Staff recommends Council determine if it is interested in identifying the expectations and obligations of the City Council and Senior Staff as a tool to help improve our effectiveness as a leadership team.

The enclosed research materials are from the University of Kansas. The subject is the attributes of a high performing council.  I found this discussion to benefit both the staff and Council when I used it several years ago. Between the eleven elected officials and fifteen senior staff members, it is easy to lose track of what our expectations and obligations are to one another, particularly as a collective body.

If the Council is interested, we will schedule a future work session to specifically identify what our expectations and obligations are as a council governing body and as a staff leadership team. I believe every member of this team is interested in how to lead our city effectively.  

City Council may:

• Approve an interest in identifying the specific expectations and obligations we have of one another or;
• Disapprove any interest in discussing the Expectations and Obligations Quad.

None identified.