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Mounds View City Council May 24, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 12 <br /> <br />Ayes - 4 Nays -1(Stigney) Motion carried. <br />H. Resolution 6256 Adopting the City Values Statement <br />Mayor Linke read the values statement. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6256, a <br />Resolution Adopting the City Values Statement. <br />Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. <br />I. Resolution 6257 Adopting the City Rules of Conduct <br />LJ <br />Mayor Linke read Resolution 6257 outlining the rules of conduct for the City. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Linke/Gunn. To Approve Resolution 6257, a Resolution Adopting the <br />City Rules of Conduct. <br />Council Member Stigney indicated he has a question on rule number 8 and he would like to <br />delete it. <br />Council Member Stigney said he believes in open and honest communication and does not feel <br />that in public you should state that they did an excellent job and then correct them in private. He <br />then said that there was open and honest communication in a previous Resolution and there are <br />some state statutes that require discipline in private so he feels this adds nothing. <br />Mayor Linke indicated that if he is going to criticize he does that privately and would not praise <br />the same person for that item in public. The idea is, if there is a problem, you bring that to the <br />person's attention privately rather than in a public forum because doing so publicly belittles that <br />person and you for doing so. He then said that he also believes in praising persons for doing a <br />job well and that should be done publicly so that they get the recognition they deserve. <br />Council Member Many said he would like to have number 8 remain because he appreciates not <br />being publicly criticized and he feels others should be treated that way as well. <br />Council Member Gunn commented that she looks at these rules as rules of etiquette between <br />Council Members. <br />Council Member Stigney indicated that he is fine with that interpretation but would have a <br />problem if persons were publicly praised but privately criticized for the same thing. <br />Council Member Quick indicated he would still like the hard cold truth from the Staff. <br />Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 <br />Motion carried. <br />