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possible dollar should be spent for training, not for administration of that training. He stated the feeling of the County was that the cost of providing services would increase with two administrative structures. ~he Lane County community includes the City of Eugene, and the Lane County Commissioners have an obligation to all residents of Lane County. ~he current City actions would force separate jurisdictions. The City1s proposal will allow access to no more than 30 percent of the current CETA funds. Under the old arrangements, Eugene residents held 65 percent of 'the PSE jobs. This would mean a Eugene resident would only have one-half the chance of getting a position as before. Mr. t'Hooft stated that, although there have been differences in regard to the CETA program in the past, he feels they are now on a constructive course. Potential clients may never figure out which agency to ask for help. It will also be difficult to explain why a client cannot have' a 'training job because that c1 ient 1 ives on the wrong s ide of the street. Residency is a problem. Under the duplicative arrangement of two prime sponsors, certain Federal rules apply. If you are a Eugene resident, you are ineligible for a Springfield job. Participating Eugene agencies could hire only Eugene residents. There is but one community of the unemployed, and arbitrary boundaries caused by duplicative efforts will only worsen the situation. The quality of local self-determination of how funds will be spent is one which the County wishes to enhance rather to impair. A goal of local self-determination has been included in the comprehensive consortium arrangement. A consortium is a sharing arrangement, and he believes the City and the County can put client interest first. The plea is for the City to reconsider the potential effects of duplicative efforts and to request the City to reconsider working together on CETA. The commissioners believe that an independent consortium should administer the program. This could be an independent task force appointed by the two jurisdictions. He stated the two distinctions between the comprehensive consortium and a consortium with two program operators, which the City had adopted, were that the comprehensive consortium involves program flexibility with integrated policies. It is simpler and is cost- and accountability- effective, while the consortium with two program operators is restricted along boundary lines and would cost more and create duplication. - The United States Supreme Court has held that residency should not be a barrier to residents seeking help. Commissioner t'Hooft said he would like to see Eugene be a partner with Lane County. Mayor Keller thanked Commissioner t'Hooft for coming. Mr. Delay stated there has been a long history of disagreements of implemen- . tation and these items are more complex than indicated by Commissioner tlHooft. There could be a consortium with an intergovernmental department 4/2/80--4 e e -