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Eugene City Council
East Wing Conference Room--City Hall
May 18,1998
5 p.m.
PRESENT: Bobby Lee, Tim Laue, Ken Tollenaar, Scott Meisner, Nancy Nathanson, Betty Taylor.
ABSENT: Pat Farr, Laurie Swanson Gribskov
I. APPLICANT INTERVIEWS FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
The council welcomed Norma Dominguez. Councilors introduced themselves.
Mr. Tollenaar explained the interview process and said that absent councilors would receive
copies of the meeting tape prior to a council work session to select the successful candidates.
Ms. Dominguez was asked the following questions:
1. What do you feel are the most important issues facing members of vulnerable
communities in Eugene? What are your ideas to address those issues?
2. What do you perceive to be the role of the Human Rights Commission in
assisting to solve those issues?
3. As a human rights advocate, what do you consider your strengths and
weaknesses?
4. Why do you want to be a human rights commissioner?
Ms. Dominguez asked the councilors what each of them had done in their district for minority
communities.
Mr. Tollenaar thanked Ms. Dominguez and said that she would be contacted after the council met
on Wednesday, May 27.
The councilors briefly shared impressions of the candidate.
Mr. Lee joined the meeting at 5:25 p.m.
The council welcomed Chuck Dalton, and councilors introduced themselves. The council asked
Mr. Dalton the same series of questions asked of Ms. Dominguez. At the conclusion of the
interview, Mr. Tollenaar thanked Mr. Dalton and indicated that absent councilors would listen to
tapes of the interview before the council made its final selections on May 27. He said that Mr.
Dalton would be contacted.
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The councilors briefly shared impressions of the candidate.
Mr. Laue joined the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
The council welcomed Madeline Hoffman and introduced themselves. The council asked Ms.
Hoffman the same questions asked of the previous candidates for the Human Rights
Commission. At the conclusion of the interview, Mr. Tollenaar thanked Ms. Hoffman and said that
absent councilors would listen to tapes of the interview prior to the council making a final
candidate selection on May 27. Staff would contact the candidates to let them know of the
council's selection.
The councilors briefly shared impressions of the candidate.
The council welcomed Mary Wirtz. Councilors introduced themselves. Ms. Wirtz said that she
would like to withdraw her name from consideration for appointment to the Human Rights
Commission due to her appointment to another committee. The council thanked her.
Ms. Nathanson joined the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
The council welcomed Marshall Kandall. Councilors introduced themselves. The council asked
Mr. Kandall the same series of questions asked of previous candidates. At the conclusion of the
interview, Mr. Tollenaar thanked Mr. Kandall. He indicated that absent councilors would listen to
tapes of the interview before the council made its final selections on May 27. Staff would contact
candidates to let them know of the council's decision.
The councilors briefly shared impressions of the candidate.
The council welcomed Marcy Middleton, and councilors introduced themselves. The council
asked Ms. Middleton the same series of questions asked of previous candidates. At the
conclusion of the interview, Mr. Tollenaar thanked Ms. Middleton and indicated that absent
councilors would listen to tapes of the interview before the council made its final selections on
May 27. She would be contacted with the council's decision.
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The councilors shared impressions of the candidate.
The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
James R. Johnson
City Manager Pro Tern
(Recorded by Nancy Hafner)
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