Davidson’s newly elected town commissioners Connie Wessner and Tim Dreffer will join returning board members Laurie Venzon, Margo Williams, and Brian Jenest at a mini-retreat and orientation session with town staff on Thursday, Nov. 19, at Lake Norman Chamber offices, 19900 W. Catawba Ave., Cornelius. Mayor John Woods, who was re-elected to a second term Nov. 5, will also be there, leading an agenda that includes an overview of town issues and discussions of how to work together over the next 2 years.
Agenda, November 19, 2009
Town of Davidson Board of Commissioners’ orientation
8:30- 8:40 Purpose of the day
Mayor Woods: Welcome group and share why this is an important
investment of Board & Staff time
Brief overview of agenda
8:40 – 9:20 Introductions
Board members:
Please share –
Your name & your profession
Your experience on the Board (new, returning, years on the Board or other town/community service)
Staff:
Please share –
Your name, position, tenure, and previous jobs
Role of the Facilitator
Brief description of how we normally work together
How the ground rules and core values will be used
Questions and/or concerns
9:20-10:00 What we want to accomplish and how we want to work together
Board members share their responses to questions:
What is working well in Davidson that you will enjoy supporting during your tenure on the Board?
As a Board member, what new initiatives do you want to start? What do you want to stop? What do you want the Town to do differently?
10:00-10:15 BREAK
10:15-10:45 What we want to accomplish and how we want to work together
Staff members share their responses to questions:
In your position, how do you normally interact with the Board?
What one or two things would you like Board members to consider as they work with you?
10:45 – 11:45 How to Get Things Done in Davidson
Types of changes
Criteria for initiating change
Examples of successful changes
11:45-1:00 LUNCH
1:00 -1:30 New change example
Large group discussion
1:30 -2:00 Small Group Change Scenarios
Divide into 3 groups of 5 (2 electeds per group) and choose one initiative from previous discussion and take through approval process.
2:00 – 2:15 BREAK
2:15 -3:00 Small Group Reports & Discussion
Summary from each group (5-7 mins. per group)
Reactions, additions and suggested changes
3:00 -3:45 Preparation for January retreat
Staff retreat ideas
As a board member, is there anything you particularly want the group to think about or assemble relevant information on before the January retreat?
3:45-4:00 Critique of the Day
Reminders of important upcoming dates:
December 8 – TB meeting, Oath of office, 6:00 p.m.
December 15 – Duke Energy site prep, RRCC, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
January 12 – TB meeting, 6:00 p.m.
January 13, 14, 15 – Retreat, Location TBD
January 26 – TB work session, 6:00 p.m.
February 23, 24, 25 – Essentials of Municipal Government, Asheville
Parking Lot
Agendas/Mini-Retreat-Nov 19, 2009
