Select Board Retreat

2022 Select Board Planning and Goal Setting Retreat
September 26, 2022, 5:30pm, Readfield Town Office

5:30 Opening thoughts on outcomes, agenda adjustments, roles, and ground rules

5:45 Opportunity for attending public input (up to 15 minutes total)

6:00 A quick communication exercise on listening

6:15 Working dinner break

6:30 Reflections

• A look back on 2021/2022 goals (See page 3)
• Thoughts on what we could have done better
• Note goals to be continued, paused, or discontinued
• Major events that may affect goal considerations

6:45 Considerations

• Your “One Big Idea,” every board member gets 5 minutes.
• Carryover goals

Those not completed, evaluate and justify continuance

Multi-year in progress, reassess resources

• Ordinance priorities (See page 4)
• Policy priorities
• Other initiatives, runner up “must or please consider” ideas
• Check – did we all hear one another?

7:45 Stretch break

8:00 Aspirations

• Construct our consensus goal list
• Goal refinement/detailing
• Is the list complete for where we want to end up for 2022/2023 and beyond?
• How do we get there?

8:30 Commitments

• Champions, adopters, and groups responsible
• Expectations of each other
• Check - are we all headed in the same direction on goals?

(If not, how do we resolve or respectfully accept this?)

8:45 Opportunity for attending public observations (up to 15 minutes total)

9:00 Thank you, the work now begins!

A written follow up summary or report will be provided to the board by the facilitator by an
agreed date.

This meeting will be held in-person at the Town Office
Participate via Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88149608367 or
Call-in at +1 (929) 436-2866 and enter meeting ID: 881 4960 8367 and passcode: 781405