2025-06-13 Council Retreat Minutes1
RETREAT MINUTES
JUNE 13, 2025 9:00 AM 10000 BISCAYNE BLVD
Schroeder Management Consultants conducted a half-day Council and Charter Officers retreat on June 13,
2025 at the Miami Shores Country Club. The retreat began at 9:03 AM with the following members present:
PRESENT:
Councilmember George Burch
Councilmember Patrick Devaney
Vice Mayor Neil Cantor
Mayor Jerome Charles
Councilmember Jesse Valinsky was absent.
ALSO PRESENT:
Village Attorney Chanae Wood
Village Clerk Ysabely Rodriguez
Village Manager Esmond Scott
Mayor Charles welcomed everyone and provided opening remarks. Mayor Charles further introduced the
facilitator, Ms. Anne Schroeder, who provided a brief overview of the agenda and answered questions posed
by the Village Council regarding the expected outcomes:
• Establishing a foundation of trust within the team and with residents
• Clarifying expectations, roles, and responsibilities of staff and Council
• Reviewing communication protocols for interpersonal interactions and Council meeting
management
• Identifying short-term and long-term project priorities
Ms. Schroeder presented a summary of the compilation report based on interviews and surveys conducted
with individual Councilmembers and Charter Officers.
The Council engaged in a discussion on communication style inventories and their implications, as well as
Council and staff roles and responsibilities.
Councilmembers and Charter Officers then participated in breakout group sessions and reconvened to share
perspectives.
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Following Segment 2, the Council and Charter Officers reviewed the retreat outcomes, discussed potential
next steps, and evaluated the effectiveness of the current meeting management process.
Due to time constraints, the Council was unable to discuss the prioritization of capital improvements and related
criteria.
There being no further discussion, the retreat was adjourned at 2:05 PM.