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COUNCIL CHAMBER I
EUGENE,: OREGON I
'AUGUST -I " 1958
A SPECIAL MEETING Of THE COMMON COUNCIL Of THE CITY Of EUGENE WAS. HELD ON AUGUST I, 1958 AT
12:00 NOON IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. "IN THE ~BsENCE Of HIS HONOR, MAYOR J. J. MCGI~TY, THE MEETING WAS
I CALLED TO ORDER BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND MAYO"R PRO TEM C. r. SHEARER WITH THE fOLLOWING COUNCILMEN
MR. HARTMAN, MR. SHISLER, MR. EDMtJNDs,_MRs. LAURls, MR. , LINDEEN, MR. MOLHOLM AND MR'.McGAffEY.
PRESENT:
j PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
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I II COMMUNICATION DATED AUGUST I, 1958 fROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS Of EUGENE RE RELATION BETWEEN
II COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
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"THE EUGENE LEAGUE Of WOMEN VOTERS 15 AN ORGANIZATION Of WOMEN INTERESTED
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Ii IN THE MOST EffECTIVE PARTICIPATI~N BY CITIZENS IN GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE ,AS TH.E
COUNCIL MEMBERS NO DOUBT REMEMBER, WORKED fOR THE ESTABLISHMENT Of THE PLANNING e
I COMMISSION AS AN INSTRUMENT OF THIS GOOD GOVERNMENT THAT ALL Of US WANT. THE
I I NTEREsT Of THE "EUGENE LEAGUE IN CITY PLANNING HAS, IN THE LAST fEW YEARS, BEEN
i WIDENED TO INCLUDE THE fiELD Of URBAN RENEWAL.
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! IN 1954 THE LEAGUE BECAME INCREASINGLY CONCERNED OVER THE CITY COUNCIL'S
i OVERRULING Of THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON A NUMBER OT OCCASIONS. WE- THOUGHT"
THAT THE REASONS BEHIND THE RECOMMENDATIONS Of THE PLANNING COMMISSION WERE I
I SOUND AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DID NOT SHOW CLEARLY THEIR REASONS fOR OVER-
I RULING IT. WE D ro NOT AND DO NOT IMPLY A BL"ANKET APPROVAL OF THE PLANN I NG COM-
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I MISSION SINCE ALL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE C~NSIDERED O~ THEIR MERITS. BUT WE DO
BELIEVE THAT ANY IGNORING OR OVERRULI~G ~f THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY THE
j COUNCIL REQUIRES A CLEAR STATEMENT BY THE COUNCIL Of THEIR REASONS fOR SO ACTING.
J REGARDLESS Of HOW ABLE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE AS COUNCILMEN, AND EUGENE HAS
I BEEN VERY fORTUNATE IN HAVING ABLE AND INTELLIGENT MEN AND WOMEN SERVING ON
ITS COUNCIL, THE PROBLEMS 'Of THE- CITY ARE BETTER SOLVED If THE MEMBERS ARE AIDED
I BY A WIDE GROUP Of INTERESTED CiTIZENS, SUCH AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ITS
I COMMITTEES, IN WORKING OUT THE SOLUTION Of THESE PROBLEMS.
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II WE fEEL THAT THE NEW CITY HALL IS AN IMPORTANT MATTER AND THAT THE CITY
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i COUNCIL SHOULD USE ALL Of ITS RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE ADVICE Of THE PLANNING
I COMMISSION, BEfORE MAKING A fiNAL PROPOSAL TO THE ELECTORATE. WE URGE THAT
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I UNDUE HASTE BE AVOIDED IN THIS VITAL DECISION AND THAT THE IMPLICATIONS Of A
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I POSSIBLE URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM BE DULY CONSIDERED."
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I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. EDMUNDS SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED
j ON fILE. MOTION CARRIED.
