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and (4) a survey of public perception of the problem and acceptance of the levy was not included <br />in the proposal. <br /> <br />Eugene School District 4J Board President Chris Pryor expressed appreciation for the inclusion <br />of school district officials in the meeting of elected officials. He said he believed the public <br />needed to be educated on the needs for public safety system improvements. He warned that <br />omnibus ballot revenue measures were dangerous because they did not allow voters to express <br />choices regarding elements included. He suggested that the total cost of the proposed levy was <br />too high and would be difficult to explain to voters and that there might be an advantage in <br />presenting its programs to voters in smaller elements. <br /> <br />Springfield City Councilor Greg Shaver reported that the public safety levy had been discussed by <br />the Springfield City Council and that there was unanimous support for all programs identified in <br />Tier 1 proposals. He said the council had agreed it would not propose a revenue measure to <br />enable full support to be given to a public safety levy. He said he believed capacity was a key to <br />the success of prevention programs and that tax-payers were individually paying for the cost of <br />weaknesses in the public safety system. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Metropolitan Joint Elected Officials April 28, 1998 Page 5 <br /> <br /> <br />