City Council Retreat Agenda - Friday, January 26, 2024

The retreat will take place off-site:

Benjamin Banneker Room
Adele H. Stamp Student Union—2nd Floor
University of Maryland
3972 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742

Agenda (PDF) - see PDF agenda for directions

1) Coffee & refreshments (9:30 – 10:00am)*

2) Welcome – Mayor Searcy (10:00 – 10:05am)

3) Training Session: Effective Communication – Adrienne Wise, LPC, CCTP (10:05 – 11:05am)

4) Training Session: Civility & Harassment in the workplace – Garrett Wozniak (11:10 – 12:10pm)

5) Lunch (12:15 – 1pm)*

6) Training Session: Overview of Council Ethical Rules – Skip Cornbrooks (1:00 – 1:30pm)

7) Training Session: Adopted Council Procedures & Charter – Skip Cornbrooks (1:30 – 2:15pm)

8) Discussion Session: Council procedures & effective meetings – Mayor & Council (2:15 – 3:15pm)

9) Break (3:15 – 3:30pm)*

10) Discussion Session: Council procedures & Staff/Council relations/Role of CM – Mayor, Council, CM (3:30 – 4:30pm)

11) Adjourn (4:30pm)

* Refreshments are available for purchase at the food court on the Ground Floor of the building.