RESOLUTIONS
2 ' RESOLUTION - RE: SUBMITTING TO ELECTORS AT NOVEMBER 4, 1958 ELECTION QUESTION Of AMENDING CHARTER
11 Of CITY Of EUGENE TO ALLOW ISSUANCE AND SALE Of $1,050,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS fOR LOCATION AND I
CONSTRUCTION Of CITY HALL WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
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"BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND COMMON COUNCIL Of THE CITY Of
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i EUGENE, OREGON, THAT THERE BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS Of SAID CITY, fOR THEIR
,I APPROVAL OR REJECTION AT A SPECIAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4,
I 1958, CONCURRENTLY WITH THE GENERAL STATE ELECTION, WITHIN THE CITY Of EUGENE,
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i THE FOLLOWING CHARTER AMENDMENT, TO-WIT: '
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" CHARTER AMENDMENT
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1 To AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY Of EUGENE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER THERETO
AUTHORIZING, DIRECTING AND EMPOWERING THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of EUGENE
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i TO ACQUIRE THE SITE SELECTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of EUGENE AND TO
I DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THEREON A NEW CITY HALL EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT A fIRE STA-
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1 TION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND TO EQUIP THE SAME; AND TO ISSUE AND SELL NEGO-
I TIABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS Of THE CITY Of EUGENE
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i $1,050,000.00 OR SO MUCH THEREOf AS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH SAID CITY
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, HALL PROJECT; AND SAID COMMON COUNCIL SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND THE PROCEEDS
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, FROM THE SALE OF SAID BONDS TO COMPLETE SAID CITY HALL AND FIRE STATION CONSTRUC-
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Ii TION PROJECT, AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE fOREGOING POWER, DUTIES
AND BOND ISSUE.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE or THE CITY or EUGENE:
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I THAT THE CHARTER Of THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, BE AMENDED BY ADDING THERE-
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I TO A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS fOLLOWS:
\ SECTION I . THE CITY or EUGENE, THROUGH ITS COMMON COUNCIL, IS HEREBY
AUTHORIZED, DIRECTED AND EMPOWERED TO ACQUIRE BY PURCHASE, CONDEMNATION OR OTHER-
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i WISE, A SITE FOR A NEW CITY HALL, EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT A FIRE STATION IN
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I; CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND TO CONSTRUCT, ERECT, ~QUIP, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR I
'I A SUITABLE CITY HALL BUILDING AND A FIRE STATION, EITHER IN CONNECTION WITH
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h SAID CITY HALL OR AT SOME OTHER SUITABLE LOCATION. I
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r SECTION 2. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUffICIENT FUNDS fOR THE PAY~ ,
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!I MENT FOR SAID CITY HALL AND fIRE STATION SITE OR SITES AND FOR SAID CITY l
HALL AND FIRE STATION BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT AND FOR THE PURPOSES SET OUT t,
11 IN SECTION I HEREOf, THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE SAID CITY Of EUGENE IS HEREBY !
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I' AUTHORIZED, EMPOWERED AND DIRECTED TO ISSUE AND SELL AS SHALL BE DEEMED EX- ,
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f~ PEDIENT, CONVENIENT AND NECESSARY NEGOTIABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE
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;" CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, TO THE AMOUNT OF $1,050,000~00, OR SO MUCH'THEREOF
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" AS SHALL BE DEEMED NECESSARY AS AfORESAID TO BE USED WITH OTHER AVAILABLE
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I: fUNDS FOR THE PURPOSES SET OUT HEREIN.
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e I~ SECTION 3. THE BONDS HEREBY AUTHORIZED SHALL BE NEGOTIABLE GENERAL tl
( OBLIGATION BoNDS OF THE CITY Of EUGENE IN SERIAL FORM AND ARE TO MATURE IN 'I
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j,; NOT MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS FROM THE DATE Of ISSUE THEREOf, AND MAY BE IN I
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I: SUCH fORM AND OF SUCH DENOMINATION, DUE DATE, INTEREST PAYMENT DATE, PLACE (
I, OF PAYMENT, AND BEAR SUCH CALLABLE fEATURES AND PROVISIONS AS THE COMMON !
l' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE MAY DEEM MOST LIKELY TO ENHANCE THEIR VALUE I
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AND INSURE THEIR SALEABILITY. SAID BONDS SHALL BEAR A RATE Of INTEREST l
.i NOT GREATER THAN 6% PER ANNUM, AND SHALL BE SOLD FOR NOT LESS THAN 98 PER
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t,i CENTUM OF THEIR PAR VALUE AND ACCRUED INTEREST. THE BONDS ISSUED PURSUANT
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p TO AUTHORITY HEREBY GRANTED SHALL BE KNOWN AS CITY HALL BONDS Of THE CITY i
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1,1 SECTION 4. THE COMMON COUNCIL Of THE CITY Of'EUGENE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED :1
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I, AND- DIRECTED TO INCLUDE IN ITS GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAX LEVY EACH YEAR SUCH SUFFI- I
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I; CIENT SPECIAL LEVY AS SHALL AGGREGATE, WITH ANY OTHER AVAILABLE FUNDS, AN .
