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St. Anthony City Council Plan for Governing with a Servant Leadership Mindset Competencies for Effective Elected Leaders Mindset and Behaviors Action Item to Consider Source Leading with Values: Community Engagement Examples of community engagement as an elected official include: ●Building relationships with different community leaders, including those representing underserved or underrepresented groups. ●Modeling civility. ●Welcoming diversity in viewpoints and opinion. ●Modeling good social media use. Adopt Values Statement Draft Sample Statement of Values League of Minnesota Cities Minnesota Mayor Handbook (page 28-29) Leading with Values: Equity and Inclusion Examples of equity and inclusion as an elected official include: ●Taking action to demonstrate a commitment to inclusion and equity in your city. ●Reviewing policies for fair and equitable outcomes. ●Building an inclusive workforce that represents the community. ●Ensuring city services are accessible and welcoming to all community members. ●Intentionally seeking authentic input into city policies from a wide range of voices and backgrounds. Key actions for cities to consider in addressing racial inequities ●Explore the demographic history, including the racial history, and current demographics of the community. ●Normalize the topic of race through hosting facilitated conversations among city staff, elected leaders, and in the community (e.g. book or film and discussion events). ●Identify local partners/community groups to engage in conversation about the experiences of people of color in the community. ●Collect and analyze data on city services by race (e.g. geographic data on where park improvements have been made or where trees have been planted by the city). ●Organize training for staff and elected officials that focuses on developing shared terminology and concepts of race and race equity (e.g. implicit and explicit bias). ●Identify staff and elected officials for an internal equity team; consider who is passionate for and interested in the work. Include employees and other officials of color. Adopt Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan Read The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together as council professional development On City calendar, consider recognizing October holiday as Indigenous People’s Day Community Survey in Spring 2022 2023 goals & priorities driven by survey & data Driving Diversity and Inclusion through Governance Race Equity Toolkit: An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity Professional Development for Council: Government Alliance for Race and Equity NLC Race, Equity and Leadership Training DRAFT July 2021 Page 2