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WORK SESSION: City Manager Review <br /> <br />The council reconvened in the McNutt Room for a work session on the evaluation of the City <br />Manager. <br /> <br />There was general discussion over what form the process of evaluation would take. The council <br />agreed to one round of comments. <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor expressed his respect for City Manager Johnson. He commented that, on the <br />evaluation form he had only marked one "needs improvement." He said that this one topic was, <br />"Maintains an organization that is open and available to the public." He stressed that this was not <br />a direct reflection on the City Manager since it was not possible for him to meet all of the needs of <br />the public by himself. <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor listed four major concerns for the next year's performance. <br /> 1. Police Relations <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor stressed the importance of meshing the citizens and the police in their <br />interactions. <br /> <br /> 2. Financing City Government <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor said that this was a huge issue that the City Manager needed to take a strong <br />part in. <br /> <br /> 3. Downtown Issues <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor thanked City Manager Johnson for being instrumental in the downtown visioning <br />process. <br /> <br /> 4. Managed Growth <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor said that growth needed to be managed well enough so that the City was <br />receiving a good product. <br /> <br />Councilor Meisner seconded the concern over the "open and available" issue brought up by <br />Councilor Rayor. He suggested creating a complaint process that was easy for the public to find <br />and communicate with. He noted that the City Manager had taken a good first step by creating a <br />permanent Public Service Officer position. He commented that he found it hard to know where to <br />take a complaint and concluded that the general public would find it more so. He suggested, if <br />nothing else, a complaint number listed in the white pages of the phone book. <br /> <br />Councilor Nathanson commented that she had tried to encourage an organization-wide complaint <br />tracking system years ago. She said it would be a simple thing to correct. She suggested looking <br />at what was working in other places. <br /> <br />Regarding the evaluation, Councilor Nathanson said that most of the time, when she came to the <br />City Manager with a problem, he had already started work on it. She said that he was always <br />willing to listen to a council comment or complaint. She said that she could tell he was paying <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 10, 2000 Page 10 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />