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Speaking to Mayor Torreys concerns about the outcome of a board vote, Mr. Kelly pointed out to <br />= <br />Mayor Torrey that the board had unanimously supported the budget and agreed on the resources <br />needed for the program. He said that if the fee was reduced, it would have no effect on other <br />budgets in the General Fund. It did not provide another dollar to the General Fund. Mr. Kelly <br />believed that if the council did not pass the resolution and the program had no budget as of July 1, <br />the City would be sued. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner did not want to send the budget back to the board. He said that the board was aware <br />of the level of staff support the program received. <br /> <br />é <br />Mr. Meisner, seconded by Mr. Pap, moved to amend Section 1 of the <br />resolution by changing the fee to $13.92 per FTE, with the additional request <br />that the board do a careful audit of program staffing needs for the fiscal year <br />2005 budget. <br /> <br />é <br />Ms. Nathanson, seconded by Mr. Pap, moved to extend time for the item. <br />The motion passed, 7:1; Mr. Kelly voting no. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon noted her support for the State fee cap. She pointed out that as a result of its <br />passage, the fee for the program was at odds with program advocates election campaign <br />= <br />promises that large manufacturing companies would pay the bulk of program costs. That was not <br />the case; all companies would have the same cap, and that was unfair to smaller manufacturers. <br />She reiterated that the program was completely different from the program approved by the <br />voters. Ms. Solomon believed the council should deal with the issue now and not put it off <br />another year. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson supported the motion to amend. She said she understood that it would not result <br />in additional money for the General Fund; she was merely pointing out that it was easy to support <br />a program at the amount it was currently funded. <br /> <br />The amendment to the motion failed, 5:3; Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Meisner, and <br />é <br />Mr. Pap voting yes. <br /> <br />The motion to adopt the resolution failed, 5:3; Ms. Taylor, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. <br />Bettman voting yes. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson observed that, without council action, the program would not be funded for FY04. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked if she could change her vote on the amendment. Mr. Klein indicated that <br />since a vote had occurred since her no vote, it would require council concurrence. He suggested <br />that instead, she offer another motion. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to adopt Resolution 4751 <br />with an amendment to Section 1 of the resolution changing the fee to $13.92 <br />per FTE, with the additional request that the board do a careful audit of <br />program staffing needs for the fiscal year 2005 budget. The motion passed <br />6:2; Ms. Solomon and Mr. Poling voting no. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTESEugene City Council March 12, 2003 Page 5 <br />C <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />