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. '" MINUTES '. . Eugene City Council Special Meeting McNutt Room--City'Hall November 17, 1992 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Shawn Boles, Bobby Green, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Randy MacDonald (after 11:40 a.m.), Paul Nicholson, Kaye Robinette, Roger Rutan. The adjourned meeting of November 9, 1992, of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. 1. DISCUSSION TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE EMPLOYMENT-RELATED PERFORMANCE OF THE C!TY MANAGER Mayor Miller described the evaluation as a way of enabling an employee to do his job better and pointed out that it was Mr. Gleason's choice to hold a public session. Mr. Robinette stated that he felt it would be more beneficial to provide the . manager with some general comments rather than reviewing the categories in the written evaluation. He observed that the implementation of Eugene Decisions has created new circumstances with different issues that require rearranging the relationships between the council, manager, and staff. Concurring with Mr. Robinette's observations, Mr. Boles expressed appreciation for opportunities to meet with Mr. Gleason and the department managers and said that broadening the exchange between councilors and staff will become increasingly important in the years ahead. Ms. Ehrman praised Mr. Gleason's recognition of new councilors and his ability to give deference to each councilor's opinion while moving with the majority. She pointed out that the City organization needs to be made aware that in the Eugene Decisions implementation atmosphere, the council may process issues differently than before. This will require the manager to be more objective in the way he looks at service areas and recognize that individuals are going to be affected by the changes ahead. Mr. Rutan described Mr. Gleason's job as one of the most challenging, espe- cially during this period of change and said that the organization must continue to attract employees and elected officials who want to serve this community. Commending Mr. Gleason's decision to have an open process, Mr. Green said he . MINUTES--Eugene City Council Special Meeting November 17, 1992 Page 1 11:30 a.m.