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A G E N D A <br />Mounds View City Council <br />January 18, 1979 <br />Kozlaks -4:30 PM <br />CITY COUNCIL /STAFF ORIENTATION <br />I. The role of the City Administrator <br />A. Job description - Chapter 5 <br />B. Supervise staff management team <br />C. Overall coordination and planning of daily city operations <br />D. Liaison between City Council and Department Heads (communicate <br />City Council policy directives to Department Heads for <br />implementation) <br />E. Clerk functions, e.g. elections, resolutions, record keeping, <br />ordinances, Council minutes, etc. <br />F. Personnel issues <br />G. Delegation of work load <br />H. Professional guidance and direction <br />II. Mayor, City Council and Department Head relationship <br />A. City Council provides policy direction to the City Administrator <br />who in turn oversees the implementation of Council directives <br />through Department Heads <br />B. Open, honest and sharing relationships <br />C. Review of proposed Council agenda process <br />III. Team Management <br />A. Provides best decision through group discussion and interchange <br />of ideas <br />B. Past training - 7 Pines Lodge and in- service sessions <br />C. How department head team currently uses team management to <br />effectuate the best possible recommendation and /or decision <br />IV. Review the Department Head expectations for the individual Council/ <br />Department Head meetings on Saturday, January 20 and February 3 <br />A. Outline department's existing functions and /or responsibilities <br />B. Current issues facing the department <br />C. Future departmental problems that staff feels the Council should <br />be aware of <br />D. Program areas that have been effective in the past and those <br />that need improvement <br />E. Interrelationship to other City departments <br />F. General questions and answers <br />