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<br />Commissioner Sorenson said one of the advantages of a small group was it could make decisions quickly. <br />He said the ambulance transport service issue would be placed on an upcoming BCC agenda. ASA options <br />would be reviewed by the County’s Public Health Advisory Committee and BCC. There was not much <br />“buy in” from the public if it perceived a district levy would benefit the County government in some way, <br />so it would be important to have sufficient support from all jurisdictions for placing a measure on the <br />ballot. Fire and EMS were among the most popular services provided by government so it might be easier <br />to pass as a ballot measure. He said compression was always a concern and it would impact many taxing <br />districts. Ballot Measures 5, 47 and 50 would not be modified until the Legislative Assembly referred a <br />measure to the voters or the citizens initiated something that modified those measures. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark clarified his statement that identifying Fire and EMS as core services identified those <br />services as ones people wanted to see funded first and thoroughly. He saw it as a core service that the <br />elected officials could not afford to get wrong. He thought establishing a special district would be difficult <br />because the public would have a difficult time with additional tax obligations for something they perceived <br />should be funded with the first dollars they paid in taxes. He averred additional support from the General <br />Fund was in order. <br /> <br />VII. FOLLOW-UP/NEXT STEPS <br />Chief Groves thanked everyone for taking their time to discuss important issues. The issue had been called <br />out for many years, and the agencies could not continue if a viable path was not identified. He suggested <br />that each of the jurisdictions appoint one or two elected officials to begin working with the chiefs and labor <br />to formulate a series of proposals to bring back to either the JEOs or individual elected bodies to discuss <br />and act upon. <br /> <br />VIII. CLOSING REMARKS <br />Mr. LeDuc thanked everyone for coming tonight and wished them success in addressing the issues before <br />them. <br /> <br />IX. ADJOURN <br />Mayor Piercy thanked everyone for their efforts and looked forward to taking the next steps. She said <br />everyone was proud of the services and the work of the people who provided those services. She thought <br />there was a strong desire for the jurisdictions to work together and was optimistic a solution would be <br />found. She adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council at 8:17 p.m. <br /> <br />Mayor Leiken thanked Mayor Piercy, the Eugene City Council and Eugene staff on behalf of the City of <br />Springfield and the Springfield City Council for hosting the event and for the excellent information <br />provided. He adjourned the meeting of the Springfield City Council at 8:17 p.m. <br /> <br />Commissioner Sorensen adjourned the Board of Commissioners at 8:17 p.m. <br /> <br />Mr. vonMoos thanked everyone for their participation and said the Lane Rural Fire/Rescue Board of <br />Directors would assist in any way it could. He adjourned the Lane Rural Fire/Rescue Board of Directors <br />at 8:17 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Joint Elected Officials— January 27, 2009 Page 14 <br /> Lane Board of County Commissioners, Lane Rural Fire/Rescue Board of Directors and Eu- <br />gene and Springfield City Councils <br /> <br />