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Eugene City Council
Council Chamber —City Hall
777 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon
June 16, 2011
5:30 p.m.
COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, George Poling, Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor,
Alan Zelenka.
COUNCILORS ABSENT: Mike Clark, Pat Farr.
A. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INTERVIEWS
The council interviewed Ken Beeson for a vacancy on the Budget Committee, asking the following
questions:
1. Suppose the City of Eugene is projected to experience a long -term financial deficit where its
expenditures are expected to exceed revenues for the foreseeable future. What policy options
would you consider to create a balanced City Budget?
2. What City services do you consider to be the most important to the community in general and
to you personally?
3. Taking into account 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 Ron McMillin and Rod Buck for vacancies on the Human Rights Commission.
Each candidate was asked the following questions:
1. What are the top community human rights concern(s) you could see the commission focusing
on that would help the council and City staff to meet the needs of our community? And, what
specific action might the commission take to address the concern(s) you have identified?
2. Volunteering for a City human rights organization that advises elected officials and works
with City staff is different from a community -based human rights organization. Given those
differences, what skills or abilities do you have that would make you effective in this role?
3. During a commission meeting a community member comes to the meeting and asks the
commission to take a position on their issue%oncern. You are aware that another part of the
community holds the opposite view and it is an issue you know very little about. What could
the commission do in a situation like this? And, what role could you see yourself playing?
Ms. Taylor adjourned the meeting at 6:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Beth Forrest
City Recorder
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Boards and Commissions Interviews