2016-2020_Financial_Plan

Organizational Objectives

2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN

To highlight the City’s commitment to advancing sustainable practices, the 2015

accomplishments and future objectives and goals, have been aligned with the

Sustainability Charter’s three pillars: Economic, Environmental, and Socio-Cultural. For

more information about our sustainability dashboard, visit

http://dashboard.surrey.ca .

For additional information on specific accomplishments and goals, please read the

departmental overviews.

Our 2015 accomplishments and future goals concentrate on promoting long-term fiscal

health, helping to reduce our ecological footprint, and encouraging citizens to become

involved and express their opinions in decision making. Also located within each

Department’s section are performance measures that support the City’s organizational

objectives.

DECISION MAKING GUIDEPOSTS

1. Developing current and long-range

plans that foster growth and economic

development for Surrey’s culturally-

diverse community while preserving

the City’s rich environment and quality

of life, within the parameters set by

Council in the Official Community

Plan;

2. Enhancing community and individual

well-being by providing Police, Fire,

and By-law services that protect

residents and visitors;

3. Developing and implementing long

and short-term Engineering

Infrastructure Service Plans that

respond to growth and meet the

current needs of the City’s citizens and

businesses;

4. Planning and delivering Parks,

Recreation and Culture Programs and

Library services that encourage

participation from residents and

visitors of all ages and backgrounds;

5. Providing open and responsive

government through public

consultation, as required by the

Community Charter;

6. Planning for the succession of the

City’s workforce by creating a

challenging, market-competitive,

healthy, and respectful workplace that

attracts and retains qualified

candidates while reflecting the diverse

nature of the City;

7. Fostering co-operative relations with

other governments, community

organizations, and local businesses;

8. Developing programs, policies, and

initiatives that focus on Council’s

specific key objectives; and

9. Protecting the City’s long-term

financial health by managing the

City’s finances while delivering

services to the public within the

parameters set by Council in the Five-

Year Financial Plan.