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RESOLUTION NO. 4729
A RESOLUTION CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2002,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF EUGENE A MEASURE AMENDING THE EUGENE
CHARTER OF 1976 CONCERNING ETHICS AND CONFLICTS OF
INTERESTS.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
A. On August 7, 2000, the Eugene City Council created a nine-member Citizen Charter
Review Committee (the Committee) to review specific sections, as well as a general review, of the
Eugene Charter of 1976. The Committee was appointed by the City Council on December 11,2000.
B. The Committee met throughout 2001, and on January 14, 2002, presented its final
recommendations to the City Council. The Committee suggested that "housekeeping" amendments
to the Eugene Charter of 1976 be placed on the ballot as a single measure and the other, more
substantial amendments be presented to the voters as separate questions.
C. On June 2Ll. and June 25, 2002, the City Council provided direction regarding the
amendment to Section 14 of the Eugene Charter of 1976, and on July 8, 2002, during a work session,
the City Council approved language regarding the amendment. It would be a substantial amendment
to the Charter.
D. It would be in the public interest to submit to the legal electors of the City a measure
amending Section 14 of the Eugene Charter of 1976, as described in Exhibit A attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above findings,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1. A city election is called for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors
of the City of Eugene a measure, attached as Exhibit A hereto, concerning the amendment of Section
14 of the Eugene Charter of 1976.
Section 2. The City Council orders a city election to be held in the City of Eugene,
Oregon, on the 5th day of November, 2002, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 254 of the
Oregon Revised Statutes, and the ballots shall be counted and tabulated and the results certified as
provided by law.
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Section 3. The City Recorder is directed to give not less than ten days' notice of the city
election by publication of one notice in the Register Guard, a newspaper published in the City and
of general circulation within the City.
The foregoing Resolution adopted this 31st day of July, 2002.
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Deputy City Recorder
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EXHIBIT A
MEASURE
Section 14 of the Eugene Charter of 1976 is hereby amended to provide as follows.
(Language to be strickenfrom the current Charter is indicated in brackets with strike-out; language
to be added to the current Charter is indicated in bold, italic print; language that is neither struck-
out nor bold-italic is current Charter language that is unchanged by this measure.)
Section 14. Council - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest. ~~o GounGilol nlclJ be peGuniatily
intelested ill any GOntlae,t the, expell5e,s of ~hiGh ate to be paid by the Gity 01 vote upon
any subject in ~hiGh pecuniarily interested.]
(1) The purpose of city government is to serve the public. City officials shall treat
their office as a public trust. The city's powers and resources shall be used for the benefit of the
public rather than for any official's personal benefit. City officials shall afford even-handed
consideration and treatment to all citizens.
(2) The council shall, by ordinance, enact a code of ethics applicable to the mayor,
councilors, the city manager, and any others designated by council. At a minimum, the code shall
provide that any official subject to the code must disclose the reasonfor any potential or actual
conflict of interest and may not discuss, debate or vote as a public official on any matter in which
the official has an actual conflict of interest.
(3) No elected city official shall discuss, debate or vote as a public official on any
decision regarding a contract, the expenses of which are to be paid with city funds, if any of the
following persons has afinancial interest in the contract: the official; the official's spouse or
domestic partner; or the parent, sibling or child of the elected official.tJu-offici{lI'~ ~fJ9JlSe 81 tll"e
0. ., om. . In addition, no elected city official shall discuss, debate or vote on any
such decision if the official knows that the official's business associate has afinancial interest
in the contract. For purposes of this provision, "financial interest" includes any reasonable,
objective expectation of financial gain or avoidance of financial detriment.
(4) The council shall define by ordinance the terms "domestic partner" and
"business associate" for purposes of subsection (3) of this section.
(5) Any contract with respect to which an elected official violates subsection (3)
of this section is voidable at the discretion of the council.
(6) Any elected official who violates the code of ethics adopted pursuant to
subsection (2) or the prohibitions ofsubsection (3) of this section may be removedfrom his or her
position upon afinding by the council that the official committed the violation intentionally and
for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining a personal financial benefit for, or avoiding a
financial detriment to, any of the persons listed in subsection (3) of this section.
Exhibit A