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MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 6, 2015 Page 1
Boards and Commissions Interviews
M I N U T E S
Eugene City Council
Saul Room - Atrium
99 West 10th Avenue—Eugene, Oregon
May 6, 2015
5:30 p.m.
COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Poling, George Brown, Betty Taylor, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor,
Alan Zelenka
COUNCILORS ABSENT: Mike Clark, Greg Evans
Council President Claire Syrett called the May 6, 2015, session of the Eugene City Council to order.
A. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INTERVIEWS
The council interviewed Scott Nowicki, Lori Mace, and Ted Recio for vacancies on the Budget
Committee. Each candidate was asked the following questions:
1. What factors do you think are important in assessing the financial health of the City
government? How would you describe the difference between a stable budget and a
sustainable budget for Eugene?
2. Due to limited resources there are many unfunded needs and competing priorities facing the
City today. As the economy stabilizes and the city looks towards the future needs of the
community what factors should be used to make difficult choices on expanding or adding
service areas?
3. Are there specific pieces of information that you think would be helpful for the public to
understand about the City’s financial situation?
4. Taking into account that broad community input is an important part of the Budget
Committee discussions and decision-making, what types of information and community
feedback would you consider as part of analyzing and discussing the City’s budget?
The council interviewed Natalie Medina, Heather Marek, and Lindsey Foltz for vacancies on the
Civilian Review Board. Each candidate was asked the following questions:
1. What can you tell us about your activities, personal attitudes and life experience that would
demonstrate you can make objective decisions about complaints against the police?
2. What contacts, positive or negative, have you had with police or in the criminal justice system?