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1 . j, <br /> any member of the City Council ar any City board or commission <br /> desiring to testify in his or her official capacity on <br /> legislative or regulatory natters before the State Legislative <br /> government, or desiring to submit funding requests Assembly, State agencies, municipal corporationsor the Federal <br /> t for municipal <br /> activities thereto or to any private foundation, shall present <br /> the essence of the testimony or funding request to the Council <br /> for prior approval, modification, or disapproval. <br /> section 3. No employee, agent or officer of the City shall <br /> testify on legislative or regulatory matters before a <br /> governmental entity or request funding From a public or private <br /> source in his or her official capacity contrary t� the adopted <br /> . policies of the Council. The Mayor, members of the City Council, <br /> and members of City boards or c o,iissions shall not make a <br /> •funding request contrary to the adopted policies of the Council.. <br /> No such person shall testify contrary to adopted policies of the <br /> Council unless prior to the presentation the speaker submits to <br /> 4 the governmental entity a Written statement of , the City's <br /> position and orally acknowledges before speaking that the <br /> testimony will be contrary to the City's position. Summaries of <br /> all testimony delivered under this section shall be provided to <br /> the Council. Each summary shall include a description of the <br /> time, place and group before which the statement was wade. <br /> section 4. In the event time pressures do not permit the <br /> Council to consider the testimony before the intended time of <br /> presentation by a representative of a City board or commission, <br /> the person may speak for the board or commission, but must 4140 <br /> explain that the Council has not considered the issue. Summaries <br /> of all testimony under this section shall be provided to the <br /> Council. <br /> • Seetion 5. Any officer, employee or agent of the City, the <br /> Mayor, or a aeaber of the Council or a City board or commission <br /> may take a position before or request funding from administrative <br /> staff of State agencies, municipal corporations, the Federal <br /> • government, or private foundations without prior approval of the <br /> Council, but must declare that consideration and approval of the <br /> Council has not been obtained if that is the case. This . <br /> declaration need not be given if the position or funding request <br /> presented represents application of previously adopted Council <br /> policies with respect to the issue being considered. . <br /> section 6. If the City Manager, or his or her designee <br /> determines it is ipportant that the City of Eugene speak on a <br /> legislative issue or apply for available funds and the hearing <br /> schedule or funding application deadline does not permit prior <br /> Council approval, tie City Manager or his or her designee is <br /> authorized to speak on behalf of the City of Eugene after <br /> Consultation with the Council Legislative Committee Chair. <br /> Summaries of all testimony delivered or funding applications <br /> submitted under this section shall be provided to the Council. <br /> Resolution - 2 <br /> , -.e , e11) <br /> k . <br />