I still feel Eugene needs a "City Manager's Question Time" that mimics "Prime Minister's Question Time" that Great Britain has. Once a week or once a month, a group, made up of city councilors and residents,  gathers and gets to ask the person who (hopefully) knows what is going in the city and where the money is going. This "weak Mayor- strong City Manager" type government has some limitations. I have a hunch the City Council would like such a question time, at least when they have questions as to the new city hall. 
Hugh Massengill, Eugene