Ii AMOUNT SUfFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON THE BONDS AND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL !
OF SAID BONDS UPON MATURITIES THEREOf AS ~;SSUED, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY TAX I
.' LIMITATION PROVIDED BY THE C~ARTER. :1
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Ii SECTION 5. THE COMMON COUNCIL 15 HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ~I
II ISSUE AND SELL SAID BONDS FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE fUNDS fROM THE SALE THERE-
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" Of MAY BE NEEDED fOR THE PURPOSES HEREIN SPECIFIED, BUT BEFORE ANY Of SAID !,i
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n BONDS SHALL BE SOLD, THEY SHALL BE ADVERTISED FOR SALE, AND THEY SHALL BE
Ii SOLD IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY SECTIONS 287.002 TO 287.008, INCLUSIVE, [
Il OREGON REVISED STATUTES.
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l'i SECTION 6. THE MONEY DERIVED fROM THE SALE OF SAID BONDS, OR ANY POR-
I:: TION THEREOf, SHALL CONSTITUTE A SPECIAL FUND KNOWN AS THE CITY HALL AND
0. FIRE STATION CONSTRUCTION FUND FOR THE USE AND BENEfIT Of THE CITY Of
I: EUGENE, AND SHALL BE USE6 FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE THAN THOSE HEREIN SPECIFIED.
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I I' SECTION 7. THE INDEBTEDNESS AUTHORIZED BY THIS AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER I
1\ Of THE SAID CITY OF EUGENE 15 IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER INDEBTEDNESS AUTHORIZED I
I ~ BY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON." i
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i! IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MR. SHISLER THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. ;:t
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ij IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. MCGAfFEY THAT SECTION I Of THE RESOLUTION AS READ BE
11 AMENDED TO PROVIDE fOR THE LOCATION OF A CITY HALL BETWEEN 7TH AVENUE AND 8TH AVENUE AND BETWEEN !
!.' ~ I PEARL STREET AND HIGH STREET. ,
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Ii FOLLOWING THIS MOTION, CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION WITH REFERENCE TO LOCATION, THE IDEA OF A CIVIC I:
I' CENTER, THE POTENTIALITIES Of PASSING A BOND ISSUE, THE DEVELOPMENT Of THE AREA AND VARIOUS SITES I
,I WAS HAD BY THE COUNCIL AND INTERESTED CITIZENS. i
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ij A VOTE WAS THEN TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION, AND THE MOTION WAS DEfEATED BY A I
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A VOTE WAS THEN TAKEN ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS READ. MOTION DEfEATED /
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Ii IT WAS MOVED BY MR. EDMUNDS SECONDED' BY MR. SHISLER THAT THE ORIGINAL MOTION AS READ AND JUST t
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Ii VOTED UPON BE RECONSIDERED. MOTION CARRIED 5-2.
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" IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MR. SHISLER THAT THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION FOR A CITY HALL [I
I BOND ISSUE WITH THE SITE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COUNCli BE ADOPTED.
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Ii IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. McGAffEY THAT THE RESOLUTION BE AMENDED TO sPECIFI- H
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,: CALLY NAME THE SITE BETWEEN 7TH AVENUE AND 8TH AVENUE AND BETWEEN PEARL STREET AND HII,GH STREET AS THE Ii
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I LOCATION fOR A NEW CITY HALL. MOTION DEfEATED 4-4. I
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J AT THIS POINT A VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION WAS TAKEN. MOTION DEfEATED 1
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l - ~IT WASMOVEO-BT~' L. N~EN SECONDED BT MR. HARTMAN THAT THE ORIGI NAL RES~LUT IONS FOR THE BOND - .
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I ISSUE AND THE THREE'SITEs AS ORIGINALLY BEfORE THE COUNCIL AT THEIR MEETING ON JULY 28, 1958 BE RE-
CONSIDERED. MOTION DEfEATED 4-4.
