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Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado March 21, 2017
Minutes of a Study Session meeting of the TOWN BOARD of the Town of
Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held at Town Hall in the
Board Room in said Town of Estes Park on the 21st day of March, 2017.
Board: Mayor Jirsa, Mayor Pro Tem Koenig, Trustees Holcomb,
Martchink, Nelson, Norris and Walker
Attending: All
Also Attending: Town Clerk Williamson
Absent: None
Mayor Jirsa called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
POLICY GOVERNANCE.
Dallas Everhart/Consultant stated the goal of the meeting would be to outline the Policy
Governance items that are currently working, not working, missing, and what items are
confusing. The Board identified a number of items/practices that are working well within
the current structure of Policy Governance, including communication with staff and
outside entities, appropriate authorities have been identified for the staff and the Board,
and transparency. Items that are not working or are missing were discussed and the
main items identified included a need to establish a formal monitoring of the Board’s
Policy Governance policies; a review of the Strategic Plan process; Policy Governance
may be too restrictive and a different governing model may need to be implemented; a
need to review of the role of the Mayor, Trustee, and liaison and revise if appropriate;
the Board must agree upon the interpretation of the policies after each election;
ceremonial events should be defined; and discuss how to integrate the Board’s values
into the policies. After further discussion, the Board agreed the first priority would be to
establish a periodic review of all governing policies and develop a timeline to complete
the review.
There being no further business, Mayor Jirsa adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Jackie Williamson, Town Clerk