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Organizational Objectives
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
DECISION MAKING GUIDEPOSTS
The Community Charter mandates that municipalities develop and report on
organizational objectives and the measures used to determine their progress. Council
has expanded on the broad set of guideposts used in the past and developed specific
measures to support their overall objective. The following section describes the City’s
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.
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