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B. I do not believe the Growth Management Polices is being employed to guide decision making for initiatives by the Manager and PDD staff. Staff demonstrated blatant disregard for standing policy by calling into the question the validity of the Eugene's Growth Management Policies in the text of one grant application. B. Very fine leadership here C. Willingness to move forward is impressive D. New commitment to culture is strong D. South Eugene has almost no recreation programs - Amazon Pool is too often closed to the public for special events. Fees are too high for people just above the poverty level. Library fines and the current lack of any forgiveness prevent some taxpayers from using the library they pay for. E. We have done nothing about finding new sources of revenue. The Manager is extremely resistant to the idea of a performance auditor. E. This is a very significant issue. I see no evidence that there is accountability in the organization, particularly for management employees and higher. Maybe there is discipline within the organization that is not visible to "outsiders", but even in a high profile case like the Magana/Lara crimes, no one besides the two convicted officers were held accountable for upholding policies and procedures. The lack of enforcement and oversight by management and executive staff, may have enabled criminal behavior for many years. The manager promised an internal investigation when the criminal cases were resolved, and as far as I know, it has not begun. Why is the City Manager silent about administrative execs who were in charge during the illegal activity? Who knew about the allegations and when did they know, and why was council not informed? The Council Majority at the time postponed recruitment for a new City Manager based on ignorance of any emerging crisis. The postponement of the recruitment for a new city manger also postponed the hiring of a new Police Chief. Where are the consequences? Of course, as councilors, we are prohibited by Charter from any involvement in personal or discipline matters, so accountability is entirely the purview of the Manager. But it appears to be missing from his management model. E. We can still work on transparency to public, but efforts are strong F. We have stabilized, but still lack adequate reserves and have no plan to improve F. Except for the manager's advocacy of the County's special district proposal, which would have very negative effects on city finances, the manager seems generally fiscally prudent; although I don't always agree with his priorities. 4