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4 <br />• Implement government for what it was intended — that is, continuing to provide <br />basic services; to be fiscally responsible to help maintain our future. <br />• Trying to maintain our small town feel; that we are a cradle to grave community; <br />creation and maintenance of a safe, "walkable," socially connected community; <br />that we continue to be respectful of our history; being economically vibrant; <br />using and valuing our open space and amenities <br />• Maintaining a future focus and accomplishing things and doing things that <br />citizens want; helping to define our future — "what does it mean to be a stable, <br />mature city?" <br />3. When we are operating effectively as a Council, what is happening? What are we <br />doing? Please comment on the positive elements of how we currently communicate <br />together, make decisions, and/or manage conflict and disagreement? <br />• Conflict and Disagreement <br />o It is OK to disagree; we don't always have 7 — 0 votes and I wouldn't want <br />that anyway <br />o We handle disagreement well if we truly disagree <br />o We fight like a family, but in the end we are still in a good relationship <br />with each other <br />o We have good, honest disagreements; we find good compromise on a lot <br />of issues <br />o We are comfortable disagreeing with each other; I think we disagree <br />well; even if we disagree, we still have good relationships <br />o We engage in good debate and provide alternatives <br />o We have good spirited debate — when it is done, it does not appear that <br />we hold grudges <br />o No personal attacks, most of the time <br />o Our conversations are always civil, even if we have a clear divide; we can <br />easily let go of any tensions that may exist during discussions once they <br />are over <br />o We support the final vote <br />o Most of the time we find good compromise. We accept the majority vote, <br />even if we disagree; we can still get along despite our disagreement <br />• Communication <br />o Nobody is shy about voicing an opinion; we are level-headed and have <br />thick skin so we don't take things personally <br />o In discussing issues, we are courteous and respectful <br />o We do not violate the open public meetings law; we follow the open <br />meeting rules <br />o We would call each other out for any transgressions of public <br />policy/government rules <br />o We have genuine, real time, live debates with each other on issues <br />o We are very honest with each other <br />6 <br />