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Lincoln council adopts collaborative governance guidelines; signing proposed as voluntary
Summary
Council adopted a 12-point set of guidelines intended to improve council civility, preparation and collaboration and directed staff to share the guidelines with commissions; the document includes an option for incoming members to sign an acknowledgement, but signing was described as voluntary.
The City Council adopted a set of 12 guidelines intended to promote effective collaborative governance, including expectations for preparation, civility, articulating dissent and respecting staff roles.
A councilmember who led the process summarized the facilitation and outreach that produced the document and read the 12 principles in the packet, which included items such…
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