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<br />ATTACHMENT B <br /> <br /> <br />From: <br /> FORREST Beth L <br />Sent: <br /> Thursday, December 03, 2009 9:58 AM <br />To: <br /> *Eugene Mayor and City Council; 'Alan Zelenka' <br />Cc: <br /> RUIZ Jon R; MEDARY Sarah J; ROBESON Maureen T; RAILE Dee Ann; GUBANIKHIN Pavel <br />E <br />Subject: <br /> POLL - Budget Committee Vacancy <br />Importance: <br /> High <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy and City Councilors, <br /> <br />As you may be aware, there is a vacancy on the Budget Committee due to the continued absence of one <br />of its citizen members, Noah Kamrat. You must now decide how this vacancy will be filled. Please <br />take a moment to review the options below and communicate your preference to me by no later than <br />December 7, 2009 <br />. <br /> <br />? <br /> Nominate a candidate from the recently completed annual recruitment <br />? <br /> Select one or more candidates from the existing applicant pool to interview <br />? <br /> Begin a new recruitment process to solicit a new pool of applicants <br />? <br /> Other: __________________________________________________ <br /> <br />The next Budget Committee meeting is being planned for late January/early February. Staff is providing <br />general orientation sessions for all advisory group members on Dec. 12 and Jan. 12, and is also <br />developing a Budget Committee orientation session specifically for Ramin Shojai before the <br />committee’s next meeting in January. It would be optimal to hold that session with both new members if <br />possible. <br /> <br />As background, Mr. Kamrat was appointed to the Budget Committee in November 2008, but did not <br />attend meetings because of his work obligations. In anticipation of the 2010 budget season, staff <br />attempted to contact Mr. Kamrat by phone and left messages on October 12 and October 21 asking him if <br />he would be able to attend the upcoming meetings. An email asking him if he would be able to attend the <br />November 2 Budget Committee meeting was also sent on October 28. <br /> <br />With the concurrence of Budget Committee Chair John Barofsky, a certified letter was sent to Mr. <br />Kamrat on November 10 informing him that he would be replaced if staff did not hear from him by <br />November 16. To-date, no communication or response from Mr. Kamrat has been received. <br /> <br />Copies of the applications received for the Budget Committee, the final appointment ballot, and the <br />certified letter sent to Mr. Kamrat are attached below. <br /> <br />Please let me know if you have any questions. <br />Thanks! <br /> <br />