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McCall City Council
Special Meeting
McCall City Hall -- Legion Hall
VIA TEAMS Virtual
January 28, 2022
Call to Order and Roll Call
Work Session
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
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Mayor Giles called the special meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 5:33 p.m.
Mayor Giles, Council Member Maciaszek, Council Member Nelson, Council Member
Nielsen, and Council Member Thrower all answered roll call.
City staff members present were Anette Spickard, City Manager; Bill Nichols, City Attorney;
BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk; Kurt Wolf, Parks and Recreation Director; Vlatko Jovanov, Network
Administrator; Erin Greaves, Communications Manager; Brian Parker, City Planner; Linda
Stokes, City Treasurer; Eric McCormick, Golf Superintendent; Chris Curtin, Information Systems
Manager; Justin William, Police Chief; Traci Malvich, Human Resources Manager; Meredith
Todd, Assistant City Planner
Also in attendance was Blaine Bergeson of Bergeson Leadership Services
WORK SESSION
Welcome, set the stage for desired outcomes
City Clerk Review of the Governance Manual
City Clerk BessieJo Wagner reviewed the Governance Manual highlighting liaison duties,
department reports, open meeting law, email policy, and meeting agendas and packets.
Council directed staff to add a Council report to the first meeting of the month to allow for
individual members to share updates from trainings attended individually or liaison duties with the
whole Council. Additional Feedback to staff included managing the time for the reports section
of the agenda, addressing items to be added to future agendas during the upcoming meeting
schedule agenda item, request to receive an agenda with times, and utilize special or tentative
meetings for work sessions.
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Public Hearing Training by Bill Nichols
City Attorney Bill Nichols presented to Council training on Public Hearing procedures. Attorney
Nichols highlighted the different types of hearings, City Council roles, and conflicts of interest.
Reflection of 2021— Annual Report Presentation
Communications Manager Erin Greaves presented a draft annual report to Council. Manager
Greaves highlighted the goal to form a city-wide document instead of individual department
reports, achievements of departments noted in the report and items to include in the finalized
report.
Council's feedback to staff included appreciation for the readability and layout of the report.
Council would like to see heavier coverage on hot topics including housing and links to further
information to keep the readability of the document.
Priorities for 2022
City Manager Anette Spickard facilitated discussion on the priorities Council would like to focus
on in 2022.
Council noted the following priorities:
Local Housing and Workforce Issues
Establish a Youth Advisory Council
Neighborhood Culture and Community
Traffic
Environmental Issues
Community Feedback and Engagement
Working with the Sewer district
Resort City Coalition
Core Values Index and Communication Training by Blaine Bergeson
Blaine Bergeson of Bergeson Leadership Services provided a training presentation to Council on
communication, productivity, motivation for leaders as well as understanding the Core Value
Index to utilize individuals' unique qualities.
ADJOURNMENT
Without further business, Mayor Giles adjourned the meeting at 3:10 p.m.
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