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City Council
Staff Report
Report Type: 2024 ANNUAL COUNCIL RETREAT PROGRAM
Lead Department: City Manager
Meeting Date: January 29, 2024
Report #:2401-2530
TITLE
2D. Discuss City Council Norms for 2024
RECOMMENDATION
Recommend the City Council discuss norms for 2024.
BACKGROUND / ANALYSIS
This agenda item provides time for Council members to discuss norms for the 2024 year. This item provides a forum to discuss how the Council prefers to work as a team during 2024 ensuring productivity, collegiality, and efficiency. Members should be prepared to discuss a range of topics such as feedback on Council meeting efficiencies. This is a separate conversation than the more formal Council protocols and procedures review that will come before the Council separately.
Ultimately, items during this brief discussion may be referred to the broader conversation for further vetting.
The City Council Protocol and Procedures handbook can be found on the City Clerk’s webpage here:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/1/city-clerk/city-charterprocedures/2023- adopted-council-protocols-and-procedures-manual-5.2023.pdf Further discussion on this handbook is schedule in the first quarter of 2024 as previously referred by the Council.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Council action on this item is not a project as defined by CEQA because the Council Retreat and discussion on the 2024 Priorities is a continuing administrative or maintenance activity (general policy and procedure making. CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b)(2).
APPROVED BY:
Ed Shikada
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