Minutes_City Council Proceedings 2 2 16 CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on February 2, 2016 at
the Grand River Center, 500 Bell Street.
Present: Mayor Buol; Council Members Connors, Del Toro, Jones, Lynch, Resnick,
Rios; City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Lindahl.
Also present: Assistant City Managers Cindy Steinhauser and Teri Goodmann,
Assistant City Attorneys Crenna Brumwell and Maureen Quann.
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council called
for the purpose of conducting a governance work session with the City Council.
WORK SESSION
CITY COUNCIL GOVERNANCE
Lyle Sumek facilitated a Governance work session with the City Council and provided
history, background and agenda for the session. Topics discussed:
Working Model for Governance (What), Management (How) and Service
(Actions)
Effective Teamwork: G-R-E-A-T: Goals, Roles, Execute, Attitude, Trust
Types/Comparisons of teams: loser, competitive, winner, champion
12 Points of an Effective Mayor and City Council
Framework for effectiveness
Defining and identifying success for and image of the City
Protocols and operating guidelines
There being no further business, upon motion the City Council adjourned at 9:13 p.m.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC
City Clerk
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