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<br />IX. GG <br />ENERAL OVERNMENT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />A. BUSINESS LICENSING <br /> <br /> <br />Cities should be able to license business activities which are not already regulated by the State in <br />order to promote public health and safety. Cities also must be able to charge sufficient fees to <br />recover regulatory costs. Cities should retain the right to regulate activities when State <br />regulations are insufficient to address local community concerns. For example, the City of <br />Eugene regulates a limited number of business activities such as taxi service and sidewalk <br /> <br />vending in order to safeguard the public's health, safety and welfare. <br /> <br />B. CONTRACTING <br /> <br /> <br />1. The City supports fair and open procedures in awarding contracts with the flexibility to <br /> respond to local conditions and resources, including costs of monitoring the contracts, the <br /> availability of competent suppliers to ensure competitive bidding. <br /> <br />2. The City supports modifying Qualified Rehabilitation Facilities (QRFs) statutes to <br /> exempt security employment from the areas QRFs are awarded selection preference. <br /> <br />3. The City supports legislation that will promote local sustainability by permitting <br />purchasing and contracting by public entities to be awarded based upon sustainable <br />Comment [JLC4]: <br />These items were <br />criteria such as locally grown or produced and family wages with benefits.. <br />flagged for full Council discussions. <br /> <br />C. LABOR <br /> <br /> <br /> 1. LOCAL CONTROL OF WAGES, BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT <br /> PRACTICES <br /> <br />The City will oppose legislation that restricts or diminishes the rights of local <br />governments to exercise local control over benefits, wages and employment practices, <br />whether those restrictions come through policy or the collective bargaining process. The <br />City will oppose adding any more groups or categories of employees to those already <br />eligible to receive police and fire fighter benefits. <br />City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2007 Session <br />With IGR Mtg 10/17 and 10/26 Amendments C:\Documents and Settings\ceexelf\Local Settings\Temporary Internet <br />Files\OLK10B\LegPol2007Sesxx1.doc <br />Updated on: 11/6/2006 By: Last saved by ceexmfw <br /> 67 <br /> <br />