Item 3: Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions

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ATTACHMENT D M I N U T E S Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall 777 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon April 19, 2007 Noon PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, Betty Taylor, Chris Pryor, members; Mayor Kitty Piercy; Mary Walston, Jessica Cross, Brenda Wilson, Randi Zimmer, Mary Feldman, City Manager's Office; Helen Towle, Myrnie Daut, Human Resource and Risk Services; Richie Weinman, Kurt Yeiter, Planning and Development Department; Eric Jones, Therese Walsh, Public Works Depart- ment; Renee Grube, Sara Medary, Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services; Glen Svend- sen, Facilities. 1. Call to Order and Review Agenda Ms. Bettman called the meeting to order. 2. Approval of Minutes Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to approve the minutes of April 5, 2007. The mo- tion passed unanimously, 3:0. 3. Review Pending Legislation HB 3397 Ms. Towle explained that House Bill (HB) 3397 would have a significant impact on many services, beginning with the services delivered by the Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services and Public Works Department. It would increase the cost of temporary employees by 40 to 50 percent because it increased wages and included a 30 percent surcharge. A significant percentage of recreation services were provided by temporary employees, many of whom were college students. The same was true of summer work at Public Works. She said that one of the reasons employers given benefits and increase wages was as a means of employee retention. Ms. Bettman asked the impact of the bill on employment agencies. Ms. Towle said they would have to increase their wage scales as well. Ms. Towle clarified that when the City used temporary agencies, it paid the wages through the temporary agency. She said that generally the City hired such employees directly, and had only employed temporary agencies over the past two years. The bill would make the City a co-employer in such circumstances, and the bill have the same impact as it did on the City’s own temporary employees. It also applied to contractors. MINUTES—Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations April 19, 2007 Page 1