Agenda
Town of
SCA Tissue
Call to Order
Approval of August 14, 2008 Minutes
Introduction and Reiteration of Guiding Principles for Meeting: How we think, behave and act (See Attached Guiding Principals for Town of Menasha Sustainability Committee).
Business Items:
I. Discuss Sustainability Goals and Objectives for the 2009 Town Budget.
Public Comments
Adjournment
Sustainability
Committee Guiding Principles:
What is critical:
1)
A clear vision of what we, as a Committee, want
to be and provide for the Town of
2)
How we behave and treat each other along the way of getting to that future state.
3)
How we
proceed along the path must be balanced
and principle-based.
4)
These key
principles should include:
a)
Active and valued-added participation by a mix of stakeholders
b)
Transparency in what is said and done
within the process
c)
Responsible and Effective Communications
d)
Decisions
reached after open and honest dialogue and after thoughtful consideration are given to the responsible input by all members.
e)
Our actions
must be guided by what is congruent with our Sustainability Policy of the Town of Menasha.
f)
We must seek first to understand, before
demanding to be understood.
g)
Having the
opportunity to be heard, understood and consistently
demonstrating the commitment to publicly support Commission decisions is
expected.
What is important:
1)
An effective
process to engage more people into the conversation and work.
2)
An effective
process to facilitate planning, testing and communicating results of the work.
3)
Development and
implementation of an effective process to track progress and document results.
4)
Development
and implementation of an effective process to audit results and make
appropriate corrections and modifications to ensure sustainability and success.
Adopted by the Town
of Menasha Sustainability Committee
Michael J. Dillon,
Chair