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Agenda Item 5.3
DATE:May 20, 2025
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:Colleen Tribby, City Manager
SUBJECT:Update of Dublin City Council Norms
Prepared by: Marsha Moore, MMC, City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider updates to its norms following a discussion at the March 29,
2025 Special City Council Meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the Resolution Approving the Update of the Dublin City Council Norms.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
In 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 69-17, establishing the Dublin City Council
Norms. The Norms were then updated in 2019 with Resolution No. 17-19.
At the Special City Council Meeting of March 29, 2025, the City Council discussed the Norms
and proposed modifications, including the re-ordering of the Norms and the revision of one
item.
The items were re-ordered to follow the sequence of how they may happen in the City
Council’s decision-making process. The following revision was made to the item regarding
communication during Council meetings:
We will not access the Internet or use any form of technology during Council meetings
regarding agenda items for research or communication.
The Resolution (Attachment 1) approves these updates, and the updates are reflected in
Exhibit A to the Resolution (Attachment 2).
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STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Resolution Approving the Update of the Dublin City Council Norms
2) Exhibit A to the Resolution – Dublin City Council Norms
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Attachment 1
Reso. No. XX-25, Item X.X, Adopted XX/XX/2025 Page 1 of 1
RESOLUTION NO. XX – 25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING THE UPDATE OF THE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL NORMS
WHEREAS,the Dublin City Council Norms serve to augment the City Council Rules for the
Conduct of Meetings of the City Council (Resolution No. 131-23) and any related policy documents
to provide a more specific “Code of Conduct”; and
WHEREAS,on March 29, 2025, the City Council held a Special Meeting and discussed the
City Council Norms; and
WHEREAS,from that discussion, changes were made to the previously approved norms.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does
hereby approve the update of the Dublin City Council Norms, attached hereto as Exhibit A to this
Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of May 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
City Clerk
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DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL NORMS
2025
We trust each other.
We show respect and fairness to each other.
We lead by positive example.
We respect the different roles of Council and staff.
We will come prepared to Council meetings, having read the staff report prior to
the meeting.
We communicate well and practice active listening with each other.
We will not access the Internet or use any form of technology during Council meetings
for research or communication. [REVISED]
We strive to be collaborative and seek consensus as our preferred decision-
making method.
We make decisions based on principles and values.
We advocate for our decisions and communicate our reasoning.
We accept the majority position once a decision is made and will support it moving
forward.
Attachment 2
Exhibit A to the Resolution
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