PART 1

Introduction and a brief overview of the council-manager form of government (Please excuse the squeaky floor boards. Things quiet down once the audience gets settled)

PART 2

The division of labor between the village board and the village manager, and how the consensus-making approach embraced in La Grange overshadows the board's traditional legislative role

PART 3

How the roles of the board, village manager and staff come together in achieving goals in six "areas of priority" articulated by the board through bi-annual strategic planning sessions

PART 4

Continuation of topic addressed in Part 3 illustrated with specific examples

PART 5

Conclusion of topic addressed in Parts 3 & 4, followed by the ways citizen input is gathered and considered, again with specific examples

PART 6

How the economic downtown has impacted village finances, specifically property and sales taxes, state-shared revenues and delays in commercial building projects

PART 7

Response to questions and comments from the audience

PART 8

Response to questions and comments from the audience

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