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<br /> O'SULLIVAN AND ENGINEMAN FLYNN AT ,10:00 A.M., ON AUGUST 21, 1956, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD I
<br /> BELIEVES THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD HOLD CONSIDERATION Of THIS MATTER IN ABEYANCE PENDING
<br /> THE DECISION Of THE EUGENE CIVIL ,SERVICE COMMISSION. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE COMMISSION, 0-
<br /> AT LEAST ,I N THI S PARTI CULAR INSTANCE', IS SITTI~G AS A COURT OF APPEAL, AND THEREfORE, THE
<br /> EXECUTIVE BOARD DEEMS THAT IT WOULD BE IMPROPER fOR ANY INDIVIDUAL GROUP TO INTERfERE IN
<br /> THE CASES Of CAPTAIN O'SULLIVAN AND ,ENGINEMAN FLYNN SO LONG AS THEY .REMAIN ~ JUDICE.
<br /> THE EXECUTIVE BOARD REITERATES THE OPINION, HOWEVER, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD, AS
<br /> SOON AS THE EUGENE CIVIL,SERVICE COMMISSION RENDERS IT'S DECISION, GRANT A FULL AND PUBLIC ;s .
<br /> HEARl NG ON THE SI,TUATION NOWEXI STI NG I N OUR FI RE DEPARTMENT-. As W~ STATED IN OUR PREVIOUS
<br /> COMMUNICATION, THIS ISSUE IS Of LONG STANDING AND BEARS STRONGLY ON THE WELfARE AND SAfETY
<br /> Of THIS COMMUNITY. I TIS ALSO AN I S',SUE WH I.CH IS MORE fAR-REACHING AND fUNDAMENTAL THAN
<br /> INDIVIDUALS AND PERSONALITIES, AND THE SUSPENSION or CAPTAI N O'SULLI.VANA'ND ENGI NEMAN FLYNN
<br /> CONSTITUTES ONLY A PART Of THE OVERALL PROBLEM. WE BELIEVE, THEREfORE, THAT THE PEOPLE OF
<br /> THIS COMMUNITY ARE ENTITLED TO KNOW ALL oF' THE fACTS WHICH WILL BE' BROUGHT OUT IN' A PUBLIC ' .
<br /> HEARING, AND WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COUNClk CANNOT TAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE .
<br /> ACTION UNTIL IT:CAN ACT ON THE BASIS OF ALL THE FACTS. e
<br /> WE RECOMMEND THAT THE CI TY COUNCI L GI VE CAREFUL CONSI DERATI.()N' TO THE REGULATIONS OF
<br /> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE REPORT Of THE OREGON STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION PERTAINING TO
<br /> PERSONNEL PRACTICES' IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENi, DATED JULY 16, 1956, CALLS ATTENTION' TO NUMEROUS ' ,
<br /> VIOLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S REGULATIONS. SINCE THOSE REGULATI~NS HAVE BEEN VIOLATE~ S~.
<br /> FReQUENTLY, IT WOULD APPEA~~HAT THE REGULAJIONS, AS THEY NOW STANO, ARE UNREALISTIC AND
<br /> BADLY IN NEED OF REVISION. I
<br /> WE SUGGEST, ALSO, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL EMPLOY A COMMISSION OF EXPERTS TO RtWRtTE AND
<br /> REVISE THE CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS OF THE CITY Of EUGENE. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SOMETHING
<br /> DEfiNITELY LACKING IN THESE REGULATIONS WHEN THE ADMINISTRATlbN MAS ~EEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE
<br /> THE PROBLEMS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS WHICH HAVE EXISTED~ IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR QUITE A' '"
<br /> NUMBER Of YEARS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS SHOULD, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
<br /> PROVIDE THAT:
<br /> ( I ) THE CHI EF Of THE FI RE DEPAR.TMENT BE PLACED UNDER CI VI L SERVI CE AND MADE SUBJECT
<br /> TO ALL OF ITS' PROVISIONS; AND
<br /> (2) A GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE BE,CONSTITUTED ~O WHfCH AN; EMPLOYEE OF ANY CITY DEPARTMENT
<br /> MIGHT APPEAL AfTER HAVING EXHAUSTED ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE WITHIN 'HISOWN DEPARTMENT..'
