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r <br />oti-os-99 <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />GUIDELINES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CORRESPONDENCE <br />Purpose of the Guidelines: <br />These guidelines are to provide guidance should a Council Member want to transmit their <br />individual opinions to elected officials and/or other governmental agencies. The <br />guidelines are intended to specifically address individual Council Member <br />correspondence to a governmental agency and/or another elected official regarding issues <br />that staff has been given direction to pursue via a negotiation process or other form of <br />resolution. <br />These guidelines are not intended to in any way restrict Council written communication <br />with constituents. <br />Guidelines: <br />As a matter of protocol, a Council Member should, when sending correspondence <br />described above, contact the City Manager or Mayor to indicate their intent to send a <br />letter so that the Council Member may be briefed on the current status of staff work of <br />which the specific Council Member may not be aware. <br />The balance of Council and City Manager, as a matter of courtesy, should be given a <br />copy of the letter, which should be noted on the letter (cc:). <br />g:\clerk\gayle\minutes\committee\corresp.gui <br />rev. 3/18/99 <br />