2.  Staff/Council relations as seen by a
politician
 Effective politicians
 Dealing with staff in a proactive way

3.  Competing interest of governance and
administration.

4.  Representing the public
 Developing and evaluating policies
 Determining services
 Maintaining fiscal integrity

5.  Maintain operations of the corporation
 Offer professional advice
 Provide written reports
 Undertake sound administrative
practices

6.  Relationship between council and staff
should be a respectful one of trust and
one where there is a principle of joint
ownership and teamwork.
 Both solitudes are charged
with providing service to
all citizens.

7.  Public Floggings
 Micromanaging
 Withholding information
 Failure to respect the
chain of command
 Failure to defend

8.  Accepting ineptitude
 Failure to define council vision and goals
 Failure to review

9.  Listen more and speak less.
 Compromise and feel good about it.
 Are honest and ethical.
 Respect staff, political colleagues and the
people they serve.
 Care about the work they do.
 Pursue justice.

10.  Player politicians are courageous.
 Player politicians are persistent .
 Player politicians are responsible.
 Player politicians are able to laugh.

11.  Fireside chat
 Council orientation
 Procedural By-law
 Councillor spending policy
 Councillor code of conduct

25.  Staff/council relations
 Dealing proactively with staff
 Effective politicians
 Balance
 Clerk/Treasurers do great work and
together we can do fantastic things!

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