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IhAffON the city that works for you Council Worksession April 5, 2016 5:00 pm Present: Mayor Valerie Johnson Councilmember Brian Strub Councilmember Gina Bauman (arrived at 5:35 p.m.) Councilmember Paul Jacobsen Councilmember Mary Burg Absent: Staff in Attendance: Dean Lotter, Terri Haarstad Guests in Attendance: Councilmember Jacobsen asked for comment on the therapy issue. Mayor Johnson stated she has reached out to this organization and would be meeting with them this Saturday. She did not anticipate any problems would arise at the meeting. Council Commission Relations Lotter stated Commission Relations was going to be discussed to allow the Council to address the importance of this issue. He understood there was a growing need for a standardized orientation for new Commissioners. He reported in April all Commissioners (except EDC) will attend an orientation, which would provide these individuals with information on their roles and responsibilities, while also addressing open meeting laws. He noted all Commissions would be moving to electronic packets, which would create greater efficiencies for the City while also standardizing this system. He indicated Terri and Troy or Kyle would also be attending an upcoming committee meeting to go over this information with the Commission members. Haarstad indicated the commission members are excited about the upcoming training. She reviewed the Commissioner Handbook with the Council, and noted the Technology portion of the employee handbook would also be provided to Commission members as this would have to be followed for the iPad's. She then ran through the Power Point presentation that she would be giving to the commission members in further detail. Councilmember Jacobsen believed the transition to electronic packets was fantastic. Councilmember Burg was pleased that past packet information would be available online to assist members with finding additional information on previous cases. Lotter discussed the cost and time saving that would be seen by staff through the new system. Mayor Johnson also appreciated the level of transparency that would be provided by the City for each of its committees and commissions.