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Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill be read e the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. Council Bill 2772 was read the second time by council bill number only. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed (and became Ordinance No. 19275). XII. APPOINTMENT: CONSIDERATION OF COUNCILOR BASCOM'S NOMINATION TO THE EUGENE BUDGET COMMITTEE (memo distributed) Assistant City Manager introduced the agenda item. Councilor Bascom presented the report, reviewing her August 10, 1984, memorandum to the City Council. She recommended that Alan Contreras, who had recently relocated to her ward, be appointed to the Eugene Budget Committee to complete a term which would end December 31, 1985. She stated that Mr. Contreras was aware that she would nominate another individual after that time. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to appoint Alan Contreras, 1870 Onyx, to the Eugene Budget Committee to complete e the unexpired term of the citizen position in Ward 2 vacated by Ruth Bascom. Term to end December 31, 1985. In response to a question by Councilor Holmer regarding the eligibility of Mr. Contreras due to his relocation from Ward 3 to Ward 2, Ms. Bascom explained that a Budget Committee member could continue to serve even if he or she relocated from one ward to another. In response to another question by Mr. Holmer, City Attorney Tim Sercombe clarified that Mr. Contreras was being nominated to complete the term of the citizen position vacated by Ms. Bascom when she became a City Councilor. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. XIII. RESOLUTION RE: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM (resolution distributed) Assistant City Manager David Whitlow introduced the agenda item. Councilor Ball presented the report, stating that the City's Employment Handbook was currently being revised. He stated that the proposed changes were an attempt to modernize the language of the Equal Employment Opportunity section and to more clearly delineate that section from the Affirmative Action section. He said the proposed changes were approved by the Personnel Department, the City Manager's Office, the Affirmative Action Committee, and the Affirmative Action Task Force. He commented that the council has taken this opportunity since e 1972 to reaffirm its support of the City Manager's Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity policies. He felt that the City had programs of which the council and community could be proud. MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 13, 1984 Page 11