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Work together as a body, modeling teamwork and civility for our community; <br />Communicate through the city manager; <br />Prepare in advance of council meetings, be familiar with issues on the agenda <br />and ask questions of the city manager before the meetings so ever yone can be <br />fully prepared when the meeting occurs; <br />Fully par ticipate in city council meetings and other public for ums while <br />demonstrating respect, consideration and cour tesy to others; <br />Participate in scheduled activities to increase council effectiveness; <br />Share infor mation with other council members about committee meetings <br />attended; <br />Work for win-win — strive for consensus and seek common ground; and <br />Honor “discussion” before “decisions” — delay making for mal motions until <br />initial discussions have taken place. <br />Commitment and Accountability <br />The council’s deter mination of how it will enforce the code of conduct — infor mally <br />and/or for mally — is just as impor tant as the principles expressed in the code of <br />conduct. <br />Enforcing the code can take the for m of a personal pledge to behave consistently <br />with its policies and to gently remind one’s peers if they are straying from the joint <br />commitments in the code. It may also involve more for mal actions like censure under <br />prescribed r ules. Regardless of the enforcement method, council members should not <br />expect the city manager or city attorney to do it for them; imposing this expectation <br />on staff is unreasonable.