Mission, values & objectives

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Our mission:

To create a great city of communities which cares about its people, its environment and the opportunities to live, work and prosper.

Our values:

Responsiveness:

To listen to all the people we work with and serve and to act in a timely and sensitive way.

Excellence:

To strive for the best results.

Fairness:

To apply unbiased judgement and sensitivity.

Integrity:

To be open and honest and to honour our commitments.

Leadership:

To set examples that others will choose to follow.

Learning:

To increase knowledge and understanding in the workplace and in the community and to grow through our successes and our mistakes.

Our objectives:

To enhance community and individual well-being ­ social, economic, and physical.

To protect and improve the environment.

To provide quality service equitably.

To create a challenging, safe, healthy, and rewarding workplace.

To be fiscally responsible.

To create good government through public participation, internal improvement, and constructive external relations.

 

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