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<br />Referring to statements that the manager had “nine bosses,” Ms. Bettman said the manager had one boss, <br />the council. As far as she knew, there was no manager response to a single councilor’s request. <br /> <br />Referring to Mr. Kelly’s remarks about policy governance, Ms. Bettman shared an anecdote about a long- <br />time married couple where big decisions were made by the husband and small decisions were made by the <br />wife; after many years, there had not been a big decision yet. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said in terms of carrying out council policy, if the policy reflected the organization’s priority, it <br />was carried out. If it did not, the policy was obstructed, was subjected to interpretation, or was not carried <br />out. She said examples could be found in her evaluation. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman highlighted the issue of what she maintained were “legal contradictions.” The City had legal <br />counsel who worked for the City Manager, not the council. The council had no way to respond to legal <br />advice with which it disagreed unless it hired its own attorney. There had been several “glaring” inconsis- <br />tencies in the information provided by legal counsel. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor thanked the council for its candid feedback in the executive and open session and said <br />he looked forward to making progress in the areas identified. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 31, 2006 Page 6 <br /> Work Session <br />