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Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue ·
Eugene, Oregon 97401
February 24, 2014
5:30 .p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Claire
Syrett, Greg Evans, Alan Zelenka (via conference phone)
Mayor Piercy opened the February 24, 2014, City Council work session.
A. WORK SESSION: Sick Leave Ordinance
Interim Division Manager, Mia Cariaga introduced the item and provided background
information, including current and proposed legislation at the state and local levels. After some
discussion, the council requested another work session andjor forum that might include
members of the business community, employees, health professionals and the Chamber of
Commerce.
B. WORK SESSION: Update from Police Auditor
Police Auditor Mark Gissiner presented a report detailing the number and types of complaints his
office received over the past few months. He noted that EPD is gathering more demographic info
to determine if profiling is taking place and that a community request to hire a bi-lingual and bi-
cultural intake staff person is being considered.
C. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY
MANAGER
Mayor Piercy and City Councilors reported on the following:
• Housing Policy Board is working on regional priorities for low-income housing.
• LCOG is looking at its fee structure and by-laws.
• Human Rights Commission held a homelessness discussion.
• Human Services Commission discussed the Poverty and Homeless Commission structure .
• Municipal Court is seeking input on a Community Court process via a survey on City's
website.
The meeting adjourned at 7:05p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Beth Forrest
City Recorder
MINUTES -Eugene City Council
Work Session
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