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COMMISSION POLICY <br />Section:Category: <br />GovernanceAuthority and PurposePolicies <br />Policy Reference:Policy Title: <br />G.1bOrganizational 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 itsadopted 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 anongoing 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 />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 />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1of 1 <br />73 <br />