HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/21/1997 Work Session
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MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21,1997
The City of Springfield. Council met in Work Session in the Jesse Maine Room, 225 Fifth Street,
Springfield, Oregon, on Tuesday, January 21, 1997, at 6:50 p.m., with Mayor Morris~tte
presiding.
ATTENDANCE'
Present were Mayor Morrisette, Councilors Ballew, Beyer, Burge, Dahlquist, Maine and Shaver.
Also present were City Manager Michael Kelly, Assistant City Manager Gino Grimaldi, City
Attorney Joe Leahy, City Attorney Joe Trudeau, Administrative Aide Julie Wilson and members
of the staff.
1. Police Planning Task Force Application Review.
Chief Bill DeForrest presented the staff report on this issue. There are two existing vacancies
on the Police Planning Task Force. One vacancy is for a business representative and one is
for a neighborhood at-large position.
Seven candidates have applied for the vacant positions on the Police Planning Task Force.
Two candidates (Fisher and Brashnyk) are applying for the business representative position.
The remaining five (Eikenberry, Mandeville, Wilson, Byers and Crone) are applying for the
at-large neighborhood positions.
The Police Planning Task Force met on January 9, 1997, and interviewed each candidate.
The task force is recommending that Jeanette Brashnyk be appointed to the business
representative position and Ronald Byers be appointed to the neighborhood at-large position.
The task force also recommends appointment of Sean Wilson for the next available
neighborhood position, either by resignation or term expiration of an existing member.
The task force informed the council they were highly impressed with the quality of all
candidates.
By consensus, the council agreed to appoint Jeanette Brashnyk as the business representative
and Ronald Byers as the neighborhood at-large position for the Police Planning Task Force.
The council also agreed to appoint Sean Wilson for the next available neighborhood position,
either by resignation or term expiration of an existing member.
The Mayor and council received a large packet of information from N eighborhood Watch.
Mr. Kelly stated that many groups may increase communication and handouts to the council
because they did not want to see program cuts. Mr. Kelly explained that staff was not
encouraging them to do this, if anything, they have been discouraged against doing these
things.
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:ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
Minutes Recorder - Julie Wilson
Attest:
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Julie Wilson
Deputy City Recorder
President Greg Shaver