The City of Oak Harbor announced the agenda for the City Council retreat on Mon., Feb. 12, 2024. Key items from the agenda are listed below. The retreat will be held from 8:15 AM – 4:30 PM at the Whidbey Campus of Skagit Valley College in room A306 at 1900 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor, WA 98277. The meeting will be filmed for later broadcast.
- 8:15 a.m. Refreshments for Participants
- 8:30 a.m. Welcome by Mayor Wright, and introduction of Facilitator Mike Bailey by Deputy City Administrator & Finance Director, David Goldman
- 8:40 a.m. Mike Bailey – Municipal Budgeting: An Orientation for Elected Officials (and other leaders)
- 10:00 a.m. Break
- 10:15 a.m. Mike Bailey – Municipal Budgeting Orientation, continued
- 12:00 p.m. Working Lunch – Grants Administrator, Wendy Horn – Report on Grants
- 12:30 p.m. Rob Roscoe, Deputy Director of Washington Cities Insurance Authority (WCIA) – City Council Do’s and Don’ts
- 1:30 p.m. City Attorney Hillary Evans – Social Media, Public Records, and Code of Conduct
- 2:30 p.m. Break
- 2:45 p.m. Mike Bailey – The Concept of Broad Policy Goals
- 3:15 p.m. Mike Bailey – The Assignment (for Councilmembers and other leaders)
- 3:20 p.m. Mike Bailey – Get to Work!
- 3:30 p.m. Mike Bailey – Debrief and Finalize Policy Goals
- 4:15 p.m. Mayor Wright – Conclusion and Next Steps
- 4:30 p.m. Adjourn
