What is Preparing for the Council Meeting?
Council Member Preparedness: The Importance of Agenda Homework in Montana Municipal Governance
One final point concerning the commission meeting agenda may be worth emphasizing, especially for the new commissioner or council member. If a member of the governing body is not willing or able to do the essential agenda homework before the council meeting, his/her colleagues on the commission will appreciate the member’s silence. It is probable that each council member who did take time away from family or work to prepare for the meeting will
not long suffer a colleague who wastes the council’s time on matters that should have been cleared up with the mayor or staff before the meeting. In short, an effective member of the governing body is expected to do the necessary homework before, not during the council meeting.
not long suffer a colleague who wastes the council’s time on matters that should have been cleared up with the mayor or staff before the meeting. In short, an effective member of the governing body is expected to do the necessary homework before, not during the council meeting.