Laserfiche WebLink
MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Saul Room - Atrium <br />99 West 10th Avenue — Eugene, Oregon <br />May 7, 2013 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Poling, George Brown, Betty Taylor, Claire Syrett, Greg Evans. <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Chris Pryor, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. <br />Council President George Poling called the May 7, 2013, session of the Eugene City Council to order. <br />A. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INTERVIEWS <br />The council interviewed Tony Brandt, Will Shaver, Linda Hamilton, and Bob Cassidy for vacancies <br />on the Budget Committee. Each candidate was asked the following questions: <br />1. What are top three financial challenges that the local governments in the US are facing today? <br />What are some of the strategies that can be utilized to address those challenges? <br />2. What are the steps that the City organization can take to make the City budget more <br />understandable to citizens and to increase public engagement in the budget process? <br />3. With the City's General Fund facing deficits in the next several years, there have been <br />proposals to spend down reserves in order to balance the City budget. Please describe pros <br />and cons of using one -time funds to support ongoing services. <br />4. Taking into account broad community input is an important part of the Budget Committee <br />discussions and decision- making. What types of information and community feedback would <br />you consider as part of analyzing and discussing the City's budget? <br />The council interviewed David Van Der Haeghen, Philip Carrasco, Mary Clayton, Arun Toke, Debra <br />Merskin, and Edward Goehring for vacancies on the Human Rights Commission. Each candidate <br />was asked the following questions: <br />1. Can you tell us a little bit aboutyour efforts to promote diversity, equality, equity, and <br />understanding of human rights within the community, either through volunteer work or in <br />your employment activities? Please give examples. <br />2. Volunteering for a City human rights commission that advises elected officials and works with <br />City staff is differentfrom a community -based human rights organization. Given those <br />differences what skills or abilities do you have that would makeyou effective in this role? <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council May 7, 2013 Page 1 <br />Boards and Commissions Interviews <br />