TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
DATE: October 12, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact Kevin Burke, Town Manager
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Governance - Discussion #3
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Town Value(s):
? Primarily one-acre, residential community
? Limited government
? Creating a sense of community
? Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
? Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
? Preserving natural open space
In order to more effectively and efficiently manage the limited municipal government of Paradise Valley, the Town Council has embarked upon a review of numerous policies and procedures.
Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
Governance - Review and seek improvement to processes and procedures for our community.
RECOMMENDATION:
Review topics and provide direction.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Mayor and Council have identified 13 Governance topics to be discussed this term. They have prioritized the first six as:
1. Use of Consultants
2. Transparency
3. Cost Estimating
4. Defining Limited Government
5. Rules of Procedure; and,
6. Appointment Process.
The Governance topic has been scheduled as a study session item to last not more than one hour each Council meeting in order to accomplish as much of the list as possible each meeting. The following represents staff material on each topic, but as this is a Council initiated topic, the agenda provides flexibility to allow the Members to more fully explain intent, introduce concepts or solutions, and provide overall guidance on outcomes. It is anticipated that this second one hour study session will resolve no more than the items addressed below:.
Cost Estimating
Mayor and Council requested that staff provide information related to costs, such as factors influencing costs, an iconic scale of costs from $ to $$$$, or a range of actual dollars as early as possible in the policy making process. Mayor Collins had aske...
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