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Eugene City Council
2009 Boards and Commissions Interviews
McNutt Room—City Hall—777 Pearl Street
Eugene, Oregon
October 13, 2009
5:30 p.m.
COUNCILORS PRESENT: Alan Zelenka, Chris Pryor, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Andrea
Ortiz, Betty Taylor, George Brown, Mike Clark.
Councilors interviewed the following applicants for appointment to the Budget Committee:
Aaron Walker
Ramin Shojai
Linda Barcus
Shanda Miller
Each applicant was asked to respond to the following questions:
1. In your opinion, which City issues should be given highest priority by the Budget Committee over
the next four years? Which of these do you consider to be the most important issue, and why?
2. In the recent past, Eugene’s budget has faced deficits of several million dollars. In FY 10, we
implemented a $12 million strategy to address some of the deficit, but we are still looking at deficits
in the future. What would be your general strategy for balancing the budget? Where would you
look for savings?
3. Do you have suggestions for ways to improve citizen understanding of the City’s financial condi-
tions, budget priorities, and process?
Councilors interviewed the following applicants for appointment to the Civilian Review Board:
David Balthrop
Mark Johnson
Kate Wilkenson
Steven Buel-McIntire
Tom Kamis
Rick Brissenden
Eric Van Houten
Each applicant was asked to respond to the following questions:
1. What can you tell us about your activities, personal attitudes and life experiences that would dem-
onstrate you can make objective decisions about complaints against the police and objectively assess
the completeness of Police Department internal investigations?
2. Please describe your views on the differing roles of the Auditor’s Office, the Civilian Review Board,
the Police Commission, the City Manager and the Police Chief.
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3. In your opinion, what are the most important functions of the Civilian Review Board?
4. To ensure fair and thorough reviews of cases, Civilian Review Board members typically must
commit numerous hours per month. Are you prepared for this commitment?
5. Have you or a family member ever participated in an organization that advocates a position regard-
ing the police or the criminal justice system? Have you, a close friend, or a family member ever
worked or volunteered with the criminal justice system? If yes, please describe.
6. Although the Civilian Review Board does not impose discipline, would you briefly describe what
impacts you think the board can have when evaluating Police Department investigations, training,
policies and procedures, and the conduct of individual officers?
Each applicant was also given an opportunity to ask questions of the council and speak to any other
information that was relevant to their qualifications. Applicants were thanked for their interest and informed
that appointments would be made at the council’s regular meeting on October 26, 2009.
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
(Recorded by Lynn Taylor)
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