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Town of Chapel Hill

2022 Mayor & Council Retreat Agenda

March 16, 2022, 4-9 pm

Purpose of the Session

Continue to coalesce as a Council by getting to know each other better and figuring out how we work together while exploring the guiding questions of:

1. What is the state of our strategic goals and objectives for the Town?
2. How do the 5-year strategic and FY 23 budgets support our goals and objectives and the needs of the Town?
3. How do we measure and communicate where we are in meeting the goals and objectives?

Agenda

 4 pm    Welcome & Opening Remarks           Mayor Pam Hemminger & Manager Maurice Jones

 Orientation for the session           Facilitators Will Dudenhausen & Maggie Chotas, DSC

 Confirm ground rules for the retreat

• Begin and adjourn on time
• One speaker at a time 
• Listen attentively and share the time available for discussion
• Focus on learning and inquiry
• Stay on topic – use the parking lot to record items for future discussion
• It is OK to disagree…please do so respectfully
• Facilitators will recognize speakers & maintain meeting flow

 Icebreaker

• Share a story about a time you achieved something great as part of a team or group?
• What magic ingredient did you bring?

  4:40       Guiding Question #1: What is the state of our strategic goals and objectives for the Town

 In exploring strategic goals & objectives, consider how strategy informs the budget and staff workflow.

 5:15      Guiding Question #2: How do the 5-year strategic and FY 23 budgets support our goals and objectives and the needs of the Town?

In exploring the five-year budget strategy and beginning work on the budget for the next fiscal year, consider how strategic priorities are reflected.

 5:55 pm        How the Council Works Together

10 years from now looking back at your experience on the Town Council, what would bring you satisfaction?

 6:05 pm       Dinner

 7:00 pm       Guiding Question #2 (Continued): How do the 5-year strategic and FY 23 budgets support our goals and objectives and the needs of the Town?

 7:45 pm       Guiding Question #3: How do we measure and communicate where we are in meeting the goals and objectives?

 In exploring data metrics and how they are used, consider dashboards from Town departments and other places.

 8:45             Reflect & Wrap Up

 9 pm            Adjourn