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time when the council was discussing a general lack of money, it wanted to increase Eugene's <br />Human Services Commission allotment for drug treatment by another $200,000 annually. The <br />council did not have unlimited money. Mr. Meisner reminded the council that it had decided to <br />reduce its contribution to the Human Services Commission over a three-year time period, and now <br />it was considering giving the commission more. He agreed drug treatment was key to the issue of <br />crime, but wanted the expenditure considered in a broader context. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly asked staff, as it was drafting alternative language, to consider its application as of fiscal <br />year 2003. He said the intent of his request was twofold: he wished to respond to arguments <br />made in support of Ballot Measure 3 that many voters took seriously; and he wanted to determine <br />if an increase in such funding would allow the City to be more efficient with the remainder of its <br />public safety dollars. <br /> <br /> The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />James R. Johnson <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 8, 2001 Page 11 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />