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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL OPERATING AGREEMENTS AP~ 12, 1999 Exhibit A to Resolution 4588 The Code prohibits any person from bringing in to a Council meeting flags, signs, posters, and placards unless authorized by the presiding officer. The Code specifically permits arm bands, emblems, badges, and other articles worn on personal clothing, so long as such items do not extend from the body in such a way as to cause injury to another. (E.C. 2.015(10)) 8. COUNCILOR REQUEST FOR STAFF ASSISTANCE Initiatives which require more than two hours of staff time must be approved by the Council. Requests that involve less than two hours staff time or resources should be directed to the City Manager. A councilor who desires major policy, ordinance research, or other staff assistance should first raise the issue at a Council work session. The Council should decide whether to proceed with the issue or ordinance before staff time is spent. Councilors who agree that staff time can be spent on a particular item shall not be bound to support the issue when it comes before the Council for a vote. Except for routine inquiries, the City Manager shall respond to councilors' requests for information or assistance. The Manager shall assign these requests to appropriate City staff and track progress on the assignments. This process eliminates the possibilities of staff members duplicating each other's efforts or a request getting "lost." 9. REPRESENTING CITY POSITIONS AND PERSONAL POSITIONS Written Communications from City Councilors In written communication with other officials or groups and in letters for publication, such as "to the editor," councilors should be careful to decide whether to speak only for themselves or for the Council. In speaking for the Council, when there is a position which the writer wishes to reinforce or explain, it is useful to circulate a copy to the Council for comment before the letter is mailed. Letters to other affected officials or agencies on City issues shall be discussed with the appropriate staff so that the City lobby effort can be coordinated. When writing as an individual, a councilor is free to take any position which he or she feels is appropriate. When it is a point of view different from a Council position, this fact should be included in the letter. Use of City stationery and choice of pronouns (I or we) shall be left to the discretion of the councilor. The governing principle is to advise the Councilor staff when expressing a City position, and to make differences clear when speaking as an individual. State/Federal Lobbying The effectiveness of City lobbying in Salem or in Washington depends on the clarity of the City's voice. When councilors represent the City in a lobbying situation, it is appropriate that the councilors avoid expressions of personal dissent from an adopted Council policy. This policy is stated in Resolution No. 4139, Council Policy on Testimony and Funding Applications. Eugene City Council Operating Agreements - 1999 Page 6 of 9 Exhibit A to Resolution 4588 C:\User\MFW\COUNCIL\GRRL99F.wpd