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<br /> RoB call vote: the l:r1.otion passed, 5:3; coundkrrs K.dly, 'faylor, and Lk::(tman voting in
<br /> i)pposition,
<br />4. ACIION:
<br /> Resolution 485ft Caning a City EI{'CtiOll on November S, 200S, for thePUn:Klse {if Referring to
<br /> tilt. Legal Elechws of tbe City of .Eugene a Measnn:' Amending the Eugene Cha.t'tet' of 2002 to
<br /> Authorize the City Counell toPrnvide fur External RevIew of pl)lke~Related Complaints
<br /> Comv;;:ilor Poling, seconded by Coundtor Solomon, moved to ~Ii.:k,p( Resolution 4850
<br /> T 't l' N b" TO~ f; 1- f .,. ".
<br /> CoaL mg a C1Y e ectlon on!. ovem er~, tl ),. or tie PU-,-'1"}ose 0.. rcterrmg to tne legal
<br /> dectnrs of the- City of Eugene a me.asure amending thi:: Eugene Charter of 2002 to
<br /> ,mtl:Kldze the (:ity (:onn;.~H to provide {or external review of polke-relat.ed complaints.
<br />Councilor Poling pointed out that the motion on the table 'used the upWlted Resolution 48.50 which was
<br />distrihuted to the l..~ouncilors,
<br />Mayor Piercy caUed on the Gonndl for qHestioHs and comments.
<br />Counc!.lor PoHng opposed the. motion. He did not believe the resolutlDn waB about instilling trust in the
<br />Eugene Police Department (EFD), making; pez)pl.e fed s;),fe, or \vhether the council \Ilantoo an external
<br />3,uditor and citizen review bO.<tn.:L He ob:;erved that the wundl ",upport\...>{.1 an auditor and review bo.an;l, but
<br />should the meu",ure he sent to tlK vnters it would change. the {hndamental strw;;tu:re of Eugene'i;
<br />goV(~nnneHt. He nOkd that Police Corxmli;,;sione, Tim Laue recommended that the auditor .and review
<br />hoard report directly to the City (;oundl, bnl ~aid it aJso wouh:l work to have them report tu the City
<br />Manager. He unders.corcd that the City Mamlge, cotdd impl~1)1~'nt the eXt{.<:rnul audit and form the reVl.c-lN
<br />lx}ard '\omorrow" at no. added expe1Be to the citizens of Eugen.e, but this H}(,tion, i;hould it pai;S, would
<br />cost approximMdy $120,Ol)D and would delay acllol1tl;.l:r month., until the dec;tlon was cert.lf1ed. He did
<br />no.t tmdel'stand why the cou.ndJ would choose to. exercise thi~ option.
<br />(':::ou:ndbr P<{p(~ in<.lk.Hted that he felt both an external auditor and u citizen review board had merit. While
<br />he %rreed with Cm.mcibr Poling's rcmarks, he said thM he wotl.ld not oppose going to the vot~rs, though
<br />he disHkt;~d spending the money. He believed. how~ver, that the public would be better ",erved by::;plittiTlg
<br />the exwrn:al anditor and review bo.ard into separMe votcs,He th(mght cmnbinlng them couI(l place tlwm at
<br />risk
<br />Councilor Dettman averred the recomm.endatinn ve",ted authority in the two hodies and they had
<br />z.xHn:p.kmema:ry authoritics. She said splitting the recom:me.ndati0H would dmsticaHy change and "hlmv
<br />apart" the Police Commission's reconlm~-ndat:ion. She tho.ught it should bc rdcrred to the voters as it
<br />stood,
<br />Regarding th~ cost, C01.m.dlor Hdtman noted that thx~ City spent $109.000 on the Police Executive.
<br />Iksearch .Forum {PERF}/lnternation.al. City!CountyManagemem Association (lC;MA) n.."fX1rt and $70,000
<br />on the study and researdl that th.e PoLice C(..,mmisskm had reo:llHy undertak<:n, She abopointed 01.!t that
<br />the City was expendin.g "umoidlni.l1ions" in Ht:igatlon and setth.lment Sh~ ~;aid the City spent $25,000 to
<br />S30.000 tQ place a !KW/ police station on the ballot. She thought the is",ue had heen studied and re:.,eumhed
<br />"'to death." She support~d the resoLution.
<br />MrNUTES----.Eugene City Council Auk,'llst. 8, lOOS .P.age 10
<br /> Regular Ses.sion
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