City Commission Meeting Summary - January 10, 2008
City Commission Retreat Workshop
The City Commission met in special retreat workshop session with Leadership Staff and took the following action, with Dr. Roger Kaufman facilitating the workshop:
Began the process of identifying short-term measurable goals, i.e. one-year target issues, and measurable performance criteria for the City organization, and concurred on the following:
Financial viability as an overarching issue for all areas (taking stock of all of the assets) and identifying strategies to maximize all assets.
Control Indices
Supporting Indices1. Health Index
2. Environmental Index
3. Safety Index
4. Quality of Life Index
1. Employment Index 5. Housing Index
2. Transportation Index 6. Economic Diversity Index
3. Tax Index/Cost of Living/Growth 7. Education Index
4. Wealth Index
Discussed process and concurred with the following direction:
1. City Auditor McCall and City Treasurer-Clerk Herndon to research and define national and state metrics for the core indices. Understanding national/state, define what data we have to have to make useful decisions and define/select those that are meaningful for Tallahassee/Leon County/metropolitan service area.
2. Define what we are spending and doing now with programs that would fall under the indices. Keep list of those programs that don't fall under the core indices and track where we don't have necessary data.
Concurred in directing the staff to bring back information and a recommendation for getting involved in the process of addressing the infant mortality rate in this community
Voted 5-0 to adopt a resolution in opposition to Amendment 1 on the upcoming ballot referendum
Brief discussion focused on an awards ceremony scheduled for Thursday, January 31, 2008, at 3:30 p.m., at the Florida Supreme Court, at which time the City Attorney's Office would be presented with the 2008 Law Firm Commendation for the delivery of legal services on a pro bono basis.
Commissioner Katz invited participation in the Village Square Organization on the Property Tax Reform Issue.
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