Legislative Policies for the 2005 Legislative Session

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IX. General Government A• BUSINESS LICENSING Cities should be able to license business activities which are not already regulated by the State in order to promote public health and safety. Cities also must be able to charge sufficient fees to recover regulatory costs. Cities should retain the right to regulate activities when State regulations are insufficient to address local community concerns. For example, the City of Eugene regulates a limited number.of business activities such as taxi service and sidewalk vending in order to safeguard the public's health, safety and welfare. B. CONTRACTING 1 • The City supports fair and open procedures in awarding contracts with the flexibility to respond to local conditions and resources, including costs of monitoring the contracts, the availability of competent suppliers to ensure competitive bidding. 2. The City supports modifying Qualified Rehabilitation Facilities (QRFs) statutes to exempt security employment from the areas QRF are awarded selection preference. C• LABOR ~ 1. LOCAL CONTROL OF WAGES, BENEFITS .AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES The City will oppose legislation that restricts or diminishes the rights of local governments to exercise local control over benefits, wages and employment practices, whether those restrictions come through policy or the collective bargaining process. The City will oppose adding any more groups or categories of employees to those already ` eligible to receive police and fire fighter benefits. 2. ADEQUATE BENEFIT LEVELS The City supports the provision of public employee benefits that are consistent with formal needs assessments and/or actuarial studies establishing standards of adequacy. Benefits exceeding such standards should be provided at the discretion of individual employers, and should not be mandated. City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2005 Session 49 ' g 1 _