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e other is the implementing legislation. Mr. Gary assumed that the council wishes to have decision points on fine details with respect to the tax. He explained that if the council adopts the tax in an ordinance, it would be subject to a referendum. He did not recommend putting tax details in the charter because there would be exemptions. Mr. Gary recommended that the charter amendment say that a 2.5 percent tax may be adopted by the council without further vote of the people. This would not necessarily prevent a referral of that measure. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. City Manager Mike Gleason explained that in the charter language the council will be prohibiting itself the authority to enact the tax. The council decided to review this decision at its September 28 meeting, and begin dealing with the other issues. Mr. Boles said that the public will want to know what the council plans to do if it is not able to marshall revenue associated with the shortfall. He added that the council still needs to share information (Round 3) with the public on how it closed on this decision. Mr. Robinette suggested that the Eugene Decisions Committee work on these two tasks and make recommendations to the council as soon as possible. Mr. MacDonald listed the following as issues requiring council discussion: review the Eugene Decisions process; address organizational change; close on e items that were postponed at the beginning of the process; determine addition- al revenue sources, including time line and consideration of other juris- dictions; and close on Monday on a proposal for disseminating public informa- tion. Responding to a question from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Gary said a charter amendment vote can be done at any election date unless it is included with measures that require a general election. He pointed out that if the council adopts the initiative and referendum measure, it includes a provision that authorizes the council to conduct its own election on any day it chooses. Mr. MacDonald urged the council to postpone a vote on the proposed tax if the State Legislature chooses to put a tax reform on the same ballot. Mr. Rutan said the council should be prepared to address the question of what happens to the City's restaurant tax should the State pass a sales tax. He also credited the Eugene Decisions process with bringing the community's level of awareness and understanding of government higher than it has ever been. Responding to a Question from Mayor Miller, Barb Bellamy, City Manager's Office, said that January 22, 1993, is the deadline for filing a measure with the county for a March election. The council agreed to postpone the discussion to September 28. The agenda e MINUTES--City Council Work Session September 23, 1992 Page 5 11:30 a.m.