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d. The office of the City Auditor becomes vacant upon the incumbent's death, recall, <br />resignation, adjudicated incompetence, or conviction of an offense pertaining to the <br />office. The City Council shall appoint an interim auditor within 90 days of a vacancy <br />occurring. <br />e. If a deputy in the Office of the Independent City Auditor meets the qualifications herein, <br />then that person shall be appointed by the City Council to serve as the interim City <br />Auditor until the successor to the office is elected and takes office as set forth in Section <br />(4) of this charter amendment. <br />If the office of the City Auditor becomes vacant more than 100 calendar days before the <br />May election, the election to fill that vacancy shall be conducted at the next May election <br />of the same year. If the vacancy occurs less than 100 days before the next May election, <br />the election to fill that vacancy shall be conducted at the May election of the following <br />year. If an election to complete the term of the vacated position coincides with the <br />regularly scheduled primary election for the City Auditor position, then only the regularly <br />scheduled primary election shall proceed. <br />g. If a City Auditor elected under this Charter Section (55) would serve a term of less than <br />one and one half (1.5) years, that auditor's term shall be extended to encompass the four <br />(4) years of the next term without an additional election. Thereafter, the election cycle <br />will resume as stated herein. <br />h. In the event this Charter amendment is approved by voters on or before the May 2018 <br />election, then the first election for the office of City Auditor shall be held at the regularly <br />scheduled November 2018 election. The candidate who receives the most votes will win <br />and take office in January 2019. Thereafter, the election cycle will resume as stated <br />herein. <br />5. The City Auditor will take the oath or affirmation as provided for the City Councilors and <br />Mayor, and shall be subject to recall pursuant to Article II, section 18 of the Oregon <br />Constitution. <br />SECTION 4. City Council and City Auditor Cooperation <br />1. The City Manager and city administration must cooperate with the City Auditor and the auditor's <br />office to achieve the objectives of this charter amendment. <br />2. The City Auditor shall prepare a budget for the Office of the Independent Auditor, which will be <br />submitted to the Budget Officer, with a copy provided directly to the City Council. As part of the <br />City's annual budget process, the City must provide the City Auditor's office with the facilities, <br />equipment, and staffing necessary for the office to perform its duties. At a minimum, the budget <br />for the Office of the Independent Auditor, including the City Auditor's compensation, must be <br />funded at a level not less than 0.1 % of the City's total adopted annual budget. <br />3. The City Council shall provide total compensation for the City Auditor as follows: a benefit <br />package equal to that provided to the Eugene City Manager and a salary that is not less than 70% <br />of the average of the salaries of the (a) Eugene City Manager; (b) Salem City Manager, and (c) <br />the Eugene Water and Electric Board's General Manager. <br />Eugene Charter Amendment —City Auditor Page 3 <br />