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e e e Councilor Smith supported Option 1, taking no further action, since she believed that a satisfactory review mechanism was already in place. Councilor Ball asked if Option 3 represented any substantive change to what was already in place. Mr. Sercombe responded that Option 3 required an annual review of the full four-percent Room Tax allocation by the Room Tax Subcommittee and a recommendation to the council. He said it would then be up to the council whether to place the item on a council agenda. Mr. Gleason added that Option 3 would differ from current practice in that at present the allocation formula is accomplished as a program review during the budget process and Option 3 would provide for a separate council review of the allocation. Mr. Gleason said that if Option 3 were selected, he would also recommend that this review be separate from the program review. Councilor Wooten said that, in the spirit of compromise, she would support Option 3. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the council adopt Option 3. Roll call vote; motion failed 3:4, with Councilors Ball, Schue, and Wooten voting in favor, and Councilors Hansen, Holmer, Obie, and Smith voting in opposition. Mayor Keller stated that, since there were no other motions, the process would remain unchanged. VI. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TASK FORCE FINAL REPORT (memo, resolution distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Marge Beck, Director of Council and Community Services. Ms. Beck thanked Affirmative Action Task Force Chairperson Ann Bunnenberg for her service to the City on the task force and on the Commission on the Rights of Women. Ms. Beck discussed affirmative action in the City. She said staff shared the concerns raised by the task force and agreed with some, but not all, of the findings and recommendations. She said staff felt it was misleading to say that the City has "no functioning affirmative action program". She noted that the City does have affirmative action employment goals and policies and that, while these may not be as extensive as the task force desires, the City and the task force can work together on them. Ms. Beck agreed that the goals for City departments could be updated and made more specific. She said that the five-year plan under which the City was currently operating had been based on 1970 census data and noted that 1980 census data had only been made available this year. Ms. Beck then discussed selections that had been made in the Executive Manager, Division Manager, and professional area and noted that of 19 division managers in seven of the City departments, 11 were minorities or women, six of them selected within the last two years. She said that the professional staff distrjbution was about even between males and females and noted that in this category 56 percent of the selections made in the past two years were women. Ms. Beck noted that in the past year the City had implemented a training program using internal staff as trainers on specific skills. She said this program was aimed at providing women managers with development experience and providing positive role models for female employees. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 20, 1983 Page 5