<br /> WE SHOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE AS TO HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN SINCE A COMPLETE AHYSICAL I,
<br /> INVENTORY HAS BEEN MADE OF THE EQUIPMENT AND, SUPPLIES Of THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNC-
<br /> TION WITH AN AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S BOOKS PERTAINING TO ITS fUNDS, EQ"UIPMENT AND
<br /> SUPPLIES. ARE THESE RECORDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
<br /> I N THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THE FIRE DEPRTMENT RECE I VED .AN AP'PROPR I ATI ON OF'
<br /> $400,362 OUT Of A TOTAL BUDGET OF $3,463,640.01~ THE PROPORTION Of THE TOTAL BUDGET TO
<br /> BE EXPENDED ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS, THEREFORE, FAIRLY L'ARGE. THERE 'HAVE BEEN, HOWEVER,
<br /> SOME DISTURBING RUMORS RELATIVE TO THE I MPROPER USE AND 01 SPOSI:rt ON OF' THE, DEPARTMENT'S I
<br /> EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND, AS THE MAYOR WILL REMEMBER, SEVERAL INO)VIDUALS LEVELED I I
<br /> CHARGES IN THIS CONNECTION DURING THE MEETING OF THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE fOR A BETTER FIRE
<br /> DEPARTMENT ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST I, 1956. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FEELS SURE THAT THE COUNCIL
<br /> WILL AGREE THAT THESE CHARGES WARRANT INVESTIGAT.ON AND REVIEW AT A PUBLIC HEARING.
<br /> FINALLY, WE SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT ALSO WISH TO CONSIQER THE' fEASIBILITY OF'
<br /> CONSTITUTING A SURVEY BOARD,' COMPOSED OF' THREE OR FOUR OF'fICERS OF-THE ADMINISTRATION WHO
<br /> WOULD SERVE AS EX-OFfiCIO MEMBERS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT SOUND ADMINISTRATION REQUIRES THAT
<br /> A SURVEY BOARD OR, SOME~SIMILAR GROUP. BE CHARGED WITH SUPERVISIO~ Of ~HE DISPOSITION Or _.
<br /> CITY-OWNED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES BY THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS."
<br /> IT WAS MovED BY MR. GODLOVE, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE, THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED
<br /> AND LAID ON THE TABLE UNTIL AfTER THE CIVIL SERVICE HEARING ON' AUGUST 21, 1956. MOTl ON CARRI EO.
<br /> 20 COMMUNICATION fROM ELTON PEDRON - RE: REQUEST FOR SIDEWALK ON NORTH sloe Of FRANKLIN
<br /> BOULEVARD WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS:
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<br /> "THE UNDERSIGNED, ONE Of THE OWNERS Of THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE ROSE MOTEL, AT 969
<br /> FRANKLIN:BoULEVARD, RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS. THAT A SIDEWALK OR GTHER. RIGHT Of WA~ BE PROVIDED
<br /> ON THE NORTH SIDE'OfiFRANKLIN BOULEVARD WEST FROM THE ROSE MOTEL, SO THAT PEDESTRIANS MAy
<br /> HAVE A CONTINUOUS WAY WEST,TO THE MAIN PART Of.THE CITY.
<br /> THERE IS A COMPLETE STOPPAGE Of SUCH ~IGHT Of WAY BY ~HE PITCHfORD GARAGE, AND IT IS
<br /> ESPECIALLY AT THIS POINT THAT I REQUEST THAT A WAY BE PROVIDED F'OR PEDESTRIANS."
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED. BY MR. GODLOVE, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE, THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REfERRED TO
<br /> THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTl ON CARRI ED.
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