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Mayor Torrey said the intent of the motion was to provide the mayor with participation in the <br />budget process. It was very frustrating for him to watch the committee deliberate over the course <br />of several months toward a recommendation, only to find people early in the process talk about <br />changing the recommendation at the City Council level. He urged the councilors to get their <br />differences out at the committee level. If councilors thought the committee made a mistake, it <br />could override the mayor's veto. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly thought the mayor already had lots of power, both on a charter and on a day-to-day <br />basis. He was nervous about adding more power to the position. He agreed the committee <br />worked hard but pointed out that it was advisory to the City Council. He said that the motion had <br />the effect of taking the council, the City's legislative body, "out of the budget picture." <br /> <br />Mr. Farr did not think the mayor had undue power and noted that he was the only member of the <br />council elected on a citywide basis. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman concurred with Mr. Kelly's remarks. She said that the motion would have a definite <br />impact on the council-manager form of government by removing the council's oversight over the <br />budget. She believed that under the current form of government, the council had very little power <br />now. Ms. Bettman questioned why the City Council should go through such a lengthy and <br />expensive budget process if the result was the mayor's veto. She thought the proposal the most <br />partisan of all the council had examined through the charter review process. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kelly, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to table the motion. The <br /> motion to table failed, 4:4; Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Pap8 <br /> voting yes, and Mr. Meisner, Ms. Taylor, Mr. Rayor, and Ms. Bettman voting <br /> no; Mayor Torrey cast a vote in opposition and the motion failed on final vote <br /> of 5:4. <br /> <br /> The motion failed, 5:3; Mr. Farr, Mr. PapS, and Mr. Rayor voting yes. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />James R. Carlson <br />City Manager pro tern <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 24, 2002 Page 12 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />