City Council Goal Setting for 2007
The new City Council will be setting their goals for the new year on Saturday, January 27 from 9am until 3pm at the City Council Chambers. This is a public meeting, subject to Oregon open meeting laws. Therefore, the public is welcome to attend and observe the governmental process. Citizen input may or may not be allowed at this session, but several Toledo citizens met recently and decided to submit their own concerns to the City Council. Here is the list of citizen goals submitted to the Council:
1. Maintain open communication between elected leaders and the community. We perceive a lack of such communication and a lack of accountability on the part of our government.
2. The number one goal facing the City Council this year is to perform a long-overdue performance review of the City Manager and the City Attorney. We encourage the City Council to insist that the City Manager do likewise with all Department Heads.
3. The City Council should maintain professional conduct and courtesy at all times during open meetings. This pertains to interactions between the Councilors themselves as well as interactions with the visitors and guests in the Council Chambers.
4. We would like to see a revision of the format currently being used for the Consent Calendar. The invoices to be paid need to show not only the department heading, but the balance remaining in the budgeted amount for that item. Also each invoice needs to show the date of the activity, not just the date the invoice was received or the check was issued.
5. The City Council needs to maintain strict separation of powers, limiting themselves to supervision of hired staff, and allowing paid staff to direct work to be done within the City.
6. While economic development is important to the future of Toledo, the local citizens also have concerns about the rapidly deteriorating roadways and other infrastructure. These matters demand your immediate and active consideration.
Interested citizens will continue to monitor the governmental process and offer input in an honest and practical manner. We will be meeting immediately before each and every City Council meeting to review the agenda and provide feedback to the Council. Comments will be made at City Council meetings, as well as written statements provided to the News-Times and City Recorder. We anticipate being actively involved in our government in a positive and yet determined manner.
To participate in this citizen forum please email toledowatchdog-at-charter-dot-net for time and place of our meetings.
1. Maintain open communication between elected leaders and the community. We perceive a lack of such communication and a lack of accountability on the part of our government.
2. The number one goal facing the City Council this year is to perform a long-overdue performance review of the City Manager and the City Attorney. We encourage the City Council to insist that the City Manager do likewise with all Department Heads.
3. The City Council should maintain professional conduct and courtesy at all times during open meetings. This pertains to interactions between the Councilors themselves as well as interactions with the visitors and guests in the Council Chambers.
4. We would like to see a revision of the format currently being used for the Consent Calendar. The invoices to be paid need to show not only the department heading, but the balance remaining in the budgeted amount for that item. Also each invoice needs to show the date of the activity, not just the date the invoice was received or the check was issued.
5. The City Council needs to maintain strict separation of powers, limiting themselves to supervision of hired staff, and allowing paid staff to direct work to be done within the City.
6. While economic development is important to the future of Toledo, the local citizens also have concerns about the rapidly deteriorating roadways and other infrastructure. These matters demand your immediate and active consideration.
Interested citizens will continue to monitor the governmental process and offer input in an honest and practical manner. We will be meeting immediately before each and every City Council meeting to review the agenda and provide feedback to the Council. Comments will be made at City Council meetings, as well as written statements provided to the News-Times and City Recorder. We anticipate being actively involved in our government in a positive and yet determined manner.
To participate in this citizen forum please email toledowatchdog-at-charter-dot-net for time and place of our meetings.
posted by The Watchdog | 8:25 PM
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