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I '- Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Hamel to designate Council- man Haws as voting delegate, Councilman Bradley as alternate, . at the NLC Congress of Cities. Motion carried, all Council members present voting aye, except Councilman Haws voting no. F. League of Oregon Cities Conference, Portland, November 14-16-- Manager reported briefly on the meeting, noting the retirement of Councilman Williams as president of the League and the election of Mayor-elect Keller to the Board of Directors. He described the meeting as a constructive and useful session with the usual routine workshops and a fine dinner for the Eugene delegation. There was also an outstanding performance by staff and Mr. Keller depicting "the way council and Planning COImnission meetings should be conducted." Public Works Director Don Allen was the star performer. In response to Councilwoman Bea1, Mr. Keller verified that a more accurate report was that "it was File the way meetings should not be conducted." Manager continued that the single most important announcement coming out of the convention was that made by Governor Straub regarding his partial support of the League's state revenue sharing proposal which would partially answer financial difficulties being experienced by Oregon cities. There remains, however, much work to be done with the Legislature in this regard to determine how much in total will cities receive and what kind of distribution formula will be applied. G. Joint Meeting with Metropolitan Sewer Commission was announced e for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 18, wherein Eugene, Spr ing- field, and Lane County will consider alternatives proposed by the Commission for a long-range regional sewer system. The meeting will be held at the Thunderbird on Coburg Road. File H. Appointments, Boards and Commissions--Copies of lists of boards and commissions, indicating terms expiring, and 0 f applicants for appointment were previously distributed to Council members and members-elect. Manager asked for a definitive determination of the appointing authority--the Approve present Council, or the Council to be seated on January 3, 1977 . Councilman Haws raised the question of appointment procedure for the Human Rights Commissions, whether appointment after interview by the full Council was still desired. Stan Long, assistant city attorney, noted the manner of appointment was included in the language setting up the new structure for the Human Rights Commissions When the Women's Commission was created, so any change now would require a code amendment. 'e 510 Minutes 11/22/76 -14