Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT F M I N U T E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room—City Hall—777 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon September 24, 2008 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman, Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka (via telephone). COUNCILORS ABSENT: George Poling. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the work session of the Eugene City Council to order. She noted that Mr. Zelenka was participating by telephone and Mr. Poling had a family emergency. A. WORK SESSION: Police Auditor Recruitment Process Alana Holmes, Human Resources director, introduced Becky Hopkins, who was also working on the recruitment process. She said the purpose of the work session was to select an executive recruitment firm to conduct the search for a new police auditor. She said that Councilors Pryor, Taylor and Ortiz interviewed the three finalists—Alliance Resources Counseling, Bob Murray & Associates and Mercer Group—on September 17 and could discuss their thoughts about those firms. Mr. Pryor said his first choice was Murray because of their previous experience recruiting police auditors and capacity to do the job. His second choice would be Alliance, which had good recruitment experience, although not specifically with police auditors, and a good retention rate for individuals they had placed. He thought that Mercer had misunderstood some of the questions during the interview. Ms. Taylor said her first choice was Mercer as they seemed to have a good understanding of what was needed and focused on integrity. She said they had a good retention rate with most placements lasting more than five years. She also liked their focus on community values. Her second choice would be Alliance and she would not consider Murray. Ms. Ortiz liked both Murray and Alliance with Alliance demonstrating knowledge of oversight systems in other communities and the unique nature of each program. She said Murray had knowledge of the San Jose oversight system, which was one of the best models. She did not think that longevity in a position should be a factor. She liked Mercer’s emphasis on the importance to candidates of family support. Mr. Clark said he listened to a recording of the interviews and echoed Mr. Pryor’s remarks. He said that Murray already had a good understanding of the community through the city manager recruitment process. He could support Alliance, but not Mercer. He reminded the council that Mr. Poling’s only choice was Murray. MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 24, 2008 Page 1 Work Session