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Item No. 09I Type of Business: CB Meeting Date: May 24, 2004 Administrator Review: ______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 6257 Adopting the City Rules of Conduct Date of Report: May 24, 2004 Introduction: In March 2004, the city council and department heads held a “leadership-planning-team building” retreat. The retreat was held at the Mounds View Community Center and facilitated by Don Salverda, an outside consultant. Over the two evenings of the retreat, the Council and Department Heads discussed the past, present and future, and responded with a plan to address the challenges facing the City of Mounds View. Discussion The group developed a shared vision for success, by agreeing on a Rules of Conduct. The proposed Rules of Conduct reads as follows: Rule#1 Council Members treat each other, the staff and the public with respect and dignity. Rule #2 Council Members maintain the highest standards of honesty and integrity in their public and private dealings. Rule #3 Council Members recognize the interdependency of the Council and the Professional Staff. Rule #4 Council Members are courteous in their dealings, and do not interrupt other Council Members, the Staff or Citizens when they are speaking at Council meetings. Rule #5 Council Members respect the individuality and contribution that other Council Members and Staff Members bring to the City. Rule #6 Council Members respect the majority vote of the Council, and do not undermine or sabotage implementation of ordinances, policies, and rules passed by the majority. Rule #7 Council Members respect and do not belittle, the minority opinions and votes of Council Members who are not part of the majority vote on key issues.