City Government 101!

Looking at our manager/council form of government

Why did Eugenians just spend a million bucks to elect a mayor, if a mayor of Eugene has little power anyway? Why are many important decisions made by the city manager, an unelected official? After a brief introduction to different forms of city governance, our panelists will discuss and debate the advantages and disadvantages of Eugene’s current form of government. Should a professional city manager be in charge of administration? Should the mayor have more power? Should the city councilors run the city? If we don’t like it, should we change it? We provide the forum, you decide.

January 21th, 6:00 PM @ Davis’ Restaurant, 94 W. Broadway, Eugene

Panelists include:

Gary Gillespie - AFSCME
Bonny Bettman - City Councilor
Josh Foster - UO PoliSci/ PreLaw Student and Political Activist

With Special Presentation from:

Steve Candee - Political Science Instructor from LCC