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Mounds View City Council October 11, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 2 b~ MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To accept the September 27, 1999 City Council minutes as corrected. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 5. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Council and Staff Rules of Conduct. • • Mayor Coughlin stated the Rules of Conduct had been agreed upon during the Council and Staff Retreat, earlier in the year. Pursuant to discussion at the previous Council Work Session, staff has prepared a poster board, which indicates the Council and Staff Rules of Conduct as follows. 1. Respect and do not abuse each other. 2. Practice the Golden Rule in all of your interactions. 3. Appreciate the value of each team member. 4. Communicate the "whys" or the reasons behind comments and decisions. 5. Accept people's limitations, and be willing to learn from failure and mistakes. 6. Have realistic expectations and demonstrate patience. 7. Follow the chain of command at all levels, with the Mayor being seen as the leader of the Council, and the Administrator as the leader of the staff. This does not pertain to information for information sake only interactions. 8. Identify and prioritize issues and clearly state direction and goals desired relative to these issues. 9. Tell the "painful" truth in all interactions, and be candid. 10. Keep a sense of humor and find enjoyment in what we do in our interactions with each other, in as much as we possibly can. Mayor Coughlin executed the document, and presented it to the Council and staff for their signatures. Council Member Marty commented that Council and staff had discussed quarterly meetings in regard to the Rules of Conduct, and suggested the first of these meetings be scheduled in November. Mayor Coughlin asked the City Administrator if he had spoken with staff to determine agreeable dates for this meeting. City Administrator Whiting stated he would speak to staff the following day, however, staff would make themselves available at the convenience of the Council. Mayor Coughlin noted it was the consensus of Council and staff to hold quarterly meetings, in an attempt to divert any potential miscommunications. 6. REPORTS Council Member Quick had no report.