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<br />4 <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 relevant information in <br />decisions on policies, development proposals <br />and zoning actions <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. This will not <br />be tolerated <br /> Responding to speakers during Public <br />Comment/Open Forum <br /> Personal cell phone use while meetings are in <br />session <br /> <br />Working with Staff <br />Council Members shall respect and adhere to the Council-Administrator (Plan A) structure of Little <br />Canada city government as outlined in MN Statute 412. <br /> <br />This means: <br /> <br />City Council as a whole does… <br /> <br /> Hire and terminate City Administrator <br /> Formally approve or adopt applicable city <br />personnel actions in accordance with the <br />Council-Administrator (Plan A) structure, <br />including but not limited to all hiring and <br />termination of City employees <br /> Set the strategic direction for the City <br /> Consider and decide budget and related work <br />plan, and monitor performance relative to those <br />items <br /> Consider and decide policy decisions <br /> Consider and decide development proposals <br /> Consider and decide variances and rezoning <br />requests <br /> Appoint advisory commissions <br /> Approve and amend work plans and bylaws <br />Individual City Council doesMembers do <br />not… <br /> <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 to <br />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.