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Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Meisner, moved to amend the amendment to make the amount $3,000 tied to no particular funding source. Councilor Meisner said he would support the amendment made by Councilor Pap~. He noted that the City was also subject to inflation and was having increasing problems paying for its budget. He stressed that upcoming years would have even more painful cuts. Councilor Bettman said the amendment was just another way to make the cut. She said she was astounded at the level of discussion over $23,000 for human services. She stressed the extreme need for human services. Roll call vote; the amendment to the amendment failed, 4:3; councilors Pap~, Meisner, and Rayor voting yes. Roll call vote; the amendment passed, 4:3; councilors Pap~, Meisner and Rayor voting no. Councilor Rayor, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to amend the motion by funding the pad-time receptionist position at the PIC with $26,000 from the $91,920 given to the Police Department by the Budget Committee. Councilor Nathanson said she was inclined to support the amendment. She also asked a process question regarding whether she could move to reconsider a previous motion that she had voted in opposition on. Councilor Pap~ expressed his disappointment in the action taken that evening. He said he would like to vote for Councilor Rayor's amendment but, in light of the difficult process the Budget Committee had gone through to reach its recommendations, he would oppose the motion. Councilor Bettman expressed her pleasure that the council had voted to support the provision of youth services and services to the most vulnerable part of the community. She said that the PIC already had an allocation that was $25,000 above its original budget request. She noted that the PIC was not recovering its costs by collecting more fees and commented that developers can access private sources for the expertise in interpreting the land use code. She said she was against the motion to amend. Councilor Meisner said he would not support the motion. He stressed the need to prioritize the budget and pay attention to its priorities. He expressed his amazement that a half-time receptionist position was receiving consideration as a higher priority than public safety budgets that had already been cut. Roll call vote; the amendment failed, 5:2; councilors Rayor and Nathanson voting yes. There was extensive discussion over council process and whether Councilor Nathanson could move to reconsider a previous motion that she had voted against. Mayor Torrey noted that there were councilors in favor of the amendment in question for whom it would be appropriate to move to reconsider the amendment in question. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 24, 2002 Page 9 Regular Meeting