The Eugene City Council has decided to revisit its April 8 split vote to add three new economic development positions, costing $800,000 per year.
The council last week voted 3-3 to add the staff — more than doubling the size of City Hall’s economic workforce team — after about 30 minutes of discussion at the end of its work session, according to a meeting recording. Two councilors were absent, so the mayor cast a tiebreaker vote. Council and staff didn’t discuss the budget tradeoffs that may come with adding the positions.
At Monday’s council meeting, April 13, Councilor Lyndsie Leech directed the city manager to schedule a follow-up discussion and provide more information on the proposal on June 8, during a financial planning work session that will center on the city’s unfunded needs…