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Mayor Torrey said, although he would not do it, he felt he had enough experience to apply for a city manager position and noted that he did not have a bachelor's degree. He urged the council not to preclude people with the necessary experience from an opportunity. In response to a question from Mayor Torrey regarding applicants who did not have a degree and yet were preferred by the council, Mr. Klein said there was nothing that required the council to chose from one of the people who applied. He said all of the applicants could be rejected and the council could hire the person who was preferred. Mr. Chouinard noted that there could be a legal challenge if the job description required a bachelor's degree and the council chose to hire someone without one. Roll call vote; the amendment passed, 4:3; councilors Pap~, Nathanson, and Rayor voting no. Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved amend Item C by removing the phrase "performs related duties as assigned" from the job description language. Councilor Pap~ said the phrase was redundant and not specific enough. In response to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding whether he could think of any reason to keep that phrase in the job description language, Mr. Chouinard said it was a "catch all" phrase that was included in every job description in the organization. Roll call vote; the amendment failed, 6:1; Councilor Pap~ voting yes. Councilor Pap~, seconded by Councilor Rayor, moved to amend Item C by adding the word "budgeting" into the job description experience language. Roll call vote; the amendment failed, 4:3; councilors Pap~, Nathanson and Rayor voting yes. Roll call vote; Item C passed unanimously, 7:0. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 22, 2002 Page 5 Regular Meeting