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Ethics Committee Meeting Minutes <br /> October 13, 1997 i <br /> Chair Person: Chuck Whiting Secretary: Cathy Bennett <br /> Members Present: Tim Brennan, Mike Ulrich, Mary Tatarek, Cathy Bennett, Chuck Whiting <br /> Absent: Steve Dazenski <br /> Discussion: <br /> An overview of the comments regarding the mission and vision statement was presented. General <br /> agreement that the statements are sufficient but concern that the ideas in the statements were not <br /> being carried out or followed by Council, Staff and the Community in dealing with difficult issues. <br /> There was discussion regarding the ambiguity of mission and vision statements and how these are <br /> forward thinking which is difficult when dealing with fiscal concerns. The committee discussed <br /> the relationship between taxes and the mission and vision statements. Do people understand the <br /> relationship between what they pay for and what they get? <br /> There was general discussion regarding the government process and relationship of the Council, <br /> community and staff. A"progressive community" is difficult when the government process tends <br /> to be time consuming due to the diversity of the community needs and wants. <br /> • <br /> Questions were asked regarding what some of the statements in the mission and vision mean. <br /> What does progressive community and leader mean? Is this meaning the same for each segment <br /> of the community? Many of the statements are value driven therefore it is very difficult to define. <br /> These are individual feelings rather than overall statements. <br /> It was suggested that new mission and vision statements be developed that have a more defined <br /> meaning and served a larger portion of the community. Discussion focused on how to create new <br /> mission and vision statements. Should this be community wide, at the council level, at staff level. <br /> Each member was asked to think about a strategy regarding the mission and vision statements. <br /> Should separate mission and visions be developed for the Council, for Staff etc? <br /> Next meeting: <br /> Monday, November 10 at 9:00 a.m. in conference room A. <br />