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5. PUBLIC HEARING: <br /> <br />An Ordinance Concerning Offenses; Amending Section 4.710 and 4.940, of the Eugene Code, <br />1971; and Providing an Immediate Effective Date <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor indicated that this ordinance was for the same purpose as the previous one. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. Seeing no one who wished to speak on the item, Mayor Piercy <br />closed the hearing. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon asked what offenses the ordinance addressed. Ms. Hammitt explained that it expanded <br />offenses involving telephonic harassment to include text messaging and voice messaging, while exempting <br />debt collectors. She said the other ordinance had to do with fire control and clarified that media covering a <br />fire were exempt from summons to assist in putting out the fire. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved that the City Council adopt <br />Council Bill 4917, an ordinance concerning offenses. Roll call vote; the motion passed <br />unanimously, 7:0. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council January 23, 2006 Page 10 <br /> Regular Session <br /> <br />