Core Values & Strategic Plan

Core Values

• Effective Leadership: Ensuring we focus our efforts on the genuinely central goals while developing the leaders of the next generation
• Quality Staff: Creating a workplace where creativity is encouraged, people are treated equally, rewards follow achievement and risks can be taken
• Cooperation and Partnerships: Encouraging healthy relationships with
• residents, employees, suppliers, and neighbouring municipalities to achieve a greater common good
• Innovation and Flexibility: Being adaptable so that we can create new ways of doing things and can respond quickly to seize new opportunities
• Sound Financial Management: Recognizing that we are entrusted with
• limited resources by our residents and businesses we must ensure that we are transparent and accountable for the dollars we use and keep tax rates to a competitive level
• Long-Term Planning: Recognizing that a sound plan is critical to identifying a direction in order to optimize investment and create a common set of goals
• Natural Environment: Striving to retain the natural wonder that we see all around us every day
• Investing in Quality Infrastructure: Providing the backbone to economic
• development, sustainable living, and building the future
• Safe Communities: Ensuring that people continue to enjoy the quality of life that our County can provide
• Managed Growth: Ensuring that our residents and business benefit from economic development, but not at the expense of the quality of life we all enjoy
• Technology: Recognizing that technology can not only reduce our costs and create efficiencies in terms of infrastructure and innovation, but can enhance our ability to communicate with you, our residents and businesses, and improve your ability to provide your perspectives

• Strategic Plan summary
• Strategic Plan
• Strategic Plan Quarterly Report - Q4 2008
• Strategic Plan Quarterly Report - Q4 2009