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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 the interviews. He felt that those questions were all answered during the investigation. He related that the ad hoc committee began the selection process with 91 applications and while Ms. Beamud scored highest during the rating process, he had voted for another finalist; however, based on the information provided in the background investigation he would wholeheartedly support hiring Ms. Beamud as the police auditor. He encouraged unanimous support for the motion. Councilor Taylor echoed the previous comments. She said there were two good candidates for the position and Ms. Beamud was her first choice. She was pleased with the selection. Mayor Piercy thanked the Police Commission for its work over the past year and a half. Roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Bettman noted the memorandum from Human Resources Manager Helen Towle requesting that the council approve new salary figures for range 37. City Manager Taylor replied that the new figures reflected a cost-of-living increase for exempt employees that had been authorized. He recommended using the revised salary matrix. 5. ACTION: Consideration of Proposed Charter Amendment Mayor Piercy announced that there had been agreement on another course of action and she would not be proposing a charter amendment. 6. ACTION: Resolution Interpreting the Provisions of the Eugene City Charter Councilor Kelly said that a proposed motion and resolution that had been distributed to councilors. He said his motion would reflect that resolution, with the following changes: deletion of Section 3 in its entirety and renumbering of Section 4 as Section 3. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to adopt Resolution 4889 authorizing the independent police auditor to hire, supervise and make other em- ployment decisions regarding the auditor’s support staff. Councilor Kelly explained that the resolution contained findings describing the history of the charter amendment and read the remainder of the resolution: “NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon as follows: MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 14, 2006 Page 7 Regular Meeting