Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Councilor Solomon asked the City Manager if the Police Department was also absorbing costs associated with the Celebration. City Manager Taylor replied that he did not believe the Police Department would absorb costs because of the allocation of funds to DEMI and the fact that the planned celebration would pay its own way. Roll call vote; the motion to amend failed, 5:3; councilors Solomon, Poling, and Papé voting in favor. Roll call vote; the main motion passed, 6:2; councilors Solomon and Papé voting in opposition. Councilor Ortiz referred to earlier remarks by Councilor Taylor about people receiving tickets when they left their cars on the street overnight after drinking too much. She said it was important to encourage people not to drink and drive and asked staff to consider ways to perhaps engage the business community in a coupon program or other approaches that would not penalize those who made the responsible decision not to drive when drunk. 4. ACTION: Appointment of Police Auditor Mayor Piercy thanked all those involved in the police auditor selection process, those who came to the community forum to share their thoughts, committees that worked on the concept and councilors who participated in reviewing applications, particularly Councilor Bettman for traveling to Cambridge to perform due diligence. She was sorry that Councilor Poling was unable to make the trip. She said all of those efforts created an extraordinary background for making the decision on appointing an auditor and the community should be proud. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to appoint Cristina Beamud to the position of Police Auditor and authorize members of the council’s ad hoc committee to negotiate a salary and benefit package. Councilor Bettman thanked the council for sending her to do due diligence. She regretted that Councilor Poling was unable to participate but with the assistance of Jim Gardner, the contracted investigator, a very extensive background investigation was conducted. She described the broad range of people with whom interviews were conducted and said that responses were extraordinarily positive; the candidate was very uniquely qualified to fill the position of police auditor and work collaboratively with the community. She urged unanimous support of the appointment. Councilor Kelly concurred with Councilor Bettman’s remarks. He said the materials provided from the background investigation demonstrated that Ms. Beamud worked collaboratively and had the respect of everyone in the Cambridge community. He would enthusiastically support the motion. Councilor Ortiz echoed Councilor Bettman’s and Councilor Kelly’s comments. She thanked the commu- nity and the Police Commission for all their work. She would support the motion. She felt that Ms. Beamud was the best fit and would improve the credibility of the City with the community. Councilor Poling expressed his extreme disappointment that he was unable to make the trip. He said he spoke by telephone with Jim Gardner and voiced the issues and concerns that he anticipated raising during MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 14, 2006 Page 6 Regular Meeting