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Applications available for
Eugene citizen committee
Applications are now available
for residents interested in serving
on a citizen committee that will
suggest compensation for the Eu
gene mayor and City Council,
who currently serve without pay.
This seven-member body will
draft a proposal specifying the
level of pay the mayor and City
Council members should receive.
The recommendation will be
presented to Eugene voters as an
amendment to the Eugene Char
ter at the May 2000 election.
The application deadline is
Oct. 8. The City Council will in
terview candidates in mid-Octo
ber. Appointments will be made
on Oct. 27.
Applications are available at
the City Manager’s Office at: City
Hall, 777 Pearl St., Room 105, or
by calling 682-5010.
Candidates nominated for
Board of Higher Education
Gov. John Kitzhaber nominated
two Oregon executives and a col
lege student to fill three vacancies
on the state Board of Higher Edu
cation.
Nominee Leslie Lehmann is
the executive director of the Ore
gon Forest Resources Institute.
Nominee Bill Williams is presi
dent and chief executive of Bear
Creek Corporation and is on the
board of directors of its parent or
ganization, the Shaklee Corpora
tion. Both have been nominated
to four-year terms ending in
2003.
Nominee Shawn Hempel is a
student at the Oregon Institute of
Technology majoring in soft
ware engineering technology and
has been nominated for a two
year term, ending in 2001.
Their appointments need to be
ratified by the Senate. If ratified,
all three will begin serving this
fall.
Kitzhaber also reappointed
Board President Tom Imeson to a
second four-year term.
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