City of Eugene, Oregon <br />Ten Year Trends: Service Trends <br />Budget.Summary <br />Services. offered by the City have changed during the past ten years to .reflect Eugene's growth. In <br />terms of FTE, more resources are dedicated to community public safety; as well as, providing and <br />maintaining public infrastructure and responding to community growth. Examples of program <br />changes since FY97 include the nearly $9.0 million in reductions- associated with the passage of <br />Measures 47 and 50 in FY98 and more recent increases in Police Officer. staffing, a new and <br />larger library, an expanded focus on youth programs through local option levies, new public <br />safety facilities, restoring a fire crew at the Valley River Fire Station, and implementation of the <br />parks and open space bond measure. In FY08, additional personnel for sustainability and green <br />building promotion, Police policy development, Airport maintenance, and parkland acquisition <br />account for the majority of the position increases. <br />25 <br />