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SHAKOPEE
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Kris Wilson, Acting City Administrator
DATE: 03/17/2015
SUBJECT: Adoption of City Council Norms of Behavior (F)
Action Sought
The Council is asked to adopt the following Agreed Upon Norms of Behavior as
discussed during the March 12 workshop.
1. Speak only for yourself, not for other Councilmembers - unless specifically
tasked by your colleagues to speak for the group.
2. Don't question motives. Assume others have positive intentions, even when
you disagree.
3. Be respectful of one another, and the public process, at all times. Do not
criticize staff or others in public.
4. Aim for consensus, but accept decisions of the majority once made.
5. Stay focused on the elected official role -- policy, prioritization and citizen
representation.
6. Work primarily through the City Administrator, occasionally through a
Department Head, and never through line staff. Refrain from attending staff
meetings, trainings, "ride-alongs" or group staff functions unless specifically
invited or scheduled through Administration.
7. Respect staff and the fact that they work for the Council as a whole. Don't
expect or ask them to engage in the fray (secrets, gossip, triangulate), make
your individual case (to take sides), or to be your "insider" (informant).
8. After each Council Meeting, each Councilmember should acknowledge each
other.
Requested Action
The Council is asked to move to adopt the above Agreed Upon Norms of Behavior
for elected officials of the City of Shakopee.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Shakopee Economic Development Authority
Regular Session 7:00 p.m. March 17,2015
LOCATION Council Chambers City Hall 129 Holmes Street South
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of the Agenda
3. Consent Business
A. EDA Bills
B. EDA Minutes
C. Consideration of a Commercial Exterior Improvement Program Loan for CEM
Properties, LLC
D. Authorize Res. No 15.3, A Resolution Approving an Interfund Loan and Transfer
from the Equipment Fund to the Economic Development Authority (EDA)
4. General Business
5. Adjourn to Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Note to EDA Members:
If you have any questions or need additional information on any of the above items, please call Samantha
DiMaggio prior to the meeting at(952)233-9317.