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Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, that Council Bill 4655 be approved and given final passage. The motion was adopted unanimously, 6:0, and became Ordinance 20123. Mr. Meisner left the meeting at 10:20 p.m. VII. PUBLIC HEARING: ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION TO SUBMIT A MEASURE AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE TO ESTABLISH A CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD Council Services Manager Mary Walston stated that the public hearing was scheduled to receive input regarding a proposed ordinance calling for an election to submit a charter amendment to voters which would create a change in the role and authority of the City Manager and City Council authorizing the council to appoint a citizen review board to consider allegations of police misconduct. She said the amendment would also allow the council to employ staff to assist the board. She said that the council was tentatively scheduled to vote on the proposed ordinance on June 22. Ms. Taylor stated that she was concerned that the lateness of the hour had encouraged some members of the public to leave and asked if it would be possible to re-schedule the hearing on a different day. Ms. Walston replied that re-scheduling the hearing would not create difficulty in the scheduling of the proposed election at the time of the November general election. Mr. Fart pointed out that, although many had left the meeting, many other members of the public had remained, anticipating that they would testify at the hearing and that it should be held out of respect of for their faithfulness. Ms. Swanson Gribskov suggested that the hearing be held, but that an additional opportunity be provided to receive public testimony on the ordinance be provided. Ms. Taylor stated that the suggestion of Ms. Swanson Gribskov would satisfy her concerns. Mayor Torrey asked, if two public hearings were held, would individuals speaking at one be prevented from speaking at the second. Mr. Klein replied that the council had established no guideline regarding such an eventuality. He suggested that the council determine whether it would permit such double testimony before beginning the hearing. Mayor Torrey determined that there was consensus that citizens should be permitted to present testimony at the current and any future public hearing held regarding the ordinance under consideration. Mr. Johnson suggested that it be pointed out that testimony in the hearing should be directed at the proposed ordinance and not the establishment of a citizen review board because the council had already unanimously expressed support for submitting the issue to voters. Mayor Torrey added that he was not aware of a single councilor opposed to placing such an ordinance on the ballot. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 8, 1998 Page 14 7:30 p.m.