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I! RESOLUTION - RE: SUBMITTING TO ELECTORS AT GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 4, 1958 QUEST ION I
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I Of AMENDING CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE TO ALLOW THE HIRING OF NINE ADDITIONAL MEN IN fiRE DEPART-
I MENT WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
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, "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM ,AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of I
I EUGENE, 'OREGON~ THAT THERE BE SUBMITTED: TO THE ELECTORS Of SAID CITY, fOR THEIR I
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, APPROVAL OR REJECTION, ATA SPECIAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD TUESDAY, NOVEM- 1
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; BER 4, 1958,' CONCURRENTLY WITH THE GENERAL STATE ELECTION, WITHIN THE CITY Of J
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I EUGENE, OREGON, THE fOLLOWING CHARTER AMENDMENT, TO-WIT: ' I,
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To AMEND THE CHARTER Of THE CITY Of EUGENE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER THERETO'
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I AUTHORIZING AND EMPOWERING !HE COMMON COUNCIL 'OF THE CITY OF EUGENE fOR THE PUR- l'
, POSE Of EMPLOYING AND PAYING THE SALARIES Of ADDIJiONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PER-
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I SONNEL TO INCLUDE IN ITS GENERAL TAX LEVY EACH YEAR HEREAFTER, THE SUM OF
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$ FOR THE EMPLOYMENT, AND PAYMENT Of SALARIES Of ADDITIONAL I I
Ii fiRE OEPARTMENT PERSONNEL fOR THE CITY"Of EUGENE; ALL TO BE IN ADDITION TO (
! EXISTING LEVIES. I
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.1 THE CITY Of EUGENE OOES ORDA I N AS fOLLOWS:
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j BE IT ENACTED BY' THE ELECTORS Of THE CITY Of- EUGENE, OREGON:
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! SECTION I. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF-THE CITY Of EUGENE
, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
1 AND EMPOWERED, EACH YEAR HEREAfTER, TO LEVY, ASSESS AND COLLECT TAXES IN THE
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! AMOUNT Of $ FROM THE GENERAL TAX LEVY UPON ALL PROPERTY BOTH REAL
AND PERSONAL WITHIN THE CITY Of EUGENE, NOT EXEMPT fROM TAXATION, fOR THE PUR-
II POSE Of EMPL~Y1NG AND PAYING THE SALARIES Of fiRE DEPARTMENr PERSONNEL FOR
,I SAID CITY;
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, SECTION 2. TH1S LEVY SHALL BE I
I IN ADDITION TO EXISTING LEVIEs.-
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SECTION 3. THE MONEY REALIZED BY THIS LEVY HEREIN PROVIDED fOR SHALL BE
I DEPOSITED AND KEPT IN THE SECOND fiRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL fUND.
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I SECTION 4. THIS LEVY WILL BE 'IN ADDITION' TO AND' IN EXCESS Of THE CON~ i
I STITUTIONAL SIX PERCENT LIMITATION UPON THE CITY'S TAX LEVY."
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i IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL I
I VOTE. MOTION DEFEATE6,WITH COUNC'ILMEN LAURIS AND ~OLHOLM VOTING AYE, AN~ COUNCILMEN SHEARERt HARTMAN,
1 SHISLER, EDMUNDS, LINDEEN AND MCGAFFEY VOTING NAY.
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: MR. McGAffEY LEfT THE MEETING AT THIS POINT.
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I ORDINANCES
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2! COUNCIL BILL No.- 4457 - RE: CALLING A SPECIAL CITY ELECTION TO BEHELD NOVEMBER 4, 1958 CON-
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Ii CURRENTLY WITH THE GENERAL STATE ELECTION, SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS Of THE CITY OF EUGENE 'CERTAIN e
1 CHARTER AMENDMENTS, WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN fULL.
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I IT WAS MOVED BY MR'- HARTMAN SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS'THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND nME BY
1 COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL.- MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE
Ij BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BYCOUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
~ IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE~BILL aE
II READ THE THIRD TIME BY C9UNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CAR-
l! RIEDUNANIMOUSLY AND THE'BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL 'NUMBER ONLY.
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I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL
1 PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED
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I UPON MOT I ON DuL Y MADE, SECOND~D "AND CARR I ED, T~E MEET I NG WAS ADJOURNED SUBJECT TO' CALL 'OF THE
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i MAYOR PRO TEM If THIS IS DEEMED NECESSARY PRIOR TO AUGUST II, 1~58.
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