HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP September 19, 2001
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Council-Administrator Team-Building Work Session
September 19,2001 -7:00 p.m.
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Gamache at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall Conference Room A.
Members Present: Mayor Gamache, Councilmembers Jacobson, Knight, Orttel and Trude;
Members Absent: None
Other Present: Jim Brimeyer, Administrator John Erar
The special meeting was facilitated by Jim Brimeyer, The Brimeyer Group, Inc., who was hired
by the City Council to assist the group in strengthening inter-personal working relationships. The
purpose of the meeting was to review group personality profiles, discuss the Carver governance
model and explore ways of improving team dynamics between Council members and the
administrator.
The meeting began with an overview of DISC personality profiles that were administered by the
Brimeyer Group and completed by Council members and the administrator. Mr. Brimeyer
presented a general overview of the personality profiles for the Council and the adminstrator and
discussed the various attributes of each profile. Strengths and weaknesses were discussed, along
with the recognition that the entire group favored more dominant personality traits. Questions and
comments regarding this information were discussed at length.
Following this presentation, Mr. Brimeyer presented information on the Carver Governance
model. He discussed a number of principles and the general philosophy behind this governance
model, along with Board expectations and the role of the administrator. Various comments were
made by Council regarding issues that were of general concern such as communications,
management style and ensuring that agreed upon outcomes are clearly articulated. Brimeyer
responded to several questions regarding roles of a Council member, the administrator and
appropriate interactions between Council and the general staff. The need to respect boundaries
and allow the administrator to address staff issues such as employee workloads, stress and service
issues was also emphasized.
Brimeyer distributed a list of ten questions that was prepared by administrator Erar related to
clarifying Council expectations of the administrator. It was determined by Council that given the
lateness of the evening and the need to study the questions more fully, that a follow-up meeting
would be conducted in conjunction with the administrator's performance review.
Brimeyer indicated he would be mailing out performance evaluation forms to Council members
and that they should be returned in a timely manner. A meeting date was not scheduled at this
time, but it was indicated that a date should be scheduled as soon as possible to bring these items
to closure.
Meeting Adjourned at 9:55 p.m.