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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities COMMISSION POLICY <br /> Section: Category: <br /> Governance Authority and Purpose Policies <br /> Policy Reference: Policy Title: <br /> G.lb Organizational Core Purpose <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> The purpose for organizational initiatives and goals is to produce desirable results. In order for <br /> any organization to be effective and maintain sustainable success, the organization must define <br /> its organizational core purpose. This core purpose then becomes the basis for establishing the <br /> criteria from which results and organization success are measured. Just as the economy, industry, <br /> and community evolve and change, the organizational core purpose must also evolve and <br /> change. The organization must establish and maintain a review process of their organizational <br /> 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 its 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 the mission <br /> statement, vision statement, organizational values, organizational fundamentals, and planning <br /> themes to achieve the following: an environment of transparency; a clear line of sight from tasks <br /> through goals; and a work environment for meaningful work providing value to the community. <br /> The Commission also commits to engage in an ongoing review process of the organizations core <br /> purpose,to maintain organizational effectiveness and sustainable success. <br /> POLICY: <br /> The Commission will adopt and maintain relevant and sustainable organization core purpose <br /> documents including a mission statement, a 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. The <br /> Commission will review and update these documents as necessary at a minimum of once every <br /> five years through engaging with management and staff in a strategic planning process. <br /> POLICY HISTORY: <br /> Adopted May 9, 2017 <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 8 <br />