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St. Anthony City Council Plan for Governing with a Servant Leadership Mindset <br />Competencies <br />for Effective <br />Elected Leaders <br />Mindset and Behaviors Action Item to <br />Consider <br />Source <br />Leading with <br />Vision: <br />Strategic <br />Planning and <br />Decision Making <br />Examples of strategic planning and decision-making <br />as an elected official include: <br />●Listening to and considering a variety of <br />perspectives in order to make decisions. <br />●Ability to develop long-term plans. <br />●Encouraging creativity of ideas. <br />●Building trust and consensus; investing in <br />relationships and understanding of core values. <br />Community Survey <br />in Spring 2022 <br />2023 goals & <br />priorities driven <br />by survey & data <br />League of Minnesota <br />Cities Minnesota Mayor <br />Handbook <br />(page 30-31) <br />Leading with <br />Vision: <br />Policymaking <br />Examples of policymaking as an elected official <br />include: <br />●Listening to diverse perspectives and building <br />consensus. <br />●Energizing a group for taking action. <br />●Identifying priorities. <br />●Harnessing relationships to bring about positive <br />results. <br />●Seeing the big picture. <br />Adopt strategies <br />and standards of <br />excellence for <br />data-driven local <br />government <br />Read The Sum of <br />Us <br />League of Minnesota <br />Cities Minnesota Mayor <br />Handbook <br />(page 36-38) <br />Ways Cities can Use <br />Data <br />Leading with <br />Vision: <br />Managing Risk <br />Examples of managing risk as an elected official <br />include: <br />●Following open and transparent public process <br />with decision-making. <br />●Fairness in application of ordinances and <br />policies. <br />●Upholding the values of the city and acting as a <br />role model for integrity. <br />League of Minnesota <br />Cities Liability <br />handbook <br />Leading with <br />Action: <br />Meeting <br />Facilitation <br />Examples of meeting facilitation as an elected official <br />include: <br />●Following Robert’s Rules of Order. <br />●Modeling collaboration and cooperation. <br />●Engaging stakeholders in productive discussions. <br />A resolution of <br />standing rules for <br />conducting city <br />council meetings is <br />adopted every <br />January. <br />League of Minnesota <br />Cities Meetings of City <br />Councils <br />Leading with <br />Action: <br />Financial <br />Literacy <br />Examples of financial literacy as an elected official <br />include: <br />●Creating an environment in which financial <br />transparency is valued. <br />●Analyzing trends that will affect the budget. <br />●Being a good steward of the public’s resources. <br />●Preparing your city to meet future needs. <br />League of Minnesota <br />Cities Handbook for <br />Minnesota Cities <br />(Chapters 19-25) <br />Leading with <br />Action: <br />Personnel <br />Management <br />Examples of personnel management as an elected <br />official include: <br />●Investing in employee’s professional <br />development/encouraging a growth mindset. <br />●Helping employees see how their roles, <br />responsibilities connect to the city’s overall <br />mission. <br />●Modeling the values of the city. <br />●Implementing succession planning. <br />Adopt Values <br />Statement <br />Draft Sample <br />Statement of <br />Values <br />League of Minnesota <br />Cities Minnesota Mayor <br />Handbook (page 40-41) <br />DRAFT July 2021 Page 3