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COUNCIL RESOLUTION 4650
A RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE NOVEMBER 2000
GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT MEASURE 8,
BY THE EUGENE CITY COUNCIL.
DATE SUBMITTED: October 10,2000
PASSED: 6/1
OPPOSED: Pape'
ABSENT: Nathanson
REJECTED:
DEFERRED TO:
RESOLUTION NUMBER 4650
A RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE NOVEMBER 2000 GENERAL ELECTION
BALLOT MEASURE 8 BY THE EUGENE CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS Ballot Measure 8 amends the State Constitution to limit State Appropriations
to a percentage of the State's prior personal income, thereby limiting the State's appropriations
for general governmental purposes to 15 percent of the State's personal income in prior biennium,
and
WHEREAS the result of Ballot Measure 8 may limit the State's expenditures, including
non-general funds such as lottery funds, which now provide funding for some assistance to cities,
and
WHEREAS the effect of this measure may reduce Eugene's ability to provide the level of
services expected by its citizens,
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, A Municipal
Corporation of the State of Oregon, that the Eugene City Council does hereby go on record as
opposing Ballot Measure 8, and encourages other governmental bodies and citizens to do the
same.
The foregoing resolution adopted this 10th day of October, 2000.
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