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City Council and Senior Staff Teambuilding Sessions <br />Facilitation Proposal <br />A. Purpose. The City of Paris will conduct two teambuilding sessions, one for the City Council <br />and the other for senior staff members. These sessions will clarify teamwork within and between <br />these two groups, create a city vision statement as well as review the current mission statement, <br />and identify an initial set of strategic initiatives. As a result, working relationships will be <br />enhanced across both groupings. <br />B. Facilitation Components. Teambuilding is the "heart" of improving teamwork within any <br />organization. These teambuilding sessions will consist of the following components. <br />1. A four-hour (half-day) teambuilding session for selected senior staff members will be <br />facilitated by the consultant. This session will include the following: elements of effective <br />teamwork, strengths and weaknesses of current teamwork, enhancing teamwork between the <br />senior staff and the City Council, creation of a vision statement, review the current mission <br />statement, and the identification of strategic initiatives. <br />2. A four-hour (half-day) teambuilding session for the City Council will be conducted by the <br />consultant. This session will be comprised of the following: elements of effective teamwork, <br />strengths and weaknesses of current teamwork, enhancing teamwork between the City Council <br />and senior staff, creation of a vision statement, review of the current mission statement, and the <br />identification of strategic initiatives. <br />3. A comprehensive report will be developed for both teambuilding sessions along with <br />consultant recommendations. <br />C. Proposed Dates. The senior staff session will be held on Friday, October 8, 2021. The City <br />Council session will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021. <br />D. Consultant Fee. The estimated fee associated with facilitating the teambuilding sessions is <br />$3,000.00 plus travel expenses. <br />Richard Lewis, Jr., Ph.D. <br />Round Top Consulting Associates <br />6/2021 <br />