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ORDINANCE NO. 19936 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE; AMENDING SECTIONS 2.011, 2.113 AND 2.776 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsections ~8}, ~9~ and ~lo~ of Section 2.011 of the Eugene Code, 1911, are amended to provide: 2,011 City Council -Executive Sessions. ~- -II - IIIIIIIII~III~rr~I~~1111110i11r~r-I~PUPIPPIIIIPIIII~-R ~8} If an executive session is called far the purpose of ~2} ~a~ of this section, unless the pos~t~on ~s that of the presiding municipal judge ar associate municipal judge, the names of the candidates for the position to be f i 11 ed shal 1 be placed ~ n nomi nati on, and thereafter: ~ a} After the close of nomi nati ans, the mayor shat 1 insure that a] 1 relevant i nfarmati on concerning each nomi nee i s avai ] abl e to all counci 1 ors, i nc1 udi ng any written statements from or about the nomi nee. The city manager shall cause an inquiry to be made as to the nomi nee' s e1 i g i bi 1 i ty to serve i n the position to be f i 11 ed, and shall make that report avai 1 abl a to the council , except when the pos i ti an to be f i 11 ed i s that of the city manager, i n wh ~ ch event the mayor shall cause the inquiry to be made and furnish the report to the council. ~b~ When the counci 1 i s satisfied i t has concluded the process of reviewing the qualifications of nominees, the presiding officer shall cause a vote to be taken and the position shall be filled at the next meeting of the council from among the two persons receiving the highest number of votes for each position to be filled. ~9~ Prior to appointing a presiding municipal judge and/or associate municipal judge, the counci i shal 1 cause contract ~s~ for the pos i t i on ~ s } to be prepared and advertised, and so] i c i t applications for the positions. The counci 1 shal 1 review the appl i cati ans, and by majority vote determine which of the applicants shall be referred tv a screening committee nominated by the mayor and appointed by the counci 1 far interview. The screening committee shall be composed of one person from each of the fallowing: the University of Oregon 1 aw ,school faculty; the lane County public defender's off ~ ce; the Lane County d~ str~ ct attorney's office; the city's department of publ ~ c safety; the c~ ty's human rights cammi ssi on; the roster of 1 acal state or federal judges; and the city's municipal court staff. At the time of referral, the counci 1 shat 1 ~ nd~ sate to the screening committee the number of finalists to be referred for consideration by the council . The screening committee shall interview the applicants and refer the finalists to the counci 1. The counci 1 shat 1 select the presiding municipal judge and associate municipal judge from among those f ~ nal ~ sts, X10} At least once every two years the performance of the presiding Ordi Hance - 1