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Ms. Taylor did not support the motion because she did not support the increase in the COLA or the <br />retroactive step increase. <br /> <br />Mr. Brown supported the COLA. While he believed Mr. Gissiner was doing a good job, he preferred to <br />wait on the retroactive step increase because of budgetary concerns. <br /> <br />Speaking to Ms. Taylor’s remarks, Mr. Poling said he had begun police work in 1972 and had seen the <br />profession transition from all-male to a more integrated profession. There were now many more female <br />chiefs and sheriffs than in the past. He questioned whether the gender of the last auditors was significant in <br />their success, pointing out they served when the system was still not accepted by many elements of the <br />community. He believed that the individuals who filled the position in the past did their best but things had <br />not worked out. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark suggested that Ms. Taylor’s remarks could diminish those who served in the department. He <br />thought that the department’s greater acceptance of the office was directly related to Mr. Gissiner’s <br />competence. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka suggested it was naïve to believe the gender of the past auditors was not relevant to how those <br />individuals were received by the Police Department. Speaking to Mr. Brown’s remarks, Mr. Zelenka said if <br />the council failed to pass the motion it would be singling out Mr. Gissiner as the only individual in the <br />organization to receive a step freeze. <br /> <br />The motion passed, 6:2; Mr. Brown and Ms. Taylor voting no. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark adjourned the meeting at 1:25 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 17, 2010 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br />