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COUNCIL MISSION STATEMENT
Found here: It is the mission of the City of Ocean Shores City Council to provide effective leadership, pro-active planning to attain short and long term goals, and to strive for trust, economic prosperity, and quality of life for citizens, businesses, and visitors through fiscal responsibility. This Council will strive to be an open, honest representative, aggressive Council that moves pro-actively to:
- Establish adequate levels of service within available resources
- Support economic development incentives within legal parameters, with a focus on identifying locations for commercial development that will provide family wage jobs
- Address the shortage of facilities and programs that create activity opportunities for all age groups, as well as the perceived separation of the senior community
- Seek all avenues of funding, including grants, for infrastructure improvement
- Regain local control over decisions affecting the citizens of Ocean Shores
This Council will establish a clear vision and goals in order to provide:
- Clear direction for staff and the various committees
- Provide accurate descriptions of approved projects and their status
- Conduct clear, visual public briefings on the use of revenues
- Improve public relations through a better flow of information
- Adequate levels of service, non-punitive regulation, and reduced regulative restriction within ecological restraints
This Council’s values are:
- Honesty
- Openness
- Ethical behavior
- Responsible actions
- Fairness
This Council will be distinctive through its approach to:
- Local autonomy
- Open communication with the citizens
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And now that I’m thinking about it, why does the council have a mission statement at all? Their mission is established by the law.
What does it mean for the council to have a mission other than that? After all, these people were elected as individuals, not as a team. Why should they have a game plan?
Still, I think they did exactly what they said they would do, quite pro-actively. Some folks question the achievement of the “values,” but that is not the mission.
The problem is more about the content of the mission, not about its achievement. The virtually unrestricted nature of the statement makes it a license for whim and a perfect tool for excuses.
I do not believe people are trying to weasle-word these things when they make them up, but are honestly trying to cover everything that everyone wants without making the organization vulnerable. It is more spin-doctored than weasle-worded.
It is sad to watch this senerio played and replayed in business and government when properly written vision, mission, and goal statements are such powerful tools for reaching objectives.
Well, all I can say is that the chance to vote in nearly a complete new council is approaching. I predict that within 6 months after they are seated there will still be griping and complaining. The only question is whether it will be a new batch of complainers or the same old bunch.
From the 2-12-09 Council Retreat.
The goal was to keep a million dollar reserve to maintain the Street LlD-2007 bond rating. So without the reserve taxpayers will now pay higher interest than they should on the $45,000,000 L.I.D.
Council suggested that a town hall meeting should be held for the public to say what not to cut and the level of service they would like.
There was no town hall meeting. There is no million dollar reserve. After decades of this can you believe anything they say?
OOPS, THEY LEFT OUT THINGS LIKE LAMBS,WOLVES CLOTHING, SHEAR, AND SLAUGHTER.
How can there be any confidence when
1. It was voted on and the EMS Levy failed. BUT additional money was added to the water bill ‘fire department’.
2. NOT one project that this town has taken on has come even close to being completed on time and anywhere near the projected cost.
3. If people get up before the City Council and they don’t like what that person said, then they are totally editted out of the DVD?
Where is the honesty, Openess, Ethical Behavior etc etc etc
So does that mean that if they get less money in people get paid less? Might want to talk to the union about that.
Why are tax increases always the answer? How about looking forward to the new contracts and doing what other cities are doing. That is saying no to increases. That is attaching increases to increases in city revenue. If they get more money in, then people get paid more.
“1.Establish adequate levels of service within available resources”
This is the one that the citizenry can’t seem to get their minds around.
What some feel are “adequate levels of service” just won’t fit in the “available resources”
Think cutbacks in EMS/Fire, Police, etc. or Tax increases.
Take your pick.
I hereby submit this request for revision.
“It is the mission of the council to find out where the people of Ocean Shores want to go and to lead them there, proactively planning to attain their goals by conscientiously referring to their visions and values. We will manage this in a fiscally responsible way, working within the confines of a balanced budget. We believe this will build trust, prosperity and quality for citizens, businesses, investors and visitors.”
Uh, mission accomplished!
Maybe they need to read it after the Pledge. Each time a different council member has to read it. Then start the business of the evening.
Can you find out when this mission statement was adopted Tom? I would be curious to know.
I am really torn by leaving a reply to this. On one hand, I was raised by my parents that if I didn’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all. BUT on the other hand, I’ve lived in this town for many years and wish that the City Council would read their own mission statement and enforce their own mission statement.
Time will tell. I am going to develop a scorecard and hang it from our fridge.