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time to resolve. The council needed more time to understand the issues and make good decisions. Councilor <br />Lee said that times have changed; he believed the community would support council compensation. He noted <br />he had chosen not to run again because of the heavy work load and the financial burden created by council <br />service. <br /> <br />Councilor Meisner agreed with Councilor Lee's comments. He agreed the time demands on councilors were <br />very taxing. He said that while some citizens and the local newspaper suggested the council could reduce the <br />time it spent by reducing the number of issues it addressed, at the same time they wanted the council to <br />examine new issues. He noted the preparation required for meetings and the time consumed by the meetings <br />themselves. Councilor Meisner called the measure a first step in a broader charter review. He hoped that <br />compensation would broaden the pool of those who run for office. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey noted he had been quoted in the newspaper as not having a stand on the issue; he said that he <br />supported the citizens right to vote on the issue, but would not take a position on the issue itself. He believed <br />that the measure was motivated by a perception that there were citizens who could not serve on the council <br />because they could not afford to. He was concerned about that. <br /> <br /> Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 5:0. <br /> <br /> Councilor Lee moved, seconded by Councilor Taylor, to appoint Matt Donahoe, Scott <br /> Meisner, and Jon Belcher to the proponent committee for this measure for the Voters <br /> Pamphlet. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 5:0. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 28, 2000 Page 15 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />