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COMMISSION POLICY
Section:
Governance
Category:
Authority and Purpose Policies
Policy Reference:
Policy Title:
G.lb
Organizational Core Purpose
PURPOSE:
The purpose for organizational initiatives and goals is to produce desirable results. In order for
any organization to be effective and maintain sustainable success, the organization must define
its organizational core purpose. This core purpose then becomes the basis for establishing the
criteria from which results and organization success are measured. Just as the economy, industry,
and community evolve and change, the organizational core purpose must also evolve and
change. The organization must establish and maintain a review process of their organizational
core purpose for sustainable success.
With this policy, the Commission commits that it will govern as a body in a manner consistent
with its adopted mission statement, vision statement, organizational values, and organizational
fundamentals. The Commission will also commit to govern as a body through policy
development and initiative prioritization which are in alignment with adopted planning themes.
The Commission acknowledges the importance for the development and support of the mission
statement, vision statement, organizational values, organizational fundamentals, and planning
themes to achieve the following: an environment of transparency; a clear line of sight from tasks
through goals; and a work environment for meaningful work providing value to the community.
The Commission also commits to engage in an ongoing review process of the organizations core
purpose, to maintain organizational effectiveness and sustainable success.
POLICY:
The Commission will adopt and maintain relevant and sustainable organization core purpose
documents including a mission statement, a vision statement, organizational values,
organizational fundamentals, and planning themes. The Commission will govern ERMU in a
manner consistent with these adopted documents outlining the organization's core purpose. The
Commission will review and update these documents as necessary at a minimum of once every
five years through engaging with management and staff in a strategic planning process.
POLICY HISTORY:
Adopted May 9, 2017
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