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CityCouncil | 2019-12-18 | 23 | City Council Workshop Workshop Report Management Partners - Personal reputation. - Community pride and confidence. Don't underestimate how important it is to a city manager to have a good working relationship with the city council. It has been reported that the relationship with the city council is the primary factor impacting a city manager's job satisfaction. Among the reasons for this are the following: - City councils are the source of formal performance feedback. Like almost everyone, positive feedback from supervisor(s) is very important. - City councils control the city manager's job security. - City councils determine the city manager's compensation. - City councils establish the city manager's "parameters of success." - City council support for the city manager, particularly during tough times, is of tremendous value. Recommended Practices: So while the stakes are high and the challenges significant, there are a variety of "best practices" and techniques that can improve the odds of your individual success as a mayor or councilmember, as well as the success of the city council and city as a whole. The following are offered as ideas to consider in your efforts to establish and maintain a strong and effective working relationship with your city manager: Recognize that you are now "different" than before you were elected (and more than you may realize): You are now viewed as a community/city leader and what you do and say can have a much greater impact. Your comments will now be viewed as representing "the city." What you do and say will also be more closely scrutinized. You should be aware that the city staff will view you much differently now that you are one of the organization's leaders. Even an offhand comment can be viewed as a directive for action. So even though you may not view yourself any differently than before you were elected, don't underestimate to what degree others are viewing you differently. 3 - 17 | CityCouncil/2019-12-18.pdf |