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. Manager said he did.not receive a copy-'of,the.Fire.Fighters~letter, sa could not respond to issues therein. He said it. is correct that in recodification of Eugene's code and after discussion of ,this section with. the Council the decision' was made to omit the sections which detailed requirements, regulations, and authori- ties of the Civil Service Comndssion until the process of collective bargaining , and development of collective bargaining contracts, were completed with the 'Fire Fighters and Police. He, said the second contract with the Fire Fighters has been completed and arbitration is in process with the Police; when this is completed it is intended to bring a proposed ,ordinance for consideration of the Council and and these two groups setting up responsibilities of the Civil. Service Comndssion. He further explained, as discussed by the Council before, that bargaining con- tracts which are' being developed appear in many instances to duplicate or set up procedures covering many. of the same topics under .civil service - ,promotion, transfer, seniority, etc. He said there is no quarrel with either group with re- gard to intent but there may be legal questions involved. He said the Charter does' provide .authorization to establish civil service but if does not direct that it be established. Mrs. Beal ,asked if emplif>yes not represented by the FireFighters and Police unions have any recourse for grievances. Manager_ replied that the ci vil service procedure extended only to police and firemen- and to no 'other areas of employment; there is a system of appeals ,for ,other employes up to .the Manager's office where ,the re- sponsibility lies for final review and decision on any dismissal action except those ,covered. by.civiL~service... There has been no . change in that respect. - T. R. Kulongoski, attorney for the Fire Fighters, said it is the opinion of the Fire Fighters that statement and acts were attributed to the Counci1 to delete civil service provisions from the Code. He said regardless of. any legalities, 'they feel if statements are attributed to the CounCil members, theij should be made' , aware of that. He said several men 'have been hi'Xed'into,the'Fire Department out- side the civil service system creating a morale problem wi th'in the Departrnerit. And th~t they have been trying over a six-month period to secure a statement from the Council on itsposi tiori'. Mr. Kulongoski said the Fire Fighters' letter set out the statement that if the Council is once again going to wait three or four months before giving a decision, other action will have to be taken' by the Fire Fighters to prevent an unlawful act which the union believes. ,occurs when a meinber is hired into the Fire Department outside the civil service system. He asked the Council, if it is intended to ask staff for a recommendation, to set adead~ line for a reply as soon':as possible.' Mr. Mohr explained the council's position Because"of meeting schedules with re- spect to the union's statement in their letter of their intent to seek other means if no action is taken within ten' days. Mr~' 'Kulongoski said the intent was to prevent an indefinite delay. . Councilman Hershner said if the Council"wants a report from staff it should be asked to be given promptly; but 'that. 'he 'does n-ot"'Xecall the CounciL's setting deadlines when requesting staff reports. Answering Councilman Williams' questions, the City Attorney said the Charter grants the Council authority to estabTish7 ci'vi;l servlce for police 'and firemen, but that it is not' obligatory. An~ that the' Charter emiendment passed two' yea.rs ago has', the effect of amending any' 'pre-existing amendment or' ordinance..: Manager rei terated it has not been the Council's or administration's intent" to ' eliminate the civil service system, nor any intent of the administration to de- lay as soine tact~c to fill fire and 'police positions 'under some other syst'e'm. . I Mr. Mohr suggested rescheduling the subject at the next committee meeting in order to give staff an opportunity to receive a copy of the'letter under discus- sion and prepare a recommendation. 'Further discussi.on took place cove'Xing points previously put forth, with the final understandin'g that upon receipt of a copy of the FireFighters ,lettei:' staffwould start. to work on an analysis of the charges contained and a recommendation for Council consideration. Comm 4/12/72 Affirm . Manager said 'adra.ft of. a merilorandurilto the Council on the charges brought by the Fire Fighters is ready but. is riot in final form. Hopefully , it will be 'ready for the .Council' s next c~cimi~tee meeting. He asked the Council to notify admin~strat~on if further discus- sion is desired, and it would be scheduled. .. J. M. Appointmen't ~ Joint Planning Commission/Council Parks Comnd ttee - Mayor Anderson announced the appointment of Ray Bradshaw and Fred Mohr to meet with Planning Commission members Maxwell and Longwood. Comm 4/19/72 Affirm ./": N. Service Station Ordinance - Mrs. Campbell' suggested consideration of an ordi- nance comparable to that adopted by the 6i ty of Medford govern3ii.g the number of service stations in the City. She passed a newspaper article describing the I/O 4/24/72 - 11