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The Mission of the City of West Palm Beach
To protect and enhance the quality of life through providing
efficient and effective customer-focused services.
The City's Vision
West Palm Beach will be a vibrant, attractive and safe City recognized as a model community which:
Takes pride in history, diversity and environment
Promotes and enjoys community respect, pride and cooperation
Provides visionary and creative governmental leadership
Is a celebrated cultural and recreational destination
Values its public employees and recognizes their achievements
The Core Values
Integrity: |
Demonstrating the highest moral and ethical conduct with a sense of fairness. |
Respect: |
Treating every individual with dignity. |
Leadership: |
Individuals setting and promoting standards of excellence. |
Cooperation: |
Working together for the benefit of the whole regardless of differences. |
Collaboration: |
Developing mutually productive relationships where there are opportunities. |
Customer Service: |
Developing an organizational culture that provides a quality employee experience that translates into quality customer service. |
The 5 Strategic Priorities of the City of West Palm Beach
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Promote a Safe and Secure Community:
- Our goal is to eliminate and prevent visible disorder and assure community safety. We will strive for:
Increased partnering between community organizations and the Police Department;
Aggressive Code Enforcement city-wide;
Education of Citizens to prevent root causes of crime.
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Engage citizens through the provision of exceptional customer service and systems focused on increasing positive citizen, neighborhood and government interaction:
- Our goal is to develop a high level of citizen-government interaction. We will strive for:
Friendly, considerate and timely customer service;
More partnerships with Neighborhood Associations;
Responsiveness and innovation;
Increased communication between the City and its Customers and Employees;
Continuous quality improvement.
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Promote opportunities for Youth, Family and Community:
- Our goal is to develop a healthy family-oriented environment. We will strive for:
Improved ratings on Customer-Satisfaction Surveys;
Celebration and inclusiveness of our Cultural Diversity;
Enhanced Recreational Programs and Facilities;
Attractive and appealing Parks and Green Spaces;
Increased availability of Affordable Housing units and Home Ownership opportunities.
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Enhance Fiscal Stability without sacrificing Quality of Services:
- Our goal is to ensure prudent management of tax dollars. We will strive for:
A steadily increasing Tax Base;
Ways to decrease Millage Rates (i.e. property taxes);
A steadily expanding Fund Surplus;
Joint Private/Government Partnerships;
Increased Grant Funding;
Increased Quality of Services.
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Develop an economic development plan to encourage and attract commercial and residential investment:
- Our goal is to provide an environment that attracts economic development. We will strive for:
Development of a business plan;
Creation and retention of jobs;
Collaboration to leverage relationships;
Provide housing opportunities.
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