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only negative impact she could perceive from the bill would be that the legislators would not get paid if they did not pass a bill funding public education. Ms. Boyle said her concern was that passing a bill by a certain date did not necessarily mean that budget would be adequate. Ms. Bettman suggested that the bill's status be changed to Support with amendments so the bill would result in an increase in funding. Ms. Brooks did not think the sponsor's intent was to increase school funding. Mr. Pap6 questioned whether the bill affected the City. He asked about the positions of the school districts. Ms. Boyle indicated she could check with the school districts on their position on the bill. She confirmed that the bill had no impact on the City's finances. Ms. Bettman said that she heard from parents, teachers, and school officials that they need more predictabil- ity about their budgets. The beauty of the resolution was that the amendment would go to the voters for approval. Ms. Bettman moved to change the status of the bill to Priority 3, Support. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Pap6 asked staff to prepare a summary of Ballot Measure 37-related legislation. Ms. Taylor indicated it would also be useful to know who supported Ballot Measure 37-related bills. Ms. Bettman asked if Senator Bill Morrisette had introduced legislation to change the make up the Lane Transit District Board from an appointed to an elected seven-member board. Ms. Walston distributed and briefly reviewed copies of the proposed bill and recommended the City take a neutral position as it was not a City of Eugene governance issue. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to assign the bill a status of Priority 1, Sup- port. The motion passed unanimously, 3:0. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to forward the committee's recommendations to the City Council. The motion passed unanimously. 5. Bills of Community Interest Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman, Ms. Brooks said that that legislation mandating the use of fluoride in municipal water systems had passed out of committee. Other legislation had been introduced to prohibit the application of fluoride to municipal water systems. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to assign a position of Priority 2 Oppose to SB 0539 and SB 2025. The motion passed unanimously. 6. Salem Report Ms. Brooks reported that a hearing had been held on HB 2445, the telecommunications bill, but it looked like the bill would remain in committee. Ms. Bettman asked that staff attempt to schedule one long committee meeting to avoid the need to hold MINUTES--Council Committee on INtergovernmental Relations February 24, 2005 Page 7