner Butte Park; and Providing an Immediate Effective Date (Contract 2006-04) (Job #3827) Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to approve the Minutes, Findings and Recommendations of the Hearings official of April 19, 2006. Councilor Bettman stated that she would support this project because it was an identified project in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved that the City Council adopt rdth Council Bill 4925, an ordinance levying assessments for improvements to 3 and 4 Ave- nues. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT: Police Auditor Candidate Profile City Manager Taylor stated that Human Resources Division Manager, Helen Towle, was available to answer any questions. Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. Joseph Collins , 2233 Hawkins Lane, submitted his testimony in writing. He believed the Eugene Police Department (EPD) to be incompetent. He was concerned about the police auditor and the methampheta- mine problem in Eugene. He did not think City Manager Dennis Taylor demonstrated any leadership on this issue. He also thought the Mayor, the Police Chief, and Assistant City Manager were incapable of handling oversight of a police auditor. He thought the police were bound by a loyalty that committed them to abetting one another in bad behavior and good. He felt the police’s need to protect one another was detrimental to the community. th Bob Cassidy , 1401 East 27 Avenue, recommended that the auditor be able to hire his or her own staff. He suggested that the City confer with other jurisdictions that had hired such auditors to be sure that Eugene did it right. Zachary Vishanoff , Patterson Street, believed more public hearings were in order to fully understand the depth of the problem. He remained angry over an alleged incident that occurred several years earlier in which he had been hurt by a police officer. He opined that the courts were being used to retaliate against people like him. Steve Smith , 128 Lynnbrook Drive, submitted his testimony in writing. He wanted to address the issue of who hired and supervised the auditor’s staff. He said an internal auditor should be a professional whose MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 8, 2006 Page 10 Regular Meeting