SOUTH WEST COMMON COUNCIL GUIDING PRINCIPLES

1. Create inclusive environment where all opinions are respected and honored.

2. Encourage diversity

3. Respect each other’s cultural and creative beliefs

4. Promote opportunities to reduce disparities in our community

5. Treat each other as equals

6. Let’s all work toward the common goals for the good of our communities

7. Hold ourselves and others accountable

SOUTH WEST COMMON COUNCIL GROUND RULES/NORMS

1. Every person’s perspective is welcome in the SWCC meetings

2. Maintain one conversation at a time/ avoid straying to tangential topics being discussed

3. Every question is valid/ there are no “dumb” questions

4. We can agree to disagree

5. Stick to the agenda and to the time allotted for the agenda items

6. Cell phones on silence of vibrate only. Step out to take urgent/important calls.

7. Raise a hand to speak/have the floor

8. Honor the parking lot