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67 <br /> <br />APPENDIX B – GUIDELINES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CORRESPONDENCE <br /> <br />PURPOSE OF THE GUIDELINES <br />These guidelines are to provide guidance should a Councilmember want to transmit their <br />individual opinions to elected officials and/or other governmental agencies. The guidelines are <br />intended to specifically address individual Councilmember correspondence to a governmental <br />agency and/or another elected official regarding issues that staff has been given direction to <br />pursue via a negotiation process or other form of resolution. <br /> <br />These guidelines are not intended to in any way restrict Council written communication with <br />constituents and do not apply to personal correspondence with elected officials. <br /> <br />GUIDELINES <br />As a matter of protocol, a Councilmember should, when sending correspondence described <br />above, contact the City Manager and Mayor to indicate their intent to send a letter so that the <br />Councilmember may be briefed on the current status of staff work of which the specific Council <br />member may not be aware. <br /> <br />The balance of Council and City Manager, as a matter of courtesy, should be given a copy of the <br />letter, which should be noted on the letter (cc :). <br /> <br />(Adopted April 5, 1999) <br />