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Mr. Taylor said he had instituted a performance appraisal process with all of the executives and suggested that the performance period be aligned with the fiscal year. He said that perhaps the council would like to consider having his appraisal in July or August so that it would have the benefit of looking back over a budget year, a fiscal year, and a program year. Mr. Taylor indicated that every expectation he had before coming to Eugene had been met, both in the opportunity and the challenge of the job. Eugene, he observed, was a very passionate, energized, diverse community with a common goal of making it the best City it could be. The challenge was that Eugene's diverse population had different views about how to reach that common goal and the council and the City organization had to work together to achieve it. He said he thought that one of the reasons that Eugene had been recognized regionally and nationally was that the City had taken the time to have discussions along with the differences and the tension. He said he was happy to add his voice to this tradition. Ms. Taylor said she thought that conducting the performance evaluation in July was a good idea. She also suggested the council be allowed to give a brief evaluation after each meeting by use of a simple form. Ms. Taylor agreed that while everyone wanted Eugene to be the best City, not everyone would agree on what would make the best City or how to get there, although she thought that revitalizing downtown was a common goal. Ms. Taylor indicated that she was opposed to the City Manager giving opinions, saying it was up to the City Council to set policy and up to the City Manager to implement it. She said she thought that the City Manager should be cautious about giving opinions about policy. Ms. Taylor said it was too soon to evaluate the City Manager's performance, but added that she thought that he had done admirably in learning about the City and in getting out in the community. She said that it must be overwhelming to have so much to learn and to also have nine %osses." She thought that Mr. Taylor had created a good impression in his public appearances. Mr. Pap~ commended Mr. Taylor and the City organization for the candid way in which they handled the situation concerning two police officers who were dismissed for misconduct on duty. He added that he was disappointed with the results and process for hiring a new police chief for the City. He said that he hoped that the next process would be done differently and that the City would find a successful candidate. Mr. Pap~ said that sometimes he would appreciate a quicker response than a day or two when he called the City Manager. He added that he would work to become more proficient with his email in order to be easier to reach. Mr. Kelly said that more often than he would like, requests he had made to the City Manager would get lost. He said it was usually things that would come up in meetings or in one-on-one conversations and not in emails. He requested some sort of tracking for those requests so that there would be appropriate follow-up. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 8, 2003 Page 4 Work Session