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<br />I BEL I E.VE THE PEOPLE OF EUGENE ARE ENT I TLED TO AN ENTHUS I AST I C, FOR~ARD
<br />LOOKING CITY MANAGER, WITH THE HONEST DESIRE AND COURAGE TO SERVE ALL THE
<br />PEOPLE, AND, IF WE CAN'T GET THIS TYPE OF A MAN AS A MANAGER, WE SHOULD TRY
<br />ANOTHER SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT."
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<br />DATED APRIL 27, 1959 FROM CITY MANAGER ROBERT A. FINLAYSON:
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<br />"CONCERNING THE WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION FROM THE COUNCIL, f HAVE ~EVER
<br />INTENTIONALLY OR OTHERWISE WITHHELD INFORMATION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. THE
<br />DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF THE C~TY, TELEPHONE COMPLAINTS, LETTERS AND PETITIONS
<br />ADDRESSED TO ME HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REFERRED TO THE REGULAR DEPARTMENTS FOR .COR~
<br />RECTION. LETTERS AND PETITIONS OF COMPLAINT ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL ARE ALSO
<br />REFER~ED TO THE PROPER DEPARTMENTS FOR INVESTIGATION OR CORRECTION AND BRO~GHT
<br />TO THE CO~NCIL AT THEIR NEXT MEETING AFTER THE INVESTIGATION IS MADE. COM~
<br />PLAINTS AND INFORMATION ARE MORE OFTEN RECEIVED DIRECTLY BY A DEPARTMENT AN~
<br />MAY BE IN_DEPARTMENT OFFICES BUT NOT COMMUN.ICATED TO THE MANAGER. THIS WILL
<br />REFLECT ON THE MA~AGER, BUT HE CANNOT KNOW EVERYTHING. MATTERS BEYOND THE
<br />ADMINISTRATION'S POWER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT ARE REFERRED TO THE COUNCIL; HOWEVER,
<br />IF ALL SUCH MATTERS WERE PLACED ON THE COUNCIL'S AGENDA, IT WOULD REQUIRE MANY
<br />MORE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PROBABLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEETINGS.
<br />
<br />My OFFICE HAS RECEIVED VERY FEW CALLS CONCERNING THE BACKING UP OF SEWERS,
<br />AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM WERE ON THE EAST SIDE, FROM THE BUSINESSMEN IN THE
<br />DOWNTOWN SECTION AND THE AREA NEAR 23RD AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY STREET. By FAR
<br />THE MAJORITY OF MY CALLS CONCERNING SEWERS ARE FROM CITIZENS WHO ARE STILL ON
<br />SEPTIC TANKS AND WANT SEWERS CONSTRUCTED. THREE CITIZENS LIVING IN THE AREA
<br />OF POLK STREET BETWEEN 6TH AND 12TH AVENUES CAME TO MY' OFFICE IN JANUARY 1959.
<br />I HAD NO DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR SEWER. . I DID TELL THEM OF THE STUDY BEING
<br />MADE AND THAT I WOULD ASK THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR A REPORT ON THEIR SEWER.
<br />IT WAS NOT UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL COM-
<br />MITTEE THAT I LEARNED THE SEWERS.IN THIS AREA HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED AT MINIMUM
<br />DEPTH WITH FLAT GRADE AND SOME ,ONLY 6" IN DIAMETER, AND T~AT SOME HOUSES'HAD
<br />BEEN BUILT WITH BASEMENTS BELOW.THE GRADE AND THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF STOR~
<br />DRAINS CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM.
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<br />WHEN I FIRST CAME TO EUGENE I WAS INFORMED:THE CITY HAD A 5-YEAR MILLAGE
<br />LEVY TO CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT, ADD TO AND REPAIR THE SE~ER AND DRAINAGE
<br />SYSTEM. THE CITY ENGINEER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS INTENDED TO BUILD T~REE
<br />INTERCEPTOR SEWERS, ONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN AND TWO ON THE WEST SIDE OF
<br />TOWN. THE CITY ENGINEER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE BUILDING OF THE INTERCEPTOR
<br />ON THE EAST SIDE, NOW KNOWN AS THE PEARL STREET SEWER, WOULD TAKE CARE .OF THE
<br />EAST SECTION, OF THE CENTRAL BU~INESS DISTRICT AND THAT AREA AROUND 23RD AVENUE
<br />AND UNIVERSI.TY STREET. THE FIRST TWO CONSTRUCTION YEARS ~ WAS HERE THE PRES-
<br />SURES WERE SO GREAT ON THE COUNCIL THAT THEY ORDERED THE INSTALLATION OF SEWERS
<br />IN THE NEWLY ANNEXED R,VERV,EW AREA. THIS TOOK A GREAT DEAL OF THE SEWER MONIES,
<br />AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL_ 1957 THAT THE PLANS AND MONIES WERE AVAILABLE TO START THE
<br />PEARL STREET SEWER. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PEARL STREET SEWER LAST FALL, I RE-
<br />QUESTED THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO CONCENTRATE ON THE INTERCEPTOR ~EWERS
<br />FOR THE WEST SIDE. IN THE MEANTIME THE COUNCIL HAS ORDERED A COMPLETE STUDY OF
<br />THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, BOTH STORM AND SANITARY. THE FIRST REPORT ON A SECTION OF
<br />THIS STUDY IS EXPECTED ON MAY 15.
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<br />CONCERNING SO-CALLED "BUCK PASSING", MY TRAINING AS A CITY MANAGER.~~S.
<br />BEEN TO STOP "BUCK PASSING" AMONG ALL MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. THIS MATTER HAS
<br />BEEN TOUCHED ON MANY TIMES IN THE TRAINING COURSES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS COURSES
<br />GIVEN PERIODICALLY TO CITY EMPLOYEES,INCLUDINGMYSELF. I DO NOT BELIE~E WE
<br />PASS THE BUCK. QUdnlONS OF FUNDS AND/OR AUTHO~ITY UNDER BUDGET OR COUNCIL
<br />POLICY MAY MAKE IT APPEAR SO TO UNINFORMED CITIZENS.
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<br />CONCERNING DEPART~ENT SAVINGS, I FIRMLY BELIEVE EACH EMPLOYEE OF THE CtTY
<br />DOES A FULL DAylS WORK. I LIKEWISE BELIEVE A GOOD MAJORITY OF THEM ARE
<br />DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS, GIVING OF THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO THE BETTERMENT
<br />OF THE CITY WITHOUT REGARD TO COMPENSATION.
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<br />WITH RESPECT. TO OPERATIONAL COSTS, WE ATTEMPT TO DO_ THINGS IN A MANNER
<br />PROVIDED BY LAW OR BY THE COUNCIL WHICH REQUIRES EMPLOYEES TO BE PROVIDED
<br />WITH THE TOOLS TO DO A PROPER JOB. I CAN THINK OF NO REAL AREAS WHERE ANY
<br />APPRECIABLE SAVINGS CAN BE MADE AND STILL PROVIDE THE TYPE, KINO AND LEVEL OF
<br />SERVICE EUGENE CITIZENS EXPECT AND WHICH THE COUNCIL EXPECTS THE CITIZENS TO
<br />HAVE. IF THE N~MBER OF PERSONNEL WERE REDUCED, TEMPORARILY ECONOMICS MIGHT
<br />BE MADE. THESE ECONOMICS WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY REFLECT T~EMSELVES IN FUTURE YEARS'
<br />BUDGETS BECAUSE OF THE NECESSITY TO CATCH UP TO STANDARDS OF DEMAND FOR SERVICE.
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<br />IN ANSWER TO THE CHARGES CONCERNING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE ATTACHED RE-
<br />PORT IS FROM FIRE CHIEF SMITH.
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<br />IT HAS BEEN STATED THAT MORALE IN SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS IS LOW.
<br />IS MORALE? "MORALE IS A SPIRIT OF DEVOTION TO THE ENDEAVOR OF A GROUP.
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