2 2 16 City Council Proceedings Official_SpecialCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
OFFICIAL
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