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The amendment vote resulted in a 4:4 tie. Mayor Torrey voted in support of the amendment. The amendment passed, 5:4; councilors Pap~, Fart, Meisner, and Nathanson voting in opposition. Item D, as amended, passed unanimously. With general consent from the council, Mayor Torrey moved Item XI forward to Item III on the agenda so that the public would not have to wait until a late hour to hear council discussion on the matter. III.ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning Forfeiture and Amending Sections 4.245, 4.247, 4.251, 4.253, and 4.255 of the Eugene Code, 1971 City Manager Johnson asked the council to consider Council Bill 4772, an ordinance concerning forfeiture, and amending sections 4.245, 4.247, 4.251, 4.253, and 4.255, of the Eugene Code, 1971. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council, be read a second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at that time. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to amend the motion by changing proposed subsection 3 of the ordinance to provide the following language: "For fiscal year 2002, as authorized by State law, forfeiture funds deposited in the general fund of the City need not be used exclusively for drug treatment, but may be used for all purposes except law enforcement purposes. For fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, forfeiture funds deposited in the general fund of the City shall be used exclusively for drug treatment for residents of the City of Eugene." Councilor Kelly noted that the adopted budget for FY02 assumed the funds would be deposited in the General Fund and therefore his amendment would avoid redirecting funds in the middle of a fiscal year. He commented that, in light of the disparity in funding allocations to human services between Eugene and the County, there was language that, following FY02, the funding be used solely by the residents of Eugene. Councilor Nathanson expressed a desire to comply with the intent of the voters but allow a mechanism for the Budget Committee process to examine Eugene's total contribution to human services and determine what level of funding would be provided in a given year. Councilor Pap~ questioned whether the ordinance was an appropriate mechanism for funding drug treatment. He noted that programs paid for by the General Fund had service profiles so that performance could be measured. In response to a question from Councilor Pap~ regarding whether performance measures could be built into an ordinance passed that evening, City Manager Johnson said they could. MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 10, 2001 Page 4 Regular Session