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e ""IIIIl J05 i.' 4/13/70 I e I I e I e Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague that the Council receive and file items la and lb of the committee report. Motion carried. c. Equal Opportunity, City Female Employes - Councilwoman Beal moved that the Council request the Human Rights Commission to investigate whether or not the City is abiding by provisions of the Equal Opportunity Ordinance in regard to its employes. Mrs Beal was specifically concerned with discrepancies in the position of police matron and ijailer. Mr. Williams wondered if the Council should not request a report from the City administration, rather than having another group make a~ investigation. I II i I I I I ,I 'I ! 01 II II !i II I I ,I I Mrs. Beal said it was difficult for the city administration to make this type investigation, and that those most affecteddwould hesitate to complain to those with whom they are working. Mrs. Hayward said the scale now in effect was proposed by the administration, and she felt it would be useful to have some one other than administration make sure the city is not violating the ordinance. She felt this was a function of the Human Rights Commission. Mr. Teague agreed with Mr. Williams, and felt a report should be requested from the administrat~on. He moved seconded by Mr. Williams to amend the motion to request a report from, the administration prior to request,ing an investigation by the Human Rights Commission. Mr. Gribskov agreed with fuhe motion, saying a report from staff would give the Human Rights Commission something to work on. Mayor Anderson agreed this proposal would involve two parts - one of fact finding, and the only way to find facts would be to request them from the administration. They should then be turned over to the Human Rights Commission, which is the logical body to assess whether or not the ordinance is being violated. I I I I ~ il Mrs. Beal said she would accept the amendment to get a report from the administration. Mr. Teague felt it should be determined if the women were doing the same work as the men. il I I I Vote taken on amendment. Motion carried. Vote taken on main motion. Division called for. Discussion followed whether an investigation should be asked for at this time, or whether the administration report should be examined first. Vote taken again on main motion, again with a division of votes called for. Mr. Mohr suggested the Council hold over consideration until the administration has the information together. Dr. Purdy entered the meeting. Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague to approve Item lc of the Committee report. Mrs. Beal asked when the report would be prepared. The City Manager said it would be ready before the next regular meeting. II II II 11 II I I ,I I I , I , I ! I ! i d I i I I I Vote taken on motion. Motion carried. d. Drainage Ditch, 17th and Taylor - Councilman McDonald said he had received a number of complaints from residents of this area concerning odor from a drainage ditch, inquiring if it could be covered. Public Works Director said the City has a contract at the present time, ,and the ditch will be tiled. Public Works Director asked to correct the minutes, and said this is a drainage ditch running through Westmoreland which is too large to tile. He said this ditch will be cleaned out, and the odor problem should be eliminated. Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague to receive and file Item Id of the committee report. Motion carried. e. Appointments - Mayor Anderson, in connection with the meeting with Lane County, has appointed Mr. Gribskov to serve on a committee for housing, and Mr. Mohr on the committee for development plan for Alton Baker Park. Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague to confirm the appointments made by the Mayor. Motion carried. f. Federal Appropriations to Law Enforcement Agencies - A letter was received from Congressman Cowger of Kentucky, asking support of his bill to provide direct federal appropriations to local law enforcement agencies to improve effectiveness of police services. Manager asked if Council wished to take a position. Councilman Mohr asked for copies of the bill before makingcomment. 4/13/70 - 2 .~ ~