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MINUTES
EUGENE CITY COUNCIL
February 5, 1976
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Special meeting of the Common Council of the city of Eugene, Oregon, was called for the
purpose of selecting members for the newly formed Aging Commission. The special session
was called to order by Council Vice-President Eric Haws at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday,
February 5, 1976, at city hall with the following council members present: Eric Haws,
Wickes Beal, D. W. Hamel, Edna Shirey, Ray Bradley. Torn Williams, Gus Keller, and
Neil Murray were absent.
The following people were interviewed for membership on the Aging Commission, interviews
conducted by Council Vice-President Eric Haws: Marlene Moore, Ron Wyden, Theo Allen,
Ron Webb, Boyd Morgan, Reverend Goldthwaite, Charles Strong, Mazie Venable, Jewel
Baker.' Harriet Waddy and Jean Freeman, also finalists, were unable to attend the
interviews.
At the conclusion of the interviews, the chair instructed each Council member to vote
for six candidates after which, to complete the roster, each Council member voted for
three additional candidates. By virtue of the balloting, members selected for the
Aging Commission were:
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Mazie Venable
Charles Strong
Jean Freeman
Harriet Waddy
Theo Allen
Ronald Webb
Boyd Morgan
Rev. G. G. Goldthwaite
Marlene Moore
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495 West 26th
2111 Hawkins Heights Blvd.
730 E. 36th, Apt. 4
4927 Old Dillard Road
344 E. 14th
361 Ransom Court
2310 Van Ness
1394 Lincoln
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Terms were established according to the number of votes cast for an individual,
Charles Strong being named temporary chairperson by virtue of receiving the most votes.
Mr. Hamel moved seconded by Edna Shirey to officially designate the nine
selected candidates as Aging Commission members. Motion carried unanimously.
Some discussion was held on whether to extend an interview to Mr. Whitty Bass for the
Minority Commission, reason being he was the only member of the original Human Rights
Commission applying for a position on one of the four new commissions who was not
selected as a finalist.
Mr. Bradley moved and it was seconded that the Council vote for one of the
following three to add to the list of those to be interviewed for the Minority
Commission: Whitty Bass, Gloria Layden and Tod Schneider (Layden and Schneider
were the only two people applying that listed the Minority Commission as their
first choice who were not selected to be interviewed). Vote was taken
on the motion which carried, Council members Beal, Hamel and Shirey voting aye
and Mr. Haws and Mr. Bradley voting no. By virtue of the balloting Mr. Bass
was selected to be interviewed for the Minority Commission.
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There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned to Tuesday, February 10,
1976, at 5:00 p.m. in the McNutt Room.
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Charles T. Henry
Ci ty Manager
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