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Eugene City Council
Interviews for Boards and Commissions
McNutt Room--Eugene City Hall
October 12, 2004
5:30 p.m.
COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty
Taylor, Gary Pap&
COUNCILORS ABSENT: Nancy Nathanson, Jennifer Solomon.
Council President Bonny Bettman called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order.
A. INTERVIEWS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
The council interviewed candidates for positions on the Budget Committee, Planning Commission, and
Toxics Board. Candidates for the Budget Committee positions included John Demboski, Phillip Hudspeth,
Adrian Amen, and David Driskill. Candidates for the Planning Commission included Daniel Herbert,
Randall Hledik, and David Driskill. Candidates for the Toxics Board included Jennifer Gleason and Dean
Bautz.
Ms. Bettman greeted each candidate in mm and informed them that the councilors who were unable to
attend the meeting would listen to tapes of the interviews.
All candidates for the Budget Committee positions were asked the following questions:
1. In your opinion, which issues should be given highest priority by the Budget Committee over the
next four years? Which of these do you consider to be the most important issue, and why?
2. In the past few years, the Budget Committee has been required to make difficult funding choices
that have resulted in the loss of services to citizens and the loss of jobs to employees. What fac-
tors most influence you when faced with a difficult financial decision?
3. Do you have suggestions for ways to improve citizen understanding of the City 's financial condi-
tions, budget priorities, and process?
4. Do you have any questions of us? Is there anything you 'd like to add?
All candidates for the Planning Commission positions were asked the following questions:
1. I4Zhy did you apply for the Planning Commission and what do you hope to contribute? Do you see
yourself as representing any particular point of view or group?
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2. What is your experience working with a group effectively and especially with regard to long
processes? Have you had prior experience working with groups in a collective manner?
3. In your opinion, which issue should be given the highest priority by the Planning Commission
over the next four years? Why do you consider this the most important issue?
4. The Planning Commission must often balance competing interests when developing planning
documents and making land use decisions. In your opinion, what are the most important factors
for the Planning Commission to consider in its decision ma~ng?
5. Please share your views on how the Planning Commission can foster involvement of the whole
community in long-range planning projects.
All candidates for the Toxics Board positions were asked the following questions:
1. To be a member on the business side, you must be employed by or be an agent ora company
required to report. For the right-to-know side, you must have a demonstrable record of advocat-
ing for the public's right-to-know. Please tell us how you qualid~ for board membership.
2. What is your understanding of the purposes of the City's Toxics Right-to-Know Program?
3. What is your understanding of how the program functions? .
4. As a member of the Toxics Board, what improvements would you like to make? What problems
would you like to solve?
5. Do you feel that you can work effectively with the other members of the board, some of whose
viewpoints on certain issues may be diametrically opposed to yours? Why?
At the conclusion o£ each interview, Ms. Bettman informed candidates that the council would make its
appointments at the council meetings o£ October 25 and November 8, 2004.
The meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dennis M. Taylor
City Manager
(Recorded by Ruth Atcherson)
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