Item 2C: Ratification of IGR Actions of June 18, 2008

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? Executive Session Changes Ms. Wilson said this housekeeping measure would allow government bodies to discuss security measures in executive session. This arose out of the shooting earlier this year where 5 people were shot and killed at a city counsel meeting. ? Prevailing Wage Ms. Wilson related that Salem was still in court over its prevailing wage case. There had been a nasty discussion in the last session, and she hoped it could be discussed in a nicer manner. She said there were a lot of issues with prevailing wage. Former Senator Avakian was the new head of the Labor Commission, and she felt he would help the discussion be more productive this time. ? Electronic Lie Detector Test for Police Recruits Ms. Wilson noted that we had asked for a bill to be introduced allowing lie detector and stress tests for police recruits bill in the last session that would allow the City to do a test in a specific point in the application process. She said the bill had specified that the test would not prevent the hiring of a police officer, but could be used as a tool to help investigators do background checks. The City had run up against opposition from Sen. Vicky Walker; Ms. Wilson thought enough information had been gathered to address the senator’s concerns. She asked whether the committee wanted the legislative team to seek a sponsor for the bill or wait to support a bill introduced by someone else. Ms. Taylor inquired whether the bill had come from the Police Department. Ms. Wilson confirmed that, adding that Sen. Floyd Prozanski had introduced it on our behalf. She said the City of Portland had also introduced a similar bill, and we had jumped behind theirs rather than pushing ours. ? Recall Reform Ms. Wilson related that recall reform had also been introduced as a placeholder; she had no details, except that it would require a constitutional amendment. ? Adult Business Regulation Ms. Wilson said adult business regulation, which was brought up in every session, would also require a constitutional amendment. ? Gross Receipts Tax for Telecom Ms. Wilson reported that City Manager Jon Ruiz had been appointed to the LOC’sadvisory committee looking at this issue. The City of Eugene, Creswell and Oakridge had strongly requested that they be grandfathered in. Eugene was one of only three cities in the state with the ability to tax wireless. She said the impact of a gross receipts tax was unclear, and the City was unwilling to risk the $2.4 million it collected annually and used for really incredible projects all across the community. She had heard that wireless might introduce a deregulation bill. ? Cancer Presumption in Firefighters Ms. Wilson said this had been a hard fought bill in the last session. Although last session’s bill settled on just 5 presumptive cancers, this proposal includes 12 cancers presumed to be work related, with stipulations. Sen. Prozanski introduced this last session, and she believed he would push it again. She said it would be a hard policy call for the City Council, because it was a budgetary issue as well as a livability and human resource issue. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations June 18, 2008 Page 3