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City Council Meeting Minutes December 11, 2018 Page 4 of 5 Novak stated the city is positioned well as the employees already weighed in on the mission, vision, values so employees should feel heard and involved. There will be cynicism, but you begin to build on the intention by including questions on your performance evaluation that reflect the values. That will reinforce the culture. She noted some cities have peer -to -peer recognition of employees who embody these values. Councilmember Stolzmann stated using Deputy City Manager Davis' expertise at Boulder County helps as the County does this very well. Councilmember Maloney asked directors how this will affect them. City Manager Balser stated the management team and organization has been involved. The plan is built on the culture we have now; the next step is articulating this. It helps directors clearly explain our expectations with a common language and it allows everyone to have the same conversation with employees. Director Hix stated the Library staff nominates each other for awards already, now this can be done with a focus on the I CARE values from the plan. These peer -to -peer interactions will use these same words and reinforce that. Chief Hayes stated it allows directors to model the behavior, set expectations, and use for training. It includes reflecting this in major policy changes. Director Winfree stated this directors group came together around the mission, vision, values, and initiatives very easily. This works for everyone, there were no factions. It leaves a great foundation for implementation. Parks and Rec is already integrating this into the 2019 work plan and staff understands the role of the department to move the whole city forward. She added using the same language across the organization is really useful. Councilmember Maloney stated the more Council understands this it enriches our ability to set policy. He would like to see this have a context we share for all projects. Councilmember Loo stated she was surprised and pleased with the final document. However, she stated it seems some of the goals are broad and she worries it is too general. These are the kinds of values everyone should bring to a job without being told. She stated if staff thinks this is what the City needs to succeed she is on board but she thinks a lot of times these don't work. Mayor Muckle stated this is a good plan and he understands this needs to be a living document that can be adapted. This will fail if people don't believe in it, but assuming everyone integrates this into what we do and this is a living updatable document it can be a really useful thing. He stated he doesn't want people to feel it can't be adapted when needed. He would like to see this posted on City documents and in facilities; make it visible. 50