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City of St. Anthony <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Minutes <br />February 22, 2022 <br />Present: <br />Mayor & Council <br />Randy Stille, Mayor, Thomas Randle, Councilmember, Wendy Webster, Councilmember and Jan Jenson, <br />Councilmember, Bernard Walker, Councilmember <br />Staff: <br />Charlie Yunker, City Manager <br />Call to Order: <br />Mayor Stille called the Work Session to order at 5:45 p.m. <br />Council Onboarding & Core Competencies: <br />Councilmember Webster reviewed the information provided in the packet as a follow-up from the <br />previous Council discussion on November 9, 2021 regarding Core Competencies and enhancing the <br />onboarding process. Councilmember Webster described the overall objective of improving team <br />performance and integrating shared values, norms, review areas of open meeting law and conflicts of <br />interest, and equity and inclusion in policymaking. As well as any other areas identified as the process <br />moves forward. <br />Council discussed the benefits and objectives of the overall exercise. Councilmember Jenson introduced <br />the idea of utilizing a list of Servant Leadership principles from SGR that has appeared in the Goal Setting <br />packet the last two years. The Council also discussed the importance of attending the League of <br />Minnesota Cities orientation sessions for new Councilmembers as well as less formal events and <br />gatherings. Councilmember Webster discussed the values of all the forms of team building exercise help <br />build shared understandings, and Council discussed the benefit of a more consistent onboarding <br />process. City Manager Yunker proposed the idea for Council to consider in the future that the Council all <br />participate in onboarding as a team with staff in support, rather than driving the process. <br />Council discussed adding crisis communications to the scope of onboarding, and perhaps have a table <br />top exercise with staff on that topic. Mayor Stille suggested that other areas of the Strategic Plan and <br />Pyramid have more focus for discussion in January, 2023. <br />Councilmember Jenson offered thoughts on initial enhancements to the onboarding presentation, and <br />Council agreed to conduct further session throughout the year to complete unfinished areas of shared <br />values, norms, review areas of open meeting law and conflicts of interest, and equity and inclusion in <br />policymaking in the onboarding process. <br />Future Work Sessions: <br />Next Work Sessions will be held on March 8th, 2022, at 5:45pm in the Council Chambers. <br />Adjournment: <br />The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted by Charlie Yunker, City Manager.