TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
SUBJECT:Title
City Council Retreat Outcomes (City Manager Danaj).
ADOPT
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the 2014 Council Retreat Outcomes, including:
a) Council's expectations of the City Manager;
b) What the City Manager can expect of the Council;
c) City Manager's expectations of the Council;
d) What the Council can expect from the City Manager; and
e) Attributes of a High-Performing Governing Body.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
On August 14 and 15, 2014 the City Council, City Manager and City Attorney attended a facilitated City Council Retreat to share perspectives and opinions regarding various aspects of governance, as well as expectations. Consequently, the City Council and City Manager developed a set of mutual expectations, and the City Council directed the City Manager to present this report for formal Council adoption.
The following report provides the results and outcomes from the retreat. The attached documents, represent the compilation of the various mutual expectations developed at the retreat. These will serve as a foundation for building the relationship between the governing body and the City Manager.
DISCUSSION:
With the appointment of a new City Manager, the Council Retreat served as an opportunity for the City Council and City Manager to align and share mutual expectations of each other. The retreat, held over a 2-day period, included a robust agenda and outcomes:
* Forms of Government: An overview of different forms of government was provided (Council-Manager and Mayor-Council) to gain an understanding of the implications of the roles and responsibilities of the various players (Council, City Manager, professional staf...
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