Agenda Item 1B MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP OF ATLANTIC BEACH CITY COMMISSION
HELD IN COMMISSION CHAMBER,ON NOVEMBER 13,2012 AT 5:00 PM.
City Commission Members present:
Mayor Mike Borno
Mayor Pro Tern Maria Mark
Commissioner Jonathan Daugherty
Commissioner Carolyn Woods
Staff present:
City Manager Jim Hanson
City Attorney Alan C. Jensen
The workshop was called to order at 5:10 p.m. by Mayor Borno on Tuesday, November 13th in the
Commission Chamber.
The purpose of the workshop was for the City Commission to view a recording of a training session from
the ICMA Conference held in Phoenix on 10/9/12 entitled "Fostering a Culture of Civility, Inclusion and
Consensus".
Following the training session, City Commissioners held a discussion about various points made in the
session as well as steps to take in Atlantic Beach. Specific staff direction was provided as follows;
- Staff is to prepare a proposed statement on rules of conduct for the Commissioners and audience
for future commission meetings that would be included as the first page on future agenda packets.
This list of rules of conduct or "ground rules" would include the acronym from the training
session about"respect".
- Staff is to check on the possibility of installing an electronic system for the City Commissioners
to signal the Mayor when they wish to speak during meetings. This would reduce the need for
the Mayor to watch in both directions to determine who wants to speak next and keep
commissioners from interrupting each other.
- A work session to go over agenda items for the upcoming City Commission meeting will be
scheduled either on Wednesday or Thursday preceding a future commission meeting. Because
the Thursday before the next meeting will be Thanksgiving Day, it was determined that the work
session should be set for the first meeting in December. The purpose of this work session will be
to review and discuss agenda items that are included on the agenda for the following Monday
night.
There being no further discussion by the City Commission, the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned at
6:18 p.m.
Mike Borno
Mayor
Jim Hanson
City Manager