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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL OPERATING AGREEMENTS Exhibit to Resolution Number 4739 Approved on September 9 , 2002 individual. Councilors shall be expected to use restraint and be considerate of the meeting time of the Council when exercising this option. The Mayor or presiding officer may intervene if a councilor is violating the spirit of this guideline. At the end of the Public Hearing, each member of the Council may choose to comment on or discuss testimony given during the Public Hearing. Executive Session All meetings of the Eugene City Council shall be held in open session, except that some meetings may be closed for those purposes specified in Oregon state law (ORS 192.610 to 192.690). They include the employment and dismissal of public employees, the performance eVc;lluation of the City Manager, labor negotiations, real property transactions negotiations, and consulting with legal counsel on pending or threatened litigation. Notice of executive sessions shall be given as required by state law and that notice must state the specific provisions of law authorizing the session. Minutes Written minutes shall be taken for all Council meetings in accordance with the Oregon Public Meetings Law. The minutes must give a true reflection of the matters discussed but need not be a full transcript or recording. As a matter of courtesy and efficiency, councilors should notify the Mayor and other councilors that he/she intends to propose an amendment to the minutes and should propose replacement text in advance of the meeting at which those minutes are scheduled to be approved. If the proposed amendment is a simple factual, grammatical, or spelling correction, the amendment may be proposed without consulting the minutes recorder. If however, the proposed amendment is substantive in nature or seeks to clarify the speaker's intent, or to expand his/her remarks for the record, the councilor should notify the minutes recorder and request verification of the proposed amendment. Voting The Mayor only votes on matters before the Council in the case of a tie. Council members may not abstain from voting unless a conflict of interest has been declared. Presiding Officer The Mayor shall preside over Council meetings when present. The president of the Council shall preside if the Mayor is absent or unable to preside. The Council vice president shall have the powers of the Council president when the Council president is performing the duties of the Mayor. If the Mayor, Council president, and vice president are unavailable (and a quorum still exists), the Council members present shall elect a temporary presiding officer. Council Officers Council officers shall be elected for one year terms in the manner prescribed in the E.C. 2.009, at the fIrst regular meetIng In each calendar year. Eugene City Council Operating Agreements - September 9,2002 Page 3 of 11 Exhibit to Resolution Number 4739