Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT A M I N U T E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room – City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon July 28, 2010 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, Betty Taylor, George Poling (via telephone), Jennifer Solomon, Alan Zelenka. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Mike Clark. Her Honor Kitty Piercy called the work session meeting of the Eugene City Council to order and noted that Councilor Mike Clark would not be in attendance. WORK SESSION - Judicial Evaluation Committee Report A. Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary introduced City Court Administrator Jeff Perry and Judge Kip Leonard to present the Judicial Evaluation Committee's report. She further noted that Municipal Judge Wayne Allen would join the conversation after the committee presentation. Judge Leonard reported that the Judicial Evaluation committee had reviewed court statistics and customer surveys as part of its evaluation of Judge Allen. He further noted that the court had conducted two judicial surveys; one survey of defense attorneys, prosecutors, interpreters, court advocates, police traffic officers other judges and court staff, and one survey intended to collect information regarding human rights needs in the community. He reported that while the first judicial survey had enjoyed a 26 percent response rate, the second human rights community survey had had no responses. Judge Leonard presented the survey results described in the committee's memorandum to Mayor Piercy and the City Council, which had been included as part of the agenda item summary materials. He commented that the questions in the survey had been developed in accordance with nationally recognized guidelines for court administration and judicial reviews. Judge Leonard noted that the committee had spoken with Judge Allen at its most recent meeting to hear his observations on the past, present, and future of the Municipal Court. Judge Leonard stated that the survey results had indicated very strong support among members of the community for the work of Judge Allen; 85 percent of respondents had agreed or strongly agreed that Judge Allen had performed his duties exceptionally. Judge Leonard reported that Judge Allen had over the last four years retained the services of a number of associate judges to serve on the Municipal Court. He noted that Judge Allen would provide further information in that regard later in the work session. MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 28, 2010 Page 1 Work Session