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r Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to approve the CETA e process report and recommendations as set forth in the staff letter to the Lane County Commissioners. Motion carried with all Councilors present voting aye, except Mr. Obie voting no. Mr. Obie voted against the motion because he doubted the City, as a govern- mental body, and the Council as individuals, should be involved in the CETA program. He felt it to be philosophically wrong. He would rather see a letter sent to Lane County and Washington, D.C., saying the City would with- draw from the program entirely. Mayor Keller directed Council's attention to his recommended appointments for the ETAC, and requested Council's approval. Those being recommended to the Lane County Commissioners for appointment to the Employment Training Advisory Committee were: Betty Smith, Councilor; Liz Heath, Non-Profit; Jonathan West, Education; Irv Fletcher, La~or; Ray McIver, Business; Gerorge Russell, Minorities; and Rosemary Batori, Women. Mr. Obie asked how long the terms of office would be. Ms. Smith replied that was undertermined as the bylaws had not been established. She assumed it would be for a year, with a review at that time. She noted the City has the right and responsibility to recommend appointment of seven of the 21-member committee. The recommendations would be approved by the Lane County Commissioners. She said it was hoped these seven members would be advisory to the City involvement in the CETA program. Mr. Obie favored formulating the committee in ordinance form to allow all e interested groups to be represented. Also, the length of term and appoint- ment process could be established. Mr. Delay shared Mr. Obie's concerns and noted he would like to review the appointments. It was his understand- ing the appointment would be for the coming process year. Mr. Long noted for Council the City program-agent relationship with Lane County is under review. If the City reaches 100,000 population, it can become a prime sponsor. At that time, the question of whether or not there should be an advisory committee could be reviewed. He felt this present committee may function from 12 to 18 months. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to approve the recommended appointments to the Employment Training Advisory Committee. Mr. Lieuallen moved,' seconded by Mr. Delay, to amend the motion to make the appointments for one year and then conduct a review. Mr. Hamel, with concurrence of the second, agreed to include the amendment in the main motion. Mayor Keller expressed understanding of Mr. Obie's frustration, but reminded Council that it is involved in many such processes. He recognized the num- ber of dollars at stake and the great number of requests for funding. He appreciated the Council allowing the public to be allowed to participate in the process. He noted the limited amount of Council IS time, and felt e it appropriate that the Council rely heavily on the recommendations of other members' time which has been put into the project. 9/11/78--7 {,/'1