CC Minutes - 07/13/98 Work Session

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organizations who would assist the City. In response to community concerns that there would be too many proposals on the ballot and citizens would reject them, he pointed out that the next general election was two years away, and he believed the public was able to make intelligent choices. Mr. Torrey said that the proposal gave the council the opportunity to offer the voters a positive choice. At this time, many parts of the community were not well-served by the existing parks system. B. Work Session: Council Expectations of City Manager Position Mr. Tollenaar facilitated the discussion. He introduced incoming councilors Gary Rayor and Gary Pap~, and council candidates David Kelly and Mike Lewis. Administrative Services Department Director Warren Wong referred the council to the agenda materials, which included the position description and position criteria developed by the previous council for the most recent city manager recruitment, and the performance evaluation dimensions. Mr. Tollenaar reviewed the process time line. He said today's meeting was focused on the expectations councilors had of new incoming city manager. On July 22, 1998, a public session would be held for input from citizens about their expectations. The council officers would meet on July 14 to discuss the format of that meeting. On July 27, City Manager Pro Tern Jim Johnson, who had expressed his intent to seek the job on a permanent basis, would provide a presentation to the council and respond to the councilors' expectations and public comment. On July 29, the council would decide if it wished to appoint Mr. Johnson or broaden the search. Ms. Taylor expressed concern that the time line was established and decision to hold a forum was made by the council officers without input from the council. Mr. Lee clarified that the Human Rights Commission had developed the proposal for a public forum. The council received a memorandum regarding the proposal the previous week, but the council had run out of meeting time before it could discuss the issue. That was why the proposal was under consideration today. Ms. Taylor pointed out that notice of the meeting had already been mailed. Mr. Tollenaar said that the notice was in error and its contents would be clarified when the officers met. Mr. Laue moved, seconded by Mr. Lee, to hold a public meeting on July 22 to provide the public with an opportunity to give input to the recruitment process. Mr. Lee advocated for the motion, saying the public should be given the opportunity to provide input to the hiring process. Ms. Swanson Gribskov agreed. She clarified that the meeting would not be a council meeting. Mr. Torrey suggested that the meeting not be sponsored by the Human Rights Commission, but that the council acknowledged the Human Rights Commission recommended there be such a meeting. He was in support of having such a meeting, and said that councilors should attend the meeting if possible and if they were not able to attend they could later listen to a tape of the meeting. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 13, 1998 Page 4 5:30 p.m.