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Eugene City Council
Saul Room" Atrium
99 West 101h Avenue —Eugene, Oregon
May 3, 2016
6:00 p.m.
COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Greg Evans, Chris Pryor
COUNCILORS ABSENT: George Brown, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett
Council President Greg Evans called the May 3, 2016, meeting of the Eugene City Council to order.
A. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INTERVIEWS
The council interviewed Kelley Eason, Jon Jasper, Georgette Silber, Garrett Dunlavey, Shaun
Londahi, and Zach Mulholland for vacancies on the Budget Committee. Each candidate was asked
the following questions:
1. Whatfactors 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 budgetforEugene?
2. Due to limited resources there are many unfunded needs and competing priorities facing the
City today. As the economystabilizes 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 thatyou 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?
Greg Evans adjourned the meeting at 7:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Chuck Crockett
City Recorder
MINUTES —Eugene City Council May 3, 2016 Page 1
Boards and Commissions Interviews