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funds deposited in the General Fund of the City shall be used exclusively for drug treatment," and by deleting the third sentence. Councilor Nathanson did not support the newly phrased amendment. Councilor Pap~ asked if the motion would mean the funds in question would go to the HSC, or if they would be directed to drug court. City Manager Johnson pointed out that there was nothing in the motion that spoke to the answer to that question. He anticipated that staff would return to the council with options for how to spend the money on drug treatment. Councilor Kelly supported the amendment because it spoke to the testimony the council received at the public forum and provided money for drug treatment without automatically reducing other human services funding. He said that the amendment allowed funding levels to be determined in the budget-setting process rather than by ordinance. Responding to a question from Councilor Nathanson, City Manager Johnson suggested that the deletion of the text related to whether the funding would count toward the City's' Human Service Commission funding had no practical difference; the Budget Committee could do what it wished. Councilor Bettman said the original text dedicating the funds to Eugene residents was added to satisfy councilors who believed the City paid more than its share of the HSC budget. Because of its specificity, that direction became difficult to implement. She pointed out that the City could act alone to fund different social service strategies, as it had done in the past with CAHOOTS. She said the amendment would allow the City to fund additional treatment beds, for example, allowing police officers to take addicts to detoxification rather than putting them in jail, causing the potential for someone to be matrixed out. She agreed with Councilor Kelly that the decision about HSC funding was a budget decision; the ordinance in question was generated by passage of the State ballot measure, and she was not willing to second-guess the intent of the voters. Councilor Rayor indicated his opposition to the amendment. Mayor Torrey noted the potential of a 3:3 tie. He said he was inclined to support the amendment because the final funding decision would be made by the Budget Committee and ultimately approved by the City Council. Roll call vote; the amendment to the motion passed, 4:2; councilors Nathanson and Rayor voting no. Roll call vote; the amended motion passed, 6:0. City Manager Johnson indicated the council would consider Council Bill 4772 by council bill number only. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 14, 2002 Page 11 Regular Meeting