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EUGENE, OREGON
FEBRUARV 7, 1949
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A SPECIAL MEETING or THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITV OF EUGENE, HELD FEBRUARY 7, 1949 AT
5:00 P.M. ON THE CALL OF MAYOR JOHNSON. COUNCILMEN PRESENT WERE: HAWN, DAVIS, CRUMBAKER, ALLEN,
WELLS, BOOTH AND GODLOVE. COUNCILMAN SMITH WAS ABSENT.
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RESOLUTION - RE: RESIGNATION or DEANE SEEGER AS CITV MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS SUB-
MITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"WHEREAS, DEANE SEEGER HAS HERETOFORE SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION AS C'TY MANAGER rOR THE
CITY or EUGENE, OREGON TO BECOME ErFECTIVE UPON THE APPOINTMENT OF HIS SUCCESSOR, OR AT THE
PLEASURE OF THE COMMON COUNCILr AND
WHEREAS, DEANE SEEGER HAS EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO BE RELIEVED or HIS DUTIES AS CITY MANAGER
AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE SO THAT HE MAY DEVOTE HIS ENTIRE TIME TO HIS DUTIES IN HIS NEW
POSITION WITH THE lEAGUE or OREGON CITIES,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE THAT THE
RESIGNATION or DEANE SEEGER AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY or EUGENE, BE, AND THE SAME IS HERE-
BV ACCEPTED, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 15, 1949.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCil OF THE CITY OF EUGENE THAT A. L. HAWN,
PRESIDENT OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, BE, AND HE IS HEREBY APPOINTED ACTING
CITY MANAGER rOR THE CITY or EUGENE, SAID APPOINTMENT TO BECOME ErfECTIVE FEBRUARY 15, 1949,
AND TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE DULY APPOINTED AND QUALlrlED CITY MANAGER HAS ASSUMED THE PERMANENT
POSiTION AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY Of EUGENE.
DATED THIS 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1949."
IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE.
ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. J. DON SMITH ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED.
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RESOLUTION - RE: SALARY BONUS rOR HENRV F. BEISTEL, CITY RECORDER-TREASURER WAS SUBMITTED
AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
"WHEREAS, THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CITY or EUGENE HAS HERETorORE ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION
V or DEANE SEEGER AS CITY MANAGER fOR THE CITY or EUGENE, TO BECOME ErfECTIVE FEBRUARY 15, 1949~
AND HAS APPOINTED A. L. HAWN, ACTING CITY MANAGER UNTIL THE DULY APPOINTED AND QUALifiED REGULAR
CITY MANAGER SHALL ASSUME HIS DUTIES, AND
WHEREAS, CERTAIN OF THE REGULAR DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER WILL OF NECESSITY BE HANDLED
BY HENRY F. BEISTEL, CITY RECORDER, UNTIL A REGULAR DULY QUALIFIED AND ACTING CITY MANAGER HAS
ASSUMED THE REGULAR DUTIES or CITY MANAGER AND, THEREFORE, THE DUTIES OF HENRY F. BEISTEL WiLL
BE MATERIALLY INCREASED DURING T~IS INTERIM,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEO BY THE COMMON COUNCil OF THE CITY Of EUGENE THAT HENRY F.
BEISTEL, CITY RECORDER-TREASURER, BE PAID THE ADDITIONAL SUM or $150.00 PER MONTH AS A SALARY
BONUS, BEGINNING FEBRUARY 15, 1949, AND CONTINUING UNTIL THE NEWLY APPOINTED CITY MANAGER rOR
THE CITY OF EUGENE SHALL ACTIVELY ASSUME THE DUTIES or HIS POSITION.
DATED THIS 7TH DAY or FEBRUARY, 1949."
IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL
COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. SMITH ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED.
3 RESOLUTION - RE: APPOINTMENT or A. L. HAWN, ACTING CITY MANAGER, AND APPOINTMENT or OREN L.
KING AS CITY MANAGER TO BE EffECTIVE APRIL I, 1949 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS rOLLOWS:
"WHEREAS, THE RESIGNATION OF DEANE SEEGER AS CITY MANAGER rOR THE CITV OF EUGENE, OREGON HAS
HERETOfORE BEEN ACCEPTED, TO BECOME ErfECTIVE FEBRUARV 15, 1949 AND, THEREFORE, THE POSITION
OF CITY MANAGER rOR THE CITY OF EUGENE WILL BECOME VACANT ON FEBRUARY 15, 1949, AND
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WHEREAS, A. 1:.. HAWN HAS Bf:EN APPOINTED ACTING CITY MANAGER UNTIL A REGULARLY APPOINTED
AND DULY QUALIFIED CITY MANAGER ACTIVELY ASSUMES THE DUTIES OF HI. POSITION, AND
WHEREAS, THE COMMITTEE or THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CITY or EUGENE HAS RECOMMENDED THE
APPOINTMENT OF OREN L. KING, PRESENT CITY MANAGER Of PENDLETON, OREGON, TO BE APPOINTED AS
CITY MANAGER fOR THE CITY OF EUGENE, A~D
WHEREAS, ArTER ExTENSIVE INVESTIGATION BY THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CITV or EUGENE AS ~,
WHOLE, SAID COMMON COUNCIL HAS FOUND OREN t. KING WELL QUALIFIED rOR THE POSITION or CI1y
MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE;
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NOW~ THEREfORE~ BElT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL Of THE CITY Of EUGENE THAT OREN
t. KING~ PRESENT CITY MANAGER or THE CITY or PENDLETON~ OREGON~ BE, AND HE IS HEREBY APPOINTED
AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY or EUGENE, OREGON~ HIS APPOINTMENT TO BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON THE
SIGNING OF HIS OATH or OFFlct ON OR BErORE APRIL I, 1949~ AND THAT SA~D-OREN L. KING BE PAID
FOR HIS SERVICES AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE~ AN ANNUAL SALARY?F 38,500..,~~:J
DATED THIS 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY~ 1949."
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- IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER~ SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE.
ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. SMITH ABSENT. MGTION CARRIED.
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IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE COUNCIL GO ON RECORD AS OPPOSING THE
PROVISIONS OF HOUSE BILL No. 254 PROVIDING THAT MUNICIPALITIES MUST LET CONTRACTS ON ALL PROJECTS~
EXCEPT MAINTENANCE, TO COST IN EXCESS or 35,000.00 AND SENATE BILL No. 94 PROVIDING FOR LIMITATIONS
OF HOURS OF FIREMEN TO 72 HOURS PER WEEK. MOTION CARRIED.
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IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS~ SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE COUNCIL ALSO GO IN RECORD AS OPPOSING ANY
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSITION TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN HIGHWAY REVENUES WHICH WOULD N4T BE SUBJECT
TO SHARING WITH THE CITIES AND COUNTIES ON THE BASIS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPT~R 425, OREGON LAWS,
1947. MOTION CARRIED.
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IT WA. MOVED BY DAVI~, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE RECORDER-TREASURER BE PERMITTED TO OPEN THE
BALLOT BOXES USED IN THE NOVEMBER 2~ 1948 ELE~TION TO PREPARE FOR THE SPECIAL ~LECTION TO BE HELD
MA RCH I, 1949.
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UPON MOTION THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
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