Board Members Present: Dorothy Anderson, Peter Bartel, Patrick Lanning, and Sandra Bishop.

Others present: Randy Berggren and Krista Hince of the EWEB staff; and Kim Young, City of Eugene Minutes Recorder.

President Anderson called the Special Board Meeting to order at 11:45 a.m.

REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR AT-LARGE BOARD POSITION

Board members discussed the process to be used for the applicant interviews. Board members agreed it depended on the number of people interviewed. Board members further agreed that members would take turns asking questions of applicants. Board members tentatively agreed to interview three to five candidates.

Board members discussed whether to use a formal rating system, and decided against it, but acknowledged they would be looking for experience, communication skills, education, and public involvement during the interviews.

Commissioner Bishop arrived.

Board members discussed whether the candidate to be selected should be selected on the basis of whether that person was the strongest candidate or on a geographic basis. Members agreed that the strongest candidate should be selected.

President Anderson solicited board members’ preferences for candidates to interview. She supported interviewing Paul Conte, Allen Gubrud, Bonnie Kuhn, and Rich Cunningham. Commissioner Bishop indicated support for interviewing Jeff Kast, Larry Dunlap, Lee Allen Kersh, Bonnie Kuhn, Allen Gubrud, and Paul Conte. Commissioner Lanning supported interviewing Paul Conte, Lee Allen Kersh, and Allen Gubrud. Vice President Bartel indicated support for interviewing Paul Conte and Allen Gubrud.

Board members agreed to interview Paul Conte and Allen Gubrud.

FINALIZE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR AT-LARGE POSITION

Board members reviewed draft questions to be asked of the candidates to be interviewed, and agreed to ask the candidates the following questions:

As you know, EWEB is a public utility, owned by the citizens of Eugene. In your mind, what is the value of a public utility to its community? Has EWEB delivered that value?

1. Why do you want to serve on the EWEB Board?
2. What do you see as the role of the board?
3. What do you see as the role of the general manager?
4. What level of time commitment can you make in order to serve? What do you think is appropriate?
5. How would you characterize your leadership style?
6. What are the issues most important to you?
7. What is your understanding of the cause of last year’s energy crisis, which resulted in major electric rate increases? In your opinion, how had EWEB dealt with the problem?
8. How would you describe yourself?
9. Describe a difficult issue faced by a board you served on, and how it was resolved.

Board members agreed to allot 45 minutes for each interview. Mr. Berggren tossed a coin to determine the order of the interviews. The coin toss gave Mr. Gubrud the choice of times to be interviewed.

The meeting adjourned at 1 p.m.

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Assistant Secretary President