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ATTACHMENTA RESOLUTION NO. ____ A RESOLUTION CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON MAY 15, 2018, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE A MEASURE PROPOSING A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE AUDITOR ACCOUNTABLE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. On October 18, 2017, Measure 20-283 qualified for the May 2018 ballot. Measure 20-283 would create an independent performance auditor who would be elected by the City’s voters and would be independent of the City Council. B . On November 20, 2017, pursuant Section 2.980 of the Eugene Code, 1971, the City Council held a work session to consider whether the Council wanted to support or oppose Measure 20-283, refer an alternative measure, or take no action in response. C. On January 24, 2018, the City Council voted to refer to the May 2018 ballot an alternative measure amending the Charter that would create an independent performance auditor who is hired and supervised by the City Council. This alternative proposed Charter amendment is attached as Exhibit A. D. Pursuant to Section 2.988 of the Eugene Code, 1971, if both this measure and Measure 20-283 receive a majority of “yes” votes, whichever ballot measure receives the most “yes” votes will become effective and the other measure never goes into effect. NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above findings, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1. A city election is called for the purpose of referring to the legal electors of the City of Eugene the measure attached as Exhibit A proposing a Charter amendment to create an independent performance auditor who is hired and supervised by the City Council. Section 2. The City Council orders this city election to be held in the City of Eugene, Oregon, concurrently with the election on May 15, 2018, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 254 of the Oregon Revised Statutes, and the ballots shall be counted and tabulated and the results certified as provided by law. Section 3. If both this measure and Measure 20-283 receive a majority of “yes” votes, then pursuant to Section 2.988 of the Eugene Code, 1971, whichever measure receives more “yes”