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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)
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
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
Continuation of topic addressed in Part 3 illustrated with specific examples
Conclusion of topic addressed in Parts 3 & 4, followed by the ways citizen input is gathered and considered, again with specific examples
How the economic downtown has impacted village finances, specifically property and sales taxes, state-shared revenues and delays in commercial building projects
Response to questions and comments from the audience
Response to questions and comments from the audience
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