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AUGUST 21-23, 1996 <br /> <br />were agreed upon: <br /> <br />Upon appointment or reappointment of School Board candidates, <br /> Council will review documented agreements with the School <br /> Board related to budget, goal setting, protocols, etc. <br /> The Council and School board will adopt a resolution that <br /> outlines expectations and roles of each group and their <br /> members at their next joint meeting. <br /> <br />The Council will jointly sponsor with the School Board, prior <br /> to the next budget process, a forum to discuss education <br /> and public school issues. Prior to this gathering the <br /> Council will encourage a review of the recent Educational <br /> Systems Optimization Task Force plan, and their <br /> recommendations on adoption of elements thereof. <br /> <br />Council also discussed the need to encourage implementation of the <br />recent Action Council's Vision 2008 program. the following was <br />agreed upon: <br /> <br />Council will work with the County Board of supervisors to <br /> encourage general support for Vision 2008. <br /> <br />Council will formally endorse Vision 2008 at its September <br /> meeting. <br /> <br />Council will review implementation of the Vision 2008 plan at <br /> its future annual planning retreats, and integrate <br /> elements of implementation into it's strategic plan. <br /> <br />Council will authorize the Community Aesthetics Team to <br /> coordinate the Vision 2008 planning process on community <br /> beautification. <br /> <br />Council then moved on to a discussion of another new goal, that of <br />encouragement of greater diversity within the local workforce, <br />political bodies, boards, commissions, etc. The stated goal is to <br />use the wealth of diversity in the community to improve the quality <br />of life for all Martinsville citizens. A stated objective was for <br />City Council to seek to make their appointments to various boards, <br />commissions, etc. in a manner that will best represent the diver- <br />sity of the community at large. Action steps included having the <br />City Manager's Diversity Committee update the Council on plans for <br />future activities, review current residency requirements for <br />appointments, and form a group to advise Council on how the commu- <br />nity can assist in achieving the Council's new diversity goal. <br /> <br />At this point in the meeting the Council was joined by members of <br />the School Board and School Administrative staff. Those present <br />included Chairman Judith K. Matthews, Vice-Chairman Reverend <br />William A. Shackleford, Sr., and School Superintendent Dr. Ira R. <br />Trollinger. The discussion moved on to a review of agreements on <br />roles, relationships, protocols and the budget process between <br />Council and School Board members, covering the period from 1993 to <br />the present. All agreed that the practice of pairing up School <br />Board members with Council members to improve informal communica- <br />tions should be continued. Additional action steps to maintain and <br /> <br /> <br />