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e e - \ M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Special Meeting McNutt Room, City Hall February 15, 1984 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Brian Obie, Chair; Emily Schue, John Ball, Dick Hansen, Freeman Holmer, Betty Smith, and Cynthia Wooten; Staff: Pat Lynch, Council Administrator. I. INTERVIEWS FOR APPOINTMENT TO CITY COUNCIL SEAT, WARD 3 Councilor Obie opened the meeting. He said that Mayor Keller was unable to attend because of a schedule conflict, but that he would review the recorded discussion being taped by the minutes recorder. It is undetermined whether he votes on this issue at this point, but if he does, Mayor Keller said he would personally interview the candidates. Debra Ehrman To begin the interview, Mr. Obie introduced the councilors to Ms. Ehrman. He then asked her to tell about her past experiences and interests in order to get acquainted. Ms. Ehrman said that she moved to Eugene in 1973 from San Jose, California. She moved here to attend the University of Oregon, where she obtained an under- graduate degree in political science in 1976. She worked full-time in accounting work at the Eugene Hotel while attending college. In 1977, she attended the University of Oregon Law School, and worked at various jobs during that time. During her senior year in law school, Ms. Ehrman was Student Bar President, which put her in contact with a variety of people and much committee work. She graduated in 19~0, and passed the bar in July of the same year. Her first jOb following graduation was with the Senate Insurance, Banking, and Retirement Committee of the 1981 Oregon Legislative Assembly. FOllowing that, Ms. Ehrman became a staff attorney with the Public Defender Services Office of Lane County, where she is presently employed. In speaking of her personal life, Ms. Ehrman characterized herself as an inde- pendent individual, as typified by her having supported herself while attending college. She has management and union experience through a job in San Jose in the retail appliance business, and has worked at the U of 0 Business Office. She felt that her past business experience would be an asset in the analysis of the City's budget process. Her involvement in political campaigns at the State and local level would be an asset in campaigning for the Ward 3 position. She had worked with senior citizens while a student and more recently through Senior Law Services at Legal Aid Services. She felt that her work in the Springfield prosecutor's office would give her good government;contacts. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 15, 1984 Page 1