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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
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DATE: May 5, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Colleen Tribby, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Update of Dublin City Council Norms
Prepared by: Vanessa Rosales, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider updates to its norms following a discussion at the March 6, 2026
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 and in 2025 with
Resolution No. 29-25.
At the Special City Council Meeting of March 6, 2026, the City Council discussed the Norms
and directed Staff to bring the following revisions back for formal adoption (where underlined
text is proposed to be added and text with a strikethrough is proposed to be deleted):
We will come attend and be prepared to for Council meetings, having read the staff report prior
to the meeting.
We accept the majority position once a decision is made and will support it moving forward,
without being disparaging.
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A Resolution approving the updated City Council Norms is included as Attachment 1, with the
updated Norms included as Attachment 2.
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
3) Dublin City Council Norms – Redlined
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Attachment 1
Reso. No. XX-26, Item X.X, Adopted XX/XX/2026 Page 1 of 1
RESOLUTION NO. XX – 26
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 and any related policy documents to provide a more
specific “Code of Conduct”; and
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2026, the City Council held a Special Meeting and discussed the
City Council Norms; and
WHEREAS, from that discussion, proposed 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 by the City Council of the City of Dublin this 5th
day of May 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
City Clerk
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Attachment 2
Exhibit A to the Resolution
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL NORMS 2026
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 attend and be prepared for 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.
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, without being disparaging.
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Attachment 3
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL NORMS 2026
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 attend and be come prepared for 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.
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, without being disparaging.
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