1. EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATING ELECTED OFFICIAL – DEPARTMENT RELATIONS

2. Our background: Elected Official Staff Staff Elected Official
Diane will give our background at the intro. Jay will handle this slide and the intro to the presentation

3. Jay

4. Navigational Tools
Jay

5. The Tools: The Basics * Structure of Government The Attitudes
* Legal Aspects
The Attitudes
The Solutions
Jay

6. The Basics:
Structure of Government
Legal Aspects

7. Structure of Government
Strong/Weak Mayor
Council/Commission
Manager/Administrator
DD – overview of different types and experiences with each – building the case to show professional management is a good thing

8. Powers of Mayor Member of Police Commission
Chief representative of the Town before all State, Federal and other local governmental bodies
Act as City Manager during the pendency of any vacancy in the position
Upon confirmation by the Council, shall appoint members to all city boards, commissions and committees
Veto DD

9. Powers of Council Make all policy decisions
Appoint City Attorney, City Manager and City Clerk
Receive from the City Manager recommendations for hiring and discharging all department heads.
Establish salaries and other compensation
Exercise direct supervision and control over the City Manager
Deal with or issue orders or requests to town employees only through the City Manager, except in the case of formal inquiries or investigations. DD

10. Powers of City Manager Is the chief administrative officer of the town
Hires, supervises and discharges all employees
Makes reports and recommendations to the Council concerning any municipal matter which may deserve Council attention.
Supervises all department heads
Carries out other duties assigned by the Council DD

11. Legal Aspects
Jay

12. Legal issues for the employee
Education and profession
Livelihood
Performance evaluations
Employee manual/workplace issues
Jay

13. Special Employee Issue
Police
Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights -- LEOBR
Jay

14. Legal Issues for the Elected Official Charter mandates
Codes/ordinances
Rules of procedure
Jay

15. The Attitudes:
The attitudes of the individuals also shape their perspective
Elected Official Attitudes
Staff Attitudes
I will start off by asking Diane to share her’s as an elected official who hasn’t ever been staff. Then each of us will share some attitudes we have encountered – the goal is to share the bad attitudes so that we can show how solutions can change this

16. Possible Solutions: Communication Team Attitude Building Relationships
Collaboration
Persuasion
Strategic Planning
DD to highlight each of these – and examples of methods and successes for using. Jay will follow up after DD finishes the slide with any additional comment to each item

17. Breakout Session What are your issues and solutions?
JG will outline how the breakout session will work to the group. (depending on number we will divide the group into smaller groups to discuss among themselves unique problems they have encountered on this subject – and unique solutions that have been employed. Each group will then share the top 1 or 2 with the rest of the group. We will then comment or offer suggestions.
Breakout Session

18. Breakout Group Report Unique issues Unique solutions
Interesting examples of successes and failures

19. Final thoughts and questions….
We each will answer any questions that may be posed and then end it!