Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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return it by October 27, the recruitment process could be opened after that. He projected that recruitment would run through November and into the first couple of weeks in December. Mr. Zelenka arrived at 12:58 p.m. Mr. Clark had been under the impression that a job description had been created. Ms. Holmes responded that the subcommittee had written a job description for the first Police Auditor hiring process. She circulated copies of that description. Ms. Bettman was confused as to why Mr. Middleton’s further contacts would “put off the process.” She agreed that the brochure needed to be updated but thought a three-week delay was unnecessary. She added that she would prefer to tweak the actual qualifications to make holding a Juris Doctorate (JD) a requirement. Mr. Clark agreed that holding a law degree would be beneficial, but he was not certain that making it mandatory was advisable. He did not want to disqualify someone who had other good qualifications but no JD. Ms. Ortiz recalled that it seemed that in the last pool of applicants there had been a division between those who held doctorates and who did not. She likened it to the “cream rising to the top.” She was amenable to making a JD a mandatory requirement. Mr. Clark suggested that the language indicate that possession of a JD was very desirable. Ms. Taylor agreed that having a JD should be a mandatory requirement. Mr. Zelenka averred that the laws greatly impacted the position. He felt a person with a JD would have a greater understanding of law and constitutional law. Mr. Poling remarked that he had known some people with law degrees who were not smart at all. He pointed out that one of the two finalists in the last hiring process did not have a law degree. He could not support making a law degree a mandatory requirement, though he would agree to include language strongly recommending it. Ms. Bettman felt the National Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) conference would present a good opportunity for recruiting. She wanted to reach agreement at the present meeting in order to provide Ms. Ortiz with the complete information for the conference. She reiterated that the auditor position was to help the City save money from litigation and settlement expenses. She believed that a person with a legal degree would have a greater understanding of the risk assessment and confidentiality involved in the position. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to approve the revisions to the Police Auditor bro- chure and to include an update of the brochure’s information and a requirement that the candidate hold a law degree. Mr. Poling wanted to ensure that part of the update to the brochure would be in regard to compensation and benefits. Ms. Holmes responded that the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for non-represented employees had been included in the salary schedule for the position. In response to a question from City Attorney Glenn Klein, Ms. Bettman clarified that it was her intent for the individual councilors to review the job description and brochure and to bring up any problems they might have with it at the meeting on October 13. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 8, 2008 Page 6 Work Session