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COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO.5140
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATION RECOGNITION POLICY ADOPTED BY
RESOLUTION NO. 2554,AND THE GUIDELINES FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION RECOGNITION
POLICY ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 3746.
PASSED: 7:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT: Evans
CONSIDERED:October 12, 2015
RESOLUTION NO. 5140
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATION RECOGNITION POLICY ADOPTED BY
RESOLUTION NO. 2554,AND THE GUIDELINES FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION RECOGNITION POLICY
ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 3746.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A.
On August 23, 1976, Resolution No. 2554 was adopted amending the
Neighborhood Organization Recognition Policy (“NORP”).On January 26, 1983, Resolution
No. 3746 was approved adopting guidelines for the NORP. The NORP specifically prohibits
commercial advertising in newsletters unless it is financed by funds other than City funds.
B.
In 2014, City Council approved a reduction in the FY15 allocation for outreach
by neighborhood associations. Although the City Council restored the funding for FY16, it is
not guaranteed in future years. In order to seek financial support for their printed outreach
materialspotentially offsetting future decreases in City funding, neighborhood associations
should be permitted to include advertising in neighborhood publications.Therefore, it is
necessary to amend the NORP and the NORP Guidelines to allow such advertising.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1
.Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 3 of the Neighborhood Organization
Recognition Policyadopted by Resolution No. 2554, and the Guidelines for those sections
adopted by Resolution No. 3746,areamended to provide as follows:
Section 3.Functions and Responsibilities of the City.
(a)The city will provide recognized neighborhood organizations with
funding
\[supplies, printing, mailing,\]and limited staff assistance to aid in their
activities, subject to budgetary allocations.
Guidelines:
The main allocation of funds for neighborhood \[printing, mailing, and supplies
outreach has
for organizations has been forneighborhood newsletters and flyers\]
included printed and electronic publications, and event support.
\[There is a
Neighborhood Liaison position in the City Manager’s Office to assist inthe
implementation of the Neighborhood Recognition Policy. A Newsletter
Coordinator provides technical assistance to neighborhoods in producing the
Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement staff provide
newsletters\].
assistance to neighborhoods regarding outreach, developing organizational
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capacity, funding and other assistance as available.
Various departments also
provide limited services to groups upon request\[s\]: e.g., special maps,
and
publications, planning information \[from the computer\],presentations of
information at neighborhood meetings.
once
(b)The city shall provide an orientation session \[twice\]yearly to
acquaint neighborhood leaders with city functions and programs, and city-
neighborhood relationships and responsibilities.
Guidelines:
Human Rights and Neighborhood involvement
\[The Neighborhood Liaison\]
staff are
\[is\]responsible for providing or arranging for these orientation
sessions.
Section 2
.Section 4 of the Neighborhood Organization Recognition Policy adopted by
Resolution No. 2554, and the Guidelines for that section adopted by Resolution No. 3746, are
amended to provide as follows:
Section 4.Neighborhood Newsletters.
will providefunds to assist with
(a)The city \[shallfinance\]the
printing and mailing of neighborhood newsletters and communications,
subject to
\[within\]budgetary allowances set by the city. Neighborhood
organizations may raise funds to finance their own publications.
Guidelines:
Newsletter Guidelines explaining this section were prepared in the fall of 1976 in
consultation and with final agreement from the neighborhood leaders, the City
Manager and City Attorney\[, and are attached\].
(b)Newsletters financed by the city shall be governed by these
guidelines:
(1)The main purposes of the neighborhood newsletters are
to distribute information to neighborhood members on matters affecting
their areas and to provide a forum for the free expression of the
opinions of neighborhood members on issues of interest to the
neighborhood.
(2)Advocacy positions may be included in the newsletters in
an editorial format. Newsletters shall clearly indicate editorial material
and guarantee space for timely printing of differing viewpoints.
(3)\[Commercial advertising will not be permitted in
Commercial
newsletters unless financed by other than city funds.\]
advertising is permitted in newsletters in accordance with the
Guidelines for Use of Public Information Funds.
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