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4 <br />City Council members promise city staff they will: <br />• Respect staff as valued resources and members of our team <br />• Support the maintenance of a positive and constructive workplace environment for city <br />employees where individual members, city staff and the public are free to express their ideas <br />and work to their full potential <br />• Provide direction to the City Administrator as a body and not direct the work of individual <br />staff members <br />• When possible, notify the City Administrator in advance of a council meeting of questions <br />or requests to pull agenda items from the consent agenda so the appropriate staff can <br />compile the information needed <br />• Agree that information they ask of the City Administrator will be shared equally with all <br />council members <br /> <br />Working with commissions <br />As set forth in the Little Canada City Code Chapters 202 and 2501, Little Canada’s commissions <br />are established by the City Council and serve as advisory to the Council. Specific commission roles <br />are: <br />• Investigate matters within the scope of the commission or as specifically directed by the <br />Council <br />• Advise the Council by communicating the viewpoint or advice of the commission <br />• At the direction of the Council, hold hearings, receive evidence, conduct investigations, <br />and, based on such hearings, evidence and investigations, make decisions and <br />recommendations to the Council <br /> <br />City Council members promise commissions they will: <br />• View commissions as vitally important resources to support our decision-making <br />• Communicate effectively with commissions to ensure they have the tools to do their work <br />• Give clear direction as a body and take adequate time to review the result of their <br />deliberations <br />• Because of the value of the independent advice of commissions to the public decision- <br />making process, members of Council shall refrain from using their position to influence <br />the deliberations or outcomes of commission proceedings <br /> <br />Working with the community <br />Residents: City staff is the first call for help for residents. We will refer residents who have <br />concerns to the City Administrator. If a resident has contacted the City Administrator but is still not <br />satisfied, we will discuss with the City Administrator. We acknowledge if a resident receives <br />conflicting information from different City Council Members or staff , it is confusing and could <br />increase liability for the City. <br /> <br />Community Stakeholders or other interests: The purpose of a City Council meeting is to discuss <br />information needed, review that information, and decide. It is not feasible to conduct all business in <br />a public meeting. Particularly around development, business interests might ask a member to meet <br />outside of the City Council meeting to facilitate idea generation about proposals.