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Date: January 27, 2025 Item: 1 <br />Presenter: Adam Edwards, City Administrator / Engineer <br />Section: Work Session Item <br /> <br />Title: Review Goals and Priorities <br /> <br /> <br />1.Purpose: <br />The purpose of this item is for the council and staff to discuss goals for the upcoming term. With <br />an almost entirely new council there is an opportunity to review the existing overarching Mission, <br />Vision and Goals as well as establish some short term goals for the upcoming term / year. <br />2.Background: <br />There are several key documents that guide how the city establishes goals and priorities. They <br />include: <br /> <br />A. In 2019 the city council established the following overarching mission vision and goals for the <br />city. <br /> <br />Mission. The city of Orono will provide effective guidance through public policy established <br />from citizen involvement, by empowering staff to implement best practices to prepare Orono for <br />any challenges of the future and by ensuring a positive customer experience, superior municipal <br />services and provide a safe community for the residents, businesses and customers to live, work <br />and play in. <br /> <br />Vision. To be the residential community of choice and remain widely recognized for its <br />preservation of natural rural beauty, quality of life, and recreational assets. <br /> <br />Goals. To provide consistent high levels of customer service to our residents and balance the <br />enforcement of city codes <br />To maintain sustainable funding for infrastructure while maintaining a stable tax levy To create a <br />culture of continuous improvement by providing efficient and reliable government services. To <br />adopt best practices into city processes to ensure the high quality services are provided in an ever- <br />changing environment <br /> <br />B. The 2040 Community Management Plan. <br />The purpose of this plan is to document and reinforce the established goals, policies and principles <br />of the City of Orono as a guide for orderly and economic private development and public <br />improvement in the years ahead. Major emphasis is on the needs and involvement of people. The <br />Plan discusses how people can manage their environment, how people have become involved with <br />municipal decisions, how people can create and continue the lifestyle and community that we <br />know as Orono. Link to Plan <br />C. The City Code. Link to Code <br /> <br />D. Other references. There are several good summary references available from the League of <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2