Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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declined to accept the suggestion as a friendly amendment and recommended the committee consider Ms. Bettman’s request. Mr. Poling believed the amendment and Ms. Bettman’s suggestion would exclude those with previous law enforcement within Lane County and the State of Oregon, which limited the pool of candidates who met the requirements outlined in the job description. Mr. Papé expressed appreciation for the remarks of Mr. Laue and Mr. Poling. He said making a judgment on the basis of one’s past affiliation was classifying someone and assuming they could not be unbiased or fair in the position. He thought it was discriminatory like categorizing people by race and he was offended by it. Speaking to Mr. Papé’s point, Mr. Kelly disagreed that the council would be classifying an individual; the public would do that. He maintained that hiring a former Eugene police officer would undermine the council’s credibility with the very people it was working hard to gain the trust of. The vote on the amendment to the motion was a 4:4 tie; Mr. Kelly, Ms. Taylor, Ms. Bett- man, and Ms. Ortiz voting yes; Mr. Papé, Mr. Poling, Ms. Solomon, and Mr. Pryor voting no. Mayor Piercy cast a vote in support of the motion and it passed on a final vote of 5:4. The vote on the amended motion was unanimous, 8:0. Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to implement the police auditor and civilian review board oversight program in a manner that is consistent with the Police Commission recommendation of July 25, 2005. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to allocate up to $17,000 from the General Fund Contingency to the Human Resources and Risk Services Department in Fiscal Year 2006 for the purpose of recruitment and selection of the Police Auditor. Ms. Bettman said it appeared the motion put the division in charge of recruiting and selecting the auditor. She needed more information before she could vote on it. Ms. Solomon, with the consent of her second, withdrew the motion. Regarding compensation, Ms. Bettman said she could accept the higher range recommended, but wanted to offer a signing bonus and moving allowance to the successful candidate, who would be “inventing the wheel.” Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dennis M. Taylor City Manager (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 22, 2006 Page 9 Regular Meeting