CC Minutes - 10/20/08 Public Hearing

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other employment decisions regarding the auditor’s support staff.” The motion passed, 7:1; Councilor Clark voting no. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to amend the job de- scription under the section Examples of Duties to replace the second to last section with “Supervises auditor’s office staff, including: hiring and evaluations, schedul- ing and work assignments, monitoring and directing activities, coaching and train- ing.” The motion passed, 8:0. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to amend the job descrip- tion under the section Training to require a Juris Doctorate from an accredited uni- versity. The motion passed, 5:3; councilors Clark, Poling and Solomon voting no. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to amend the job descrip- tion under the section Examples of Duties to include “Coordinates and conducts education and outreach activities to inform the community about the complaint processing system.” City Attorney Jerome Lidz pointed out that the language was already included in the job description. Councilor Bettman withdrew her motion. Councilor Clark said there was a section that discussed the auditor’s duty to periodically make reports to the council, but it did not discuss entering into binding agreements of any nature such as the protocols negotiated with the police union and a requirement that those agreements be reviewed and affirmed by the council. He asked how such language might be crafted. Mr. Lidz replied that he was not certain the auditor’s role in negotiations with the police union was part of the auditor’s ongoing responsibilities. He said it represented a one-time situation in which the auditor and police chief agreed on certain protocols and that likely fell under the description in the ordinance of the responsibility of the chief and the auditor to cooperatively develop processes for handling complaints and exchanging information. He did not feel it needed to be addressed as a legal requirement in the position description but would draft language if the council wished to include it. Councilor Clark stated it was important to him to include in the job description as part of the pre-understood agreement of what the auditor’s role was. He felt the council should have some oversight if the auditor was in the process of negotiating a binding agreement of some nature. Mr. Lidz said he did not understand the auditor to have authority to bind the City in a collective bargaining arrangement and he did not believe that had occurred. Councilor Clark said he hoped the issue could be clarified at a later work session. Councilor Bettman commented that the job description said the duties were included, but not exclusive, and the description was not intended to be exhaustive, all inclusive or reflect the future. Councilor Zelenka said legally the police auditor had no authority to bind the City unless granted that authority by the council. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 20, 2008 Page 4 Public Hearing