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DRAFT POLICY (2-14-17) <br /> ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES - COMMISSION POLICY <br /> Category: AUTHORITY AND Title: ORGANIZATIONAL CORE PURPOSE <br /> GI PURPOSE <br /> Date of Adoption: Policy Reference: G.1 b <br /> Purpose: <br /> The purpose for organizational initiatives and goals is to produce desirable results. In order <br /> for any organization to be effective and maintain sustainable success, the organization must <br /> define its organizational core purpose. This core purpose then becomes the basis for <br /> establishing the criteria from which results and organization success are measured. Just as <br /> the economy, industry, and community evolve and change, the organizational core purpose <br /> must also evolve and change. The organization must establish and maintain a review <br /> process of their organizational core purpose for sustainable success. <br /> With this policy, the Commission commits that it will govern as a body in a manner consistent <br /> with adopted mission statement, vision statement, organizational values, and organizational <br /> fundamentals. The Commission will also commit to govern as a body through policy <br /> development and initiative prioritization which are in alignment with adopted planning themes. <br /> The Commission acknowledges the importance for the development and support of mission <br /> statement, vision statement, organizational values, organizational fundamentals, and <br /> planning themes to achieve the following: an environment of transparency; creates a clear <br /> line of sight from tasks through goals; and helps create a work environment for meaningful <br /> work providing value to the community. The Commission also commits to engage in the <br /> ongoing review process for the organizations core purpose to maintain organizational <br /> effective and sustainable success. <br /> Policy: <br /> The Commission will adopt and maintain relevant and sustainable organization core purpose <br /> documents including mission statement, vision statement, organizational values, <br /> organizational fundamentals, and planning themes. The Commission will govern ERMU in a <br /> manner consistent with these adopted documents outlining the organization's core purpose. <br /> And, the Commission will review and update these documents as necessary at a minimum of <br /> once every five years through engaging with management and staff in a strategic planning <br /> process. <br /> Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities <br /> 84 <br />