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e e e Mr. Gleason said the council needed to review compensation practices and travel and training policies for City employees, but this could not be done by June 5. Joan Rich, a lay member of the Budget Committee, said the committee wanted a debrief on June 5. She said lay representatives on the committee wanted to discuss how they should be involved in the City1s budgeting process. III. FOCUSING WORK ON KEY COUNCIL GOALS i , ; Mr. Rutan suggested that the council would be more effective if: 1) its expectations of the City Manager and staff were put in writing, particularly in terms of processing issues which result in recommendations; 2) guidelines were written on when the City Council should get involved in City issues, i.e., a sensitivity index involving dollar amounts, community involvement, etc.; 3) a process were formalized about how issues are brought to the coun- cil; 4) staff would strongly discourage council involvement in certain is- sues; and 5) a new work plan were developed which called for three Monday meetings a month, public hearings at 7 p.m., instead of 7:30 p.m., and 5:30 dinner meetings were reduced in number. Mr. Boles said he supported Mr. Rutan1s suggestions. He said the staff memo on these recommendations should include the suggestion that information which is given to anyone councilor should be given to all councilors. Mr. Gleason suggested that the council hold two goal-setting sessions, one in September and another after new councilors have been seated. The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Micheal Gleason (Recorded by Kris Bloch) mnccc 052990 MINUTES--Eugene City Council Monthly Process Session May 29, 1990 Page 11