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Councilor Nathanson said there was not a narrative to explain the difference and it was unknown as to whether the sum of money was due to overestimating expected spending or underestimating revenues and whether it was due to several large items or many small items. She asked if the budget difference was comparable to previous years. Ms. Murdoch replied that the remainder was $393,890 in FY03, represent- ing a $20,000 difference. She explained that staff asked departments to estimate how much their outstanding purchase orders would be in May through the end of the year. She stated that staff had to ~juggle" many elements of their payroll and were reserving funds to be able to pay bills it expected to come through the year. Councilor Kelly encouraged the council to think of outstanding one-time expenditures that had been considered and rejected in the recent past and to bring that to the next discussion of Supplemental Budget 1. He noted that Planning and Development Director Tom Coyle had made a list of items that had fallen by the wayside due to funding. He asked staff to let the council know by memorandum when it could be brought forward and revisited for funding consideration. Roll call vote; the motion to approve Resolution 4779 authorizing the transfer of funds from the reserve for encumbrances to departments and to nondepartment accounts passed unanimously; 8:0. 3. ACTION: Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees Mayor Torrey said the votes for appointments to the Budget Committee would be deferred to the end of the item. Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to appoint Hugh Massengill to Position 4 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2003, and ending on October 31, 2006. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to appoint Megan Thompson to Position 10 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2003, and ending October 31, 2006. Councilor Taylor moved to substitute Christina Greening for the position. The mo- tion died for lack of a second. Councilor Taylor stated that the person nominated had applied to the Human Rights Commission for the first time this year while Ms. Greening had applied previously. Ms. Greening had subsequently served one year on a committee. She felt it to be an injustice that Ms. Greening was passed over in this nomination. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6:2; councilors Solomon and Taylor voting in opposition. Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to reappoint Sheila Coats to Position 12 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2003, and ending October 31, 2006. Roll call vote; the motion passed MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 27, 2003 Page 6 Regular Meeting