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City had some strong applicants but he was disappointed by the response as compared to the last time the <br />City advertised. However, the requirements had changed since that time. He believed the economy also <br />made some potential applicants hesitate to make a move. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark asked Mr. Middleton if thought the applicant pool was large enough for the City’s needs. Mr. <br />Middleton acknowledged that he would prefer a larger pool of applicants. He noted that only two of the four <br />applicants currently in an oversight position had a juris doctorate degree and he would like to see one or two <br />more such applicants. Mr. Clark recalled his discomfort with that requirement and asked if the City could <br />benefit from having a larger pool. Mr. Middleton said he did have some applicants with juris doctorate <br />degrees with extensive public law experience, although not in police oversight, and would like to explore the <br />merits of those applicants in more detail. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark wanted to move forward with all deliberate speed without rushing. He said he would prefer to <br />open up the pool to more applicants sooner rather than later. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor thought the City had plenty of applicants and that Mr. Middleton could eliminate those without a <br />juris doctorate degree. She would only want to reopen the position if the City could not find anyone to take <br />the job. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked at what point the consultant would provide the council with the applications. Mr. <br />Middleton said he intended to provide the council the names in January. Ms. Bettman recalled that when the <br />council last hired the auditor, councilors were provided with the full applications for all applicants. She <br />thought councilors who wanted that should have them well before the January meeting. She thought it was <br />premature to suggest there were too few applicants until the council saw all applications. Mr. Middleton <br />indicated that could be done, and he believed that the supplemental information could be provided to the <br />council as well. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman throught it great that people from oversight agencies had applied but she believed the juris <br />doctorate degree was a more important requirement. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka also believed the council had received enough applications and he wanted to review them all. <br />He hoped to receive a recommendation from Mr. Middleton in regard to the relative strengths of each <br />applicant. Mr. Middleton indicated that would happen. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka did not want to change the requirement that candidates have a juris doctorate degree but wanted <br />to see the applications of otherwise well-qualified applicants. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark said that he also believed the council had a good pool of applicants and wanted to move forward <br />as quickly as possible. He asked Mr. Middleton if there was a point at which he did complete background <br />checks on all applicants. Mr. Middleton indicated that occurred during the end of the process. One of the <br />goals of the January meeting was to identify applicants and interview dates, and at that time he would seek <br />authorization for the background checks. He emphasized the importance of process confidentiality once the <br />council received that information, and cautioned against informal referencing as well. <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: Infill Compatibility Standards <br /> <br />The council was joined by Planning Director Lisa Gardner and Senior Planner Terri Harding of the Planning <br />and Development Department, who provided a PowerPoint presentation entitled Infill Compatibility <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 10, 2008 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />