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VIII. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS' FY84 WORK PLANS (memo distributed) e Mr. Gleason said the Human Rights chairpersons were requesting that the item be held over to September 28, 1983, due to their inability to attend the present council meeti ng. Ms. Schue announced that the item would be held over as requested. IX. FINANCIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE LETTER Councilor Wooten said she had circulated the draft of the letters to the other councilors and had been attempting to incorporate the suggestions made by the councilors. Ms. Wooten read the draft of the letter which opposed any free- standing local government expenditure limitation. She said her concerns, like Councilor Holmer's, were that the council might not want to give the "stand alonell measure qualified support by permitting it to accompany a sales tax proposal on a ballot measure, and the idea of separate schedule votes on sales or income taxes may be a viable one. Mr. Holmer said it is important that the council address its objection to the "stand alone" measure to the legislature. He said another expenditure limitation in addition to the one presently in effect would not make sense. He said that the arguments of separately scheduling the income and sales taxes are not as clear as the council's concern over the expenditure limitation. Councilor Schue said she agrees with the comments made by Mr. Holmer. She added that the letter may be unduly long. Ms. Wooten suggested that the City Manager edit the letter to emphasize the council's objection to having a local government expenditure limitation standing alone on the ballot or being considered as a constitutional statutory independent element of any state revenue program. She added that the letter should be forwarded to e the legislature as soon as possible. Mr. Gleason said that copies of the edited version will be circulated to the councilors. Mr. Hansen suggested that the letter be sent out with the Mayor's signature rather than waiting for agreement by all the councilors. Ms. Wooten stated that she would ensure that the edited letter meets all the concerns of the councilors. The meeting was adjourned at 1 p.m. to September 26, 1983. .. ..... (Recorded by Thom Strunk) TS:vr/CM26b17 - MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 21, 1983 Page 10