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3 <br />Members who have a potential conflict of interest shall: <br />• Disclose the conflict of interest to the group, and <br />• Abstain from the Council discussion debate and vote <br /> <br />ROLES OF COUNCIL, STAFF AND COMMISSIONS <br />We are all part of a team committed to the residents of Little Canada both today and in the future. <br />To be effective we must come to meetings with an open mind, think strategically about City issues <br />and delegate details of implementations to staff. We will strive to maintain a culture of trust, <br />respect and candor as a Council and when working with staff and commissions. <br /> <br />Members should STRIVE TO: <br /> <br />• Treat people with courtesy, politeness, and <br />kindness <br />• Encourage others to express their opinions and <br />ideas <br />• Listen to what others have to say <br />• Use the ideas of others to improve decisions <br />and outcomes <br />• Recognize and respect differences <br />• Prepare for the issues at hand <br />• Focus on the business of the body <br />• Consider only legally germane information in <br />decisions <br />• Act as a decision maker, not an advocate <br />Members should AVOID: <br /> <br />• Speaking over or cutting off another <br />individual’s comments <br />• Insulting, disparaging, or putting down people <br />or their ideas <br />• Bullying other members by displaying a <br />pattern of belittling, demeaning, judging or <br />patronizing comments <br />• Violence or the threat of violence will not be <br />tolerated <br /> <br />Working with Staff <br />Members shall respect and adhere to the Council-Administrator (Plan B) structure of Little Canada <br />city government as outlined in MN Statute 412. <br /> <br />This means: <br /> <br />City Council as a whole does… <br /> <br />• Hire, fire, and supervise City Administrator <br />• Set the strategic direction for the City <br />• Consider and approve budget and related work <br />plan, and monitor performance relative to those <br />items <br />• Consider and approve policy decisions <br />• Consider and approve development proposals <br />• Consider and approve variances and rezoning <br />requests <br />• Appoint citizens to citizen advisory <br />commissions <br />• Approve and amend work plans and bylaws <br />City Council does not… <br /> <br />• Hire and fire city staff <br />• Direct the activities of staff, other than the <br />City Administrator <br />• Individually direct the activities of official <br />boards, commissions, or council assigned <br />groups. <br />• Individually approve policies, projects etc. <br />• Individually commit City resources or staff <br />to specific causes <br />• Individually enforce policies, City Code, etc. <br />• Individually speak or prepare official <br />correspondence on behalf of the City unless <br />authorized by the City Council.