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such a system the June 1 incident would not have happened; former Police Chief Len Cooke would not have been fired; and former City Manager Vicki Elmer would not have been able to institute domestic partners benefits. He noted his particular opposition to domestic partner benefits. Mr. Urhausen said that he felt disenfranchised because he voted for Mayor Torrey but he seemed to have the least authority of anyone in the City. Gary Rayor, 2373 Washington Street, asked the council to postpone the City Manager hiring process until the following year, and to employ a public process regarding the search parameters. He said that while stability within organization was important, it was also important to ensure stability within the community in terms of trust. Regarding the City's contract for legal services, Mr. Rayor said that he had never heard of a personal services contract exceeding five years and further asserted that such a contract was "unheard of." He suggested that the issue came down to the comfort level of the organization. He asserted a fair and open Request for Proposals process was needed, and suggested a selection committee of attorneys from Eugene and other communities be asked to help in the selection process. II. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Resolution Concerning State Shared Revenue Res. No. 4653--A resolution certifying that the City of Eugene provides the municipal services required by Oregon Revised Statutes, Section 221.760, in order to receive State Shared Revenues. B. Approval of Revisions to the Southern Willamette Private Industry Council Agreement Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, to approve the Consent Calendar. Roll call; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. III. RESOLUTION: ENDORSEMENT OF LANE COUNTY'S WASTESHED GOAL OF 45 PERCENT RECOVERY FOR THE YEAR 2000 Alex Cuyler, Planning and Development Department, requested the council's approval of the resolution to endorse Lane County's goal of 45 percent wasteshed recovery by the year 2000. Responding to a question from Mr. Tollenaar regarding the City's outside yard debris pick up program, Mr. Cuyler said that the haulers licensed by the City conducted one such pickup in the fall and one in the spring. He said that staff was still evaluating the program. There was considerable rain in May so the level of participation had been less than previous. Mr. Cuyler said that staff would complete a program synopsis and present it to the council. Responding to a question from Ms. Nathanson about what other Lane County communities were doing to help achieve the reduction goal, Mr. Cuyler said that Cottage Grove had conducted its MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 22, 1998 Page 2 7:30 p.m.