Jon Ruiz was sworn in as City Manager of Eugene on April 14, 2008 after leading efforts related to downtown development, economic development, finance and budget, regional transportation planning, and the development of a sustainability plan as Assistant City Manager in Fresno, California.

Known for his style of bringing diverse points of view together to solve problems, Ruiz comes to Eugene with an election for mayor and downtown development still as question marks, and tens of thousands of visitors expected for the Olympic Team Trials.

On top of that, did he visit the Oregon Country Fair?

City Club of Eugene welcomes Jon Ruiz and asks for his take on our community and what he sees as his future role as our City Manager.

This program was coordinated by Pat Skipper. It was originally scheduled for June 27, but postponed due to a scheduling conflict.

Jorge Navarro, Executive Director of Centro Latino Americano and a City Club board member, will ask the first question.