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COUNCIL RESOLUTION 4614
A RESOLUTION CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON MAY
16,2000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE
LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE A
MEASURE AMENDING THE EUGENE CHARTER OF 1976
TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCILORS.
DATE SUBMITTED: February 28, 2000
PASSED: 5/0
ABSENT: Farr, Nathanson & Pape
REJECTED:
DEFERRED TO:
RESOLUTION NO. 4614
A RESOLUTION CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON MAY 16,2000 FOR
THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF EUGENE A MEASURE AMENDING THE EUGENE CHARTER
OF 1976 TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCILORS.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
A. The City has authority under the Eugene Charter, the Oregon Constitution, and the
Eugene Code, 1971, to submit measures to the electorate of the City.
B. Section 18 of the Eugene Charter of 1976 provides that the Mayor and Councilors
may receive no pay for their services. A Council subcommittee has been considering proposals for
revision of that section.
I. The City Council has determined that a measure amending Section 18 of the Eugene
Charter of 1976 to authorize payment of compensation to the Mayor and City Councilors should be
referred to the electors of the City.
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 a measure attached as Exhibit 1 hereto, concerning the amendment of Section 18 of the
Eugene Charter of 1976 to authorize payment of compensation to the Mayor and City Councilors.
Section 2. The City Council orders this city election to be held in the City of Eugene,
Oregon, concurrently with the primary election on the 16th day of May, 2000, 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.
Section 3. The City Recorder is directed to give not less than ten (10) days' notice ofthe
city election by publication of one (1) notice in the Register Guard, a newspaper published in the
City and of general circulation within the City.
The foregoing Resolution adopted the 28th day of February, 2000.
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City Recorder
Resolution
Measure No.
Section 18 of the Eugene Charter of 1976 is hereby amended as follows:
Section 18. Compensation.
(1) Beginning on July 1, 2001, the mayor shall receive a stipend of $1 ,500 per
month and the city councilors shall receive a stipend of $1 ,000 per month.
(2) At the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, the stipends authorized above
shall be adjusted by a percentage increase or decrease equal to that during the previous calendar year
of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Portland, Oregon area, or its successor. If that Index
ceases to exist, another consumer price index representing substantially the Eugene area shall be
used. In any case, if a consumer price index covering the Eugene area is developed, that index shall
be used in place of the Portland CPI.
(3) The stipends above are in addition to, and not in lieu of, reimbursement for
actual official expenses incurred.
(4) The mayor and councilors shall receive no fringe benefits except those
required by state law, but the mayor and councilors may purchase health insurance from the city
health insurance plan.
(5) The compensation of other officers shall be prescribed by the council.
Exhibit 1