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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 09, 2012 Page 14 At the request of Councilmember McGee, Mayor Roe advised that City Council policies remained in place until changed. Discuss ensued regarding language of Section 5.d (Attachment A) for signs dis- played during meetings; with consensus being and supported by City Attorney Gaughan that current language was sufficient unless a future problem was en- countered at which time it could be addressed. Mayor Roe questioned if there was any benefit in publically posting a code of conduct or rules of decorum for public information. Councilmember McGehee suggested that the handout provided by Mayor Roe be included in training or packet materials for Commission Chairpersons; with Councilmembers and Mayor Roe concurring. b. Discussion of City Council Liaisons A bench handout, attached hereto and made a part hereof, provided an updated list of current memberships; with Mayor Roe briefly reviewing those memberships. Councilmember McGehee expressed her interest in use of task forces; and ques- tioned the need to confine Councilmembers to two in order not to violate Open Meeting Laws. City Attorney Gaughan and Mayor Roe noted that any more than two Coun- cilmembers consisted of a quorum and became a public meeting requiring formal notice and availability for the public to attend. Mayor Roe noted the need to have further discussion on those on the City Manag- er Review Task Force in the future; and since Councilmember Johnson advised that he was removing himself from that task force at this time; Mayor Roe advised that he, as mayor, and Councilmember McGehee would serve in that role. c. Discussion of Special Meetings for Strategic Planning City Manager Malinen suggested a future meeting to discuss the 2013 cycle for decision-making, since the 2013 preliminary budget was already in place as part of the biennial budget process. However, Mr. Malinen noted the need for identi- fying items affected by resources. Mr. Malinen suggested those strategic plan- ning discussions for several Mondays without scheduled meetings of the City Council. At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Malinen clarified that the format would be similar to that used for last year's strategic planning meetings; including both strategic and long-range planning.