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<br />FURTHER DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON SOURC~S 9f REVENUE T~ SUPPORT THE BUDGET fO~1955-56.
<br />IT'WAS THE GENERAL CONCENSUS Of OPINION THAT SOME SOURCE OF RtVENUE SHOULD BE fOUND OTHER
<br />THAN'TO I NCREASE :tHE PROPERT.Y TAX, EXCEPT THAT I r WAS RECOGNI ZED THAT IT MI GHT BE ,NECESSARY
<br />A,S AN EMERGENCY MEASURE TO ASK fOR AN ADDI TI ONAL, LEVY F"OR THE 1955-56' BUDGET'., FOLLOWI NG
<br />THIS GENERAL DISCUSSION, ',IT WAS MOVED BY MR..BoOTH, SECONDED By-MR. VATER THAT THE COMMITTEE
<br />RECOMMEND THAT THEe COUNCIL TAKE ACT10N AS F"OLLOWS: '
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<br />, (A) CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION F"OR A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE A TAX LEVY OUTSIDE
<br />'THE ,SIX PER C~NT LIMITATION IN THE 'AMOUNT OF" $165,000.00 F"OR ONE YEAR TO SUPPORT THE
<br />.0PERA~ION QF" THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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<br />(B) ADOPT A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD TO INCREASE
<br />THE PAYMENT TO THE CITY ON GROSS ELECTRIC REVENUE F"ROM THREE PER CENT TO SIX PER CENT.
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<br />(C) THAT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE BEG1N AN IMMEDIATE STUDY.TOWARD A DEFINITE PROPOSA~:";
<br />TO LEVY A BUSINESS OR OCCUPATIONAL TAX ESTI,MATED TO RAISE $200,000.00 IN ADDITIONAL' i
<br />REVENUE, WITH SUCH PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED ON OR BE'ORE JANUARY I,' 1956.
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<br />A VOTE WAS CALLED ON THE MOTION, AND IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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<br />UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, ,T~E MEETING WAS ADJOURNED."
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT.THE REPORT OF" THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
<br />BE ADOPTED. MOTION ~ARRIED.
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<br />A REPORT OF" THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMI!TEE MEETING HELD MAY:5, 1955 - RE: PROPOSED
<br />ORDINANCE ON SOfTBALL ACTIVITIES; AND PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE MILK ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED
<br />AND READ ASF"OLLOWS:
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<br />"PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN SHEARE~ AND HARTMAN; DIRECTOR OF" PARKS ANO,
<br />RECREATION; RECREATION DIRECTOR; MILK INSPECTOR; AND CITY RECORDER.
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<br />THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MET ON THURSDAY, MAY 5TH, 'TO DI'SCUSS fEATURES
<br />Of A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON SOfTBALL LEAGUE ACTIVITIES AND TO CONSIDER PROPOSED CHANGES,
<br />TO THE MI LK ORDtNANCE. '
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<br />I. PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON SOfTBALL ACTIVITIES - AN OUTLINE Of fEATURES OF" A PROPOSED
<br />ORDINANCE GOVERNING USE ,OF" THE'.SOF"TBALL F"IELDS BY THE EUGENE SOfTBALL ASSOCIATI6N WAS
<br />PRESENTED BY THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND DISCUSSED. A NUMBER Of THESE PER-
<br />TAINING'TO A SCHEDULE or CHARGES AT GAMES, EXPENSES TO BE CHARGED TO PROCEEDS, ET CETERA
<br />WERE QUESTIONED, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MORE INfORMATION WAS NEEDED.
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<br />IT 1,5 THE RECOMMENDATI ON Of. THECOMMI TTEE THAT THE MATTER BE 'RETAI NED IN COMMI TTEE
<br />fOR F"URTHERSTUDYj AND A JOINT MEETING Of THE COMMITTEE AND R~PRESENTATIVES 'OF" THE
<br />SOfTBALL ASSOCIAHON.
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<br />2. PROPOSED RE'VI SI ONS TO THE MI LK ORDI NANCE - THE COMM'I TTEE WAS PRESENTED WI TH AMEND-
<br />MENTS WH I CH . ARE ,BE I NG PROPOSED I N ,THE MI LK ORDI NANCE. IT WAS EXPLA.I NED BY MR. RACKLEF"f,
<br />THE M~LK .1 NSPECTOR, THAT THERE ARE THIRTY-F"OUR CHANGES ~N ALL RECOMMENDED, AND THAT MOST
<br />OF" THESE ARE MINOR CHANGES TO CONF"ORM EITHER TO CHANGES IN THE STATE LAWS OR REGULATI,ONS
<br />OR CHANGES IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS. MR. RACKLEF"F" STATED THAT THE CHANGES BEING PROPOSED
<br />HAVE BEEN C~ECKED AND HAVE THE APPROVAL Of DR. FURRER 'AND TH[AUTHORITIES OF" OREGON STATE
<br />COLLEGE.
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<br />IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF" THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PROPOSED CHANGES BE INCORPORATED
<br />INTO A NEW MILK ORDINANCE, AND THAT IT BE APPROVED AND PASSED, AND THE fORMER ORDINANCE
<br />BE REPEALED."
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<br />I TWAS .,MOVED BY MR . ,OwEN, SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH THAT THE RE PQRT Of THE HEALTH AND
<br />RECREATION COMMITTEE BE. ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />9 A REPORT OF" THE PUBLIC WORKS ~ND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEEtlNG'HELD MAY 9, 1955 - RE: FEASI-
<br />BILITY Of A CHARTER AMENDMENT DESIGNED TO CLARIF"Y THE 2 1/2 MILL LEVY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ
<br />AS rOLLOWS:
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<br />"PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN BOOTH, GODLOVE AND KOPPE; CITY MANAGER; CITY
<br />ATTORNE~; CllY ENGINEER; AND CITY.RECORDER. AtSO IN ATTENDANCE WERE MESSRS. SIEGENTHALER,
<br />WOOD AND HOWARD, AND MR. J~QUES OF' THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD.
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<br />THE COMMIT~EE WAS REVIEWED BRIEF"LY BY THE CITY MANAGER ON THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO
<br />TH~ MEETING. HE INDI~ATED THAT THE PURPOSE WAS TO CONSIDER A REQUEST OF" THE CITIZEN'S
<br />COMMITTEE fOR THE COUNCIL TO COOPERATE WITH IT IN SUBMITTING A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE
<br />PEOPLE TO PROVIDE F"OR REF"UNDS TO PERSONS ASSESSED PREVIOUSLY F"OR CROSS TOWN STREET CON-
<br />STRUCTIOt.! AND. TO SET UP NEW, PROCEDURE F"ORASSESSI NG COSTS OF" F'UTURE ARTERIAL STREET
<br />CONSTRUCT!, ON'.
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