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RESOLUTION NO. 4730
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 SECTION 16(2)(c) OF
THE EUGENE CHARTER OF 1976 CONCERNING HIRING AND FIRING
OF CITY DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.
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 July 22, 2002, during a work session, the City Council approved the language
regarding the hiring and firing of City Department Directors to place before the voters. 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 16(2)( c) 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
16(2)(c) 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
Subsection (2)( c) of Section 16 of the Eugene Charter of 1976 is hereby amended to provide
as follows. (Language to be deleted from 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 16. City Manager.
(2) The city manager shall:
( c) appoint and remove all employees except as otherwise specified in this
charter [;]. After accepting the resignation of, appointing, or dismissing a
department director, the city manager shall explain to the council the reasons for
the action taken. Unless prohibited by law, the reports required by this subsection
may be made to the council in executive session;
Exhibit A