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City Council Meeting Retreat Tuesday, February 18, 2015 Page 24 up" or"thumbs down"measurement may be adequate, or a consensus of the body on a particular meeting. Monitor Respectful Meetings Target: At the end of the year, 80% self-judged their behavior as respectful. Mr. Rapp noted this would force the City Council into a discussion about their in- dividual and corporate conduct. Mayor Roe noted that it was worth saying that it was not just the City Council and staff, but also attending the meetings who were not always respectful. Police Chief Mathwig suggested input from community advisory commissions, as well as internally among Department and Councilmembers, that would allow them to address if from their perspective and observations of public meetings, providing a 360 degree evaluation. Councilmember Willmus suggested that the advisory commissioners could de- brief after a Council meeting and provide a measurement based on their perspec- tive at their joint meetings with the City Council. Respectful Interactions within the Leadership Team Target: 80% of public meetings judged respectful Councilmember Etten provided an example from his experience with his peers in the education field. Mr. Rapp suggested a quarterly, informal meeting with a score card of areas the participants struggled with. If the goal is to improve respectful conduct, Mr. Rapp stated that would be a way of not letting things fester too long without being ad- dressed. Councilmember McGehee questioned how other groups managed to have conven- ient social times without televising those discussions. Mr. Rapp suggested that the Council reconsider and adopt a policy on those meet- ings that they televised and those not televised. Mayor Roe suggested other means may also be available for that type of discus- sion. Mr. Rapp opined that the more participants were willing to put in writing and commit to changing, the more likely they would be to accomplish those outcomes.