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AGENDA ITEM <br />Date: January 12, 2026 <br />Title: 2026 Goals <br />Presenter: Adam Edwards, City Administrator / Engineer <br />Section: Work Session Item <br />Purpose: <br />The purpose of this item is to develop goal priorities for 2026. <br />Item: 1 <br />2. Background: <br />There are several key documents that guide how the city establishes goals and priorities. They <br />include: <br />A. In 2019 the city council established the following overarching mission, vision, and goals for <br />the city. <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 />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 />Goals: <br />• 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. <br />• To create a culture of continuous improvement by providing efficient and reliable <br />government services. <br />• To adopt best practices into city processes to ensure the high quality services are provided <br />in an ever -changing environment. <br />B. The 2040 Community Management Plan. <br />This Plan was adopted in 2018. The purpose of this plan is to document and reinforce the <br />established goals, policies and principles of the City of Orono as a guide for orderly and economic <br />private development and public improvement in the years ahead. Major emphasis is on the needs <br />and involvement of people. The Plan discusses how people can manage their environment, how <br />people have become involved with municipal decisions, how people can create and continue the <br />lifestyle and community that we know as Orono. <br />The Plan reflects the City's long-established philosophy, goals and policies that were first <br />introduced in the 1974 Orono Comprehensive Guide Plan and later solidified within the 1980 <br />K <br />