MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 81h Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />January 17, 2018 <br />12:00 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Claire <br />Syrett <br />Councilors Absent: Greg Evans, Chris Pryor <br />Councilor Clark opened the January 17, 2018, Work Session of the Eugene City Council and <br />announced that Mayor Vinis was in Washington D.C as part of the annual United Front delegation. <br />1. WORK SESSION: Follow-Up to City Council January 10 Motion on Performance Auditor <br />City Attorney Glenn Klein distributed a draft copy of a proposed Charter Amendment crafted in <br />response to the Council motion made on January 10, 2018, and asked for direction from Council <br />before next meeting. <br />MOTION: Councilor Semple, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to terminate all work on <br />this proposal for a second performance auditor measure and that we do not refer a <br />competing measure to the May ballot. <br />Council Discussion <br />• It is a dangerous precedent to take up a proposal from citizens who expect Council to put it <br />on the ballot for them. <br />• There has been plenty of time to bring forward a separate measure; this is coming too late. <br />• Council has a responsibility to listen to constituents and keep the conversation going. <br />• People can choose not to vote for the current ballot measure if they disagree with it. <br />• The competition of ideas keeps the conversation robust. <br />• Council can refer a Charter Amendment to the ballot to change parts of the current ballot <br />measure that are seen as problematic. <br />• Council's proposal would be a Charter Amendment to establish an auditor's office. <br />• Concerned about the need for or efficacy of an auditor in either proposal. <br />• The concerns and questions raised about the auditor model proposed in the citizen <br />initiative obligate Council to act and discuss topic to see if majority of Council supports a <br />separate measure. <br />VOTE: FAILED 3:3, Councilors Semple, Taylor, and Clark in favor. <br />Council Discussion <br />• May be beneficial to look at Police Auditor model and add desired components to alternate <br />proposal. <br />• Questions around auditor employees and union representation need to be addressed. <br />• Council would have the discretion to define "performance auditing." <br />• Concerned that "relevant certification" is too vague. <br />MINUTES - Eugene City Council January 17, 2017 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />