Resolution No. 98-47 CITY OF TIGARD,OREGON
RESOLUTION NO.98-1-1-7
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICY OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONCERNING THE LIAISON
ROLE OF A COUNCIL MEMBER ASSIGNED TO A CITY APPOINTED TASK FORCE AND TO
INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUPS.
WHEREAS, the City of Tigard often appoints an individual member or Council to serve as the Council
Liaison to a City Appointed Task Force or to an Intergovernmental group;and
WHEREAS, no written guidelines are in place which provide direction to a Council member on what the
City Council expects his or her participation to involve;and
WHEREAS, a written set of guidelines for participation as a Council Liaison to a City Appointed Task
Force or Intergovernmental Group would provide for consistent involvement and enhance the effectiveness
of the Task Force or Intergovernmental Group process.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that:
gECT'_ON 1: The Tigard City Council hereby Adopts the following guidelines for Council member
participation as the liaison to City Appointed Task Forces and Intergovernmental
Groups:
1. The Council Liaison will participate in the meetings of the Task Force or
Intergovernmenal Group.
2. The Council Liaison will represent the position of the Tigard City Council rather
than his or her personal position in all ineetings of the Task Force or
Intergovernmental Group.
3. The Council Liaison will regularly report the Task Force's or Intergovernmental
Group's activities to the full City Council.
4. The Counci?Liaison will bring key issues to the City Council to seek direction of
the full Council before stating the City Council's position on a key issue. A Council
Liaison may,at times,need to state"I will recommend this to Council"if he or she
does not have clear direction from the City Council.
5. The designated Council Liaison will be the City Council Point of Contact for the
Task Force members as well as the staff members assigned.
6. The Council Liaison will be the Council member responsible for Council media
contact on the Task Force or Intergovernmental Group's activites. In all cases,
however;media representatives are first to be direcced to City Administraton and
appropriate staff members for the City's positon.
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?. The Council Liaison will coordinate with assigned City staff to determine when the
work of a City appointed Task Force is completed. Future steps will be clarified
including presentation and implementation of the Task Force recommendation and
scheduling any needed follow-up meetings to report back to the former Task Force
members on the City progress toward implementation. The Task Force could be
assigned a new goal.
8. Other Council members are invited to attend Task Force or Intergovernmental
Group meetings,but the voting and spokesperson roles remain with the designated
Council Liaison.
PASSED: This Y' day of 1998.
May ity of Tigazd
ATTEST:
City Recorder-City of Tigard
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