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G. Final Ballot Results on Targets e Mr. Wong distributed the results of the second balloting on the financial targets. Mayor Obie said the expenditure reduction on his vote should be reduced from 90 percent to 80 percent from the second year on. Replying to a question from Mayor Obie, Mr. Gleason said the summary of all the council ors' voting i ndi cates that about 23 percent of the projected deficit should be financed by additional revenues, about 58 percent of the projected deficit should be financed by expenditure reductions, and about 19 percent of the projected deficit should be financed by one-time adjustments in the first year. Ms. Wooten wondered if a councilor should contact the staff about incremental decreases in programs and additional revenues before the staff report. She said the average of the councilors' targets does not reflect her opinion. She said she feels strongly about reducing expenditures 58 percent for six years. Ms. Schue said the council should hear from the community before discussing specifically how to meet the targets because the community should decide about expenditure reductions and additional revenues. She said the council's first task is to convince the community of the financial problem. Then the council should present a plan and options and ask for comment on them. Mayor Obie said citizens may have to experience expenditure reductions before they fully realize the City's financial problems. Ms. Schue agreed with him. Ms. Bascom said the targets indicate that the City will seek about $500,000 in - additional revenue and decrease expenditures about $1.3 million the first year. Mr. Holmer said the targets direct the staff to present proposals which the councilors will discuss. He said individual councilors should not try to persuade the staff to deviate from the collective direction. Ms. Wooten said the councilors seemed to be indicating that individual councilors can di scuss incremental program reductions with the staff but individual councilors should not discuss new revenue sources with the staff. Ms. Bascom said the council agreed that new revenues must be obtained for new programs. Mayor Obie said some programs that will be eliminated from the City budget may be funded by the private sector and councilors may not approve the expenditure reductions presented by the staff. Mr. Holmer said he may not vote for the additional revenues proposed although he will want to balance the budget. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 30, 1987 Page 7