CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the 2018 City goals
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DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
SUBMITTED BY: Doug Krieger, City Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
Well-established goals create a common vision for the City Council and all of City staff. As directors manage each of their departments, clear goals help connect daily work with the strategic priorities of the organization. In addition, by sharing our priorities publicly, the community is given an opportunity to learn about our areas of focus and how we want to improve.
DISCUSSION:
The City Council set the strategic vision when it adopted the Ends Policies. These policies guide actions through establishing values, setting goals, and determining priorities for the organization. We demonstrate support for the Ends Policies when we not only see progress toward achieving a goal but also organizational alignment with that goal. Further support is shown when we communicate actions with our employees and reinforce them as a high priority. The Financial Principles and the goals around reducing debt and increasing reserves are examples of a priority widely shared across the community and the organization. This goal is considered by staff and the City Council in all financial decision-making. Progress has been consistently measured and communicated since their inception.
The following ten goals are recommended for approval:
Financial Stability- Naperville will be financially stable and maintain a AAA bond rating.
1. In order to provide services that ensure a high quality of life for our residents through fiscal management and financial stability, the City will actively seek to reduce its debt by 25% in the next eight years.
2. In order to provide services that ensure a high quality of life for our residents through fiscal management and financial stability, the City will actively seek to increase its reserves to 25% in the next eight years.
Public Safety- Nap...
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