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City� Council Regalar Meeting — 01/09/06 <br />DRA�`T Mi�utes - Page 20 <br />Councilmember Maschka enthusiasizcally endoxsed such <br />processes a� valuable �ools in determining where the City was <br />going and how to spend money accordingly and appropriaiely. <br />Mayor K�ausing requested additional in£a�mation from <br />Councilmembe� Maschka related �o identifying individua� work <br />styles. <br />Councz�rnember N�aschka out�ined, the pracess for determining <br />individual styles o�' takzng in �n�ormaiion; processing i� and the <br />strengths and weaknesses o� those individual styles and how <br />colleagues processed the information and haw best to pxesen� <br />ideas and issues for the most e��ec�ive discussion and in an effort <br />to build good work re�ationsh�ps and compatibiii�ies. <br />Counci�me�nbez� Kaugh opined his desire to utzlize citizens, <br />r�.�her than a "high paid" �'aci�itato�. <br />Mayor Klausing clari�ed ihat the Council wasn't necessarily <br />looking for someone from outsid� the community to tell the City <br />what �o do; but to faci�ztate and assist �he Counci� fram a <br />dz��erent perspec�ive in the Council's gaal-setting p�roce�s. <br />Mayor K�auszng spoke wi�h enthusiasm for the Vi�ta 2000 <br />cammuni�y visioning and survey p�ocess; and how �i peaked his <br />int�res� in community service. <br />Counci�membe�r Pusi opined that i� was immediately eritical as <br />clected oificials to pr�oritzze and develop a work program, as <br />sugges�ed by Councilmember Maschka; to detearmine how to <br />work togethe� productively as a group; ta determine citizen <br />preference and priorities; and to accomplish overall goa�s. <br />Councilmember Pust encouraged receipt of the community's <br />ideas, putting thc�n in wr��ing, and involving the eommuni�y in <br />what they wanted their governmen� to be, and how to become a <br />bet�er �easn. Councilmem.ber Pust vo�unteexed ta aetzvely assis� <br />sta�£ �n crafting those gaals, upon completion of the team <br />building process; and determzne ihe budgetary implicatinns. <br />Councilm�mbex �hlan opined iha� team building and r�vork style <br />analyses were not good uses o� publie monies and that she was <br />not in favor o�that p�ocess or hiring a consu�tant �or such uses. <br />