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Warren Wong Goober 2 ~ , 199b Page ~ At this point, all meetings of the Council on the selection of a new City Manager have occurred in open session. The Council hired a consultant to conduct a nationwide search, and to assist the Council in screening applicants. The Council also adopted a job profile after the consultant obtained input from the Council, members of other boards and commissions, and the public. The Council lawfully may conduct much of the remaining part of the hiring process in executive session. As the Attorney General's Manual on Public Meetings states: "[The public meetings statute manifests legislative policy to allow governing bodies to conduct uninhibited discussions in the personnel hiring process and to enable governing bodies to attract and recruit qualified persons who would not apply far a chief executive position if their candidacy immediately would become known. " rf the Council chooses to hold an executive session in order to either ~a} choose which candidates to interview, fib} interview the selected candidates, or ~c} discuss the qualifications of the interviewed candidates, we recommend that the Council give that direction at the conclusion of the October 23 meeting, and that we then bring back, next Monday, an ordinance confirming the Council's decision. The purpose for the ordinance would be two-fold. First, the Council could hold a public hearing on the ordinance, thereby insuring that adequate public input was provided before any executive session. Second, the ordinance could provide the Council with whatever additional nexibility it desires, beyond that provided by section 2.Oi 1~8} of the Eugene Code. Attached to this memo is a checklist for executive sessions that discusses generally the procedural requirements for executive sessions. Zf you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. HARRANG LANG GARY RUDNICK P.C. CITY ATTGRNEYS ~~ Glenn K~gin GKlgb Attachment gblgkcitylacwcm,ap