City of Surrey 2016 Annual Report

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

When setting future goals, the City of Surrey is committed to the following

broad set of organizational objectives:

1. Providing current and long-range planning

that fosters both 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 a safe environment that

protects residents and visitors to the City

through the provision of Police, Fire and

By-law Services;

3. Providing long and short-term planning

and implementation of Engineering

Infrastructure Services to respond to

growth as well as to meet the current

needs of the City’s citizens

and businesses;

4. Planning and delivering Parks, Recreation,

Culture and Library services through

programs and services that encourage

participation from citizens of all ages and

backgrounds, living in and visiting the City;

5. Providing open and responsive

government through public participation

and consultation as required by the

Community Charter;

6. Actively 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 providing prudent stewardship

and sound management of City finances

while delivering services to the public

within the parameters set by Council in

the Five-Year Financial Plan.

Departments have developed specific measures that draw upon the broad set

of organizational objectives listed above to support the City's overall goals as

defined by the Sustainability Charter policy document as approved by Council.