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In closing, Mr. Meisner thanked Mr. Taylor for coming to Eugene and suggested he should stay ~a long <br />time." <br /> <br />Mr. Poling also thanked Mr. Taylor for coming to Eugene. He said he had been impressed by how Mr. <br />Taylor had come into the community and taken on tough issues. He noted the first ~night of reading" on the <br />job was the budget. He felt he had done a good job of ~thinking outside of the box" in the most recent <br />budget deliberations. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling thought the one-on-one meetings had been beneficial and was impressed by how the City <br />Manager had found the time. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling advised the City Manager to set expectations of when information requested by councilors would <br />be provided. He noted the public had, in the past, a perception that the City government was inaccessible, <br />but this seemed to be dissipating somewhat. He attributed this to Mr. Taylor's community outreach. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey stated that the success of City Manager/Council government was largely dependent on the job <br />that Mr. Taylor was hired to do. He thought Mr. Taylor had done a ~very good job." He believed the <br />challenge would continue to be the implementation of council policy. He conveyed the council expectation <br />that the City Manager would be there with his expertise to provide guidance in this policy-making. He <br />commented that it would be ~foolish" not to ask Mr. Taylor for input on decisions. He said the council <br />could say no to a recommendation from the City Manager, but he should never hesitate to share his <br />recommendations. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey complimented Mr. Taylor on his ability to take advantage of the strengths of the people <br />around him, particularly the work he had done with Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson. He called it the <br />strength of a leader to take advantage of the strengths of others. He commended Mr. Taylor for hiring Chief <br />Bob Lehner. He advised him to listen to his instincts and to make decisions based on his wealth of <br />experience and expertise. He concluded by saying that he was confident the City was in good hands. <br /> <br />Mr. Taylor thanked the Mayor. He called his year of service as City Manager in Eugene the ~most <br />rewarding year" of his professional life. He felt embraced by the community and by the organization. He <br />said it was an honor to be the City Manager and had been everything he had expected and more. He <br />commented that he had underestimated how hard it would be to learn all that it took to be manager of <br />Eugene. He had been challenged to ~get up to speed" with the council, the organization, and the needs of the <br />community. He related that he had tried to portion his work so that one-third of it went to each and that he <br />had reached some proficiency so that he could meet expectations in the area of communication. He thought <br />he would be better able to provide information in a timely fashion in the future as a result. <br /> <br />Mr. Taylor remarked that he had not received such a thorough evaluation in his professional career. He <br />commended Lauren Chouinard, executive director of the Human Risk and Resources Services, for designing <br />and conducting the evaluation. <br /> <br />Mr. Taylor expressed appreciation for the council's willingness to have process sessions and goal-setting <br />sessions. He said the council and executive management had worked hard to develop goals, values, and <br />principles. He averred they were working hard to be a shared responsibility team. He felt communication <br />could be improved both inside and outside of the organization and said he would take this on as a challenge. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 26, 2004 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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