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other cases he or she was handling. He concurred with having council officers manage the day-to-day aspects of the process. Ms. Taylor stated that she did not support hiring a recruiter and felt the proposed timeline was too long. She did not object to the council officers managing the process, but wanted to see copies of all the applications that were received. Ms. Bettman observed that much of the preliminary work had been done during the last recruitment process and some steps, such as the public forum to identify qualifications for the positions, did not need to be repeated and the current job description was good, but a law degree should be made a requirement. She felt that a community interview committee for candidates should be retained as part of the process. She reiterated her concern that the timeline was too generous. She asked if the council officers should select a recruiter from the City’s list of qualified vendors. Mr. Clark said that he had been persuaded that hiring a recruiter would benefit the process and suggested that he and Mr. Zelenka could be added to the ad hoc committee, since it was likely that they would be council officers in the next calendar year. Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to hire a recruiter to assist with the recruitment and selection of a police auditor and create a timeline. Ms. Solomon preferred to have the entire council take responsibility for selecting a recruiter. Ms. Ortiz suggested the subcommittee could develop a list of three or four recruiters from which the full council could make a selection. A friendly amendment to have a council subcommittee winnow down a list of po- tential recruiters to three or four and bring back a recommendation to the full coun- cil on September 10 was accepted by Mr. Pryor and Ms. Bettman. The motion as amended passed, 6:1; Ms. Taylor voting no. Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to designate the council officers as the subcommittee. In response to a question from Ms. Solomon, Ms. Piercy explained that the subcommittee would work with staff during the council break to develop a list of three or four potential recruiters for the council’s consideration on September 10. Mr. Clark felt that a larger subcommittee could provide continuity if the recruitment process continued into the next year. Mr. Clark, seconded by Ms. Solomon, moved to add Mr. Zelenka and himself to the subcommittee. The motion failed, 4:3; Mr. Pryor, Mr. Clark and Ms. Solomon voting yes. The main motion passed, 6:2; Mr. Clark voting no. MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 11, 2008 Page 5 Work Session