Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ordinance. She felt the ordinance was the product of a lot of work and had been generated through a transparent process. She thought many other parts of the City could benefit by this kind of community process. She noted that in addition to the involvement of the Whiteaker neighbors, Police Commission, and EPD, other members of the public including the Eugene Police Employees Association (EPEA) had participated in crafting the ordinance. She urged the council to take action at the present meeting. Susanna Fontana , 488 Blair Boulevard, echoed the comments of Ms. Seese-Green. She thanked the council for doing this work. Janet Marshall-O’Bryant , 85 North Madison, said she also wished to voice support for the ordinance. She expressed appreciation to the City Council for its efforts to bring the Police Auditor on board. She supported moving on the action at the present meeting. Additionally, Ms. Marshall-O’Bryant thanked councilors Kelly and Papé for their responsiveness and interest in establishing a quiet zone for trains through the Whiteaker neighborhood. David Hinkley , 1350 Lawrence, #1, averred that the Police Auditor had to be independent and it had to be perceived as independent. He felt that the credibility of the office would be called into question if it was not perceived as being independent. He said the office needed to be transparent, as well, and the public should know all of the results of any investigations. He believed that the public needed to know of any sanctions that resulted from an investigation because there was a need to know whether the penalty fit the “piece.” He asserted that Oregon Public Records Law allowed the council to determine whether this record should remain confidential or not. Mayor Piercy closed the public hearing and called for council comments. Seeing that no councilor wished to speak at that time, she asked if the council wished to take action on this item. Councilor Papé was not ready to take action at the present meeting. He wanted time to digest the informa- tion and to review Councilor Kelly’s intended amendments. Mayor Piercy indicated the item would be brought forward for action at the December 13 work session. Councilor Kelly stated that his amendments were intended to fine-tune the ordinance. He encouraged his colleagues to ask questions if they had them. Councilor Ortiz said she was willing to refrain from acting on this ordinance until the work session but she intended to support it. Councilor Bettman remarked that she wished to vote on the ordinance at the present meeting, but was glad that the council would vote at the work session. She provided her interpretation of Councilor Kelly’s amendments for the edification of those present. She said one amendment intended to provide a legal definition of when the conclusion of a criminal investigation was, and another one included wording to clarify that the Civilian Review Board was answerable to the City Council. She noted, regarding the latter, that it was implicit in the ordinance but not explicit. Councilor Papé, seconded by Councilor Solomon, requested that the record remain open un- til 5 p.m. December 12. MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 11, 2006 Page 8 Regular Meeting