Mayor Garth Harris Two Year Town Review “Organizational
Excellence”
”Preeceville has seen a strong housing sale over the past
number of years with new homes starts higher than the past 25 years. Plans for new residential and commercial lots
are ongoing and will be brought on line as needed. With up to 40 residential lots needed over
the next ten years we are currently doing a number of utility studies to meet
our current capacity and future needs as well.
We are hoping for matching Provincial and Federal dollars under the
Building Canada Program for a Water Utility Project of $1.5 million with a full
review on our waste water system which may run up to an additional $3 million to
update over the next ten years. Our
Community Plan will continue to look into the future for all our services for
the town. Half way through our 4 year mandate we on track with most projects in
our five-year capital plan which we have started to set in December each year
in order to have staff ready for the New Year. The formal budget will still be
set in May of each year. Council’s work
over the last two years will be to ensure we have all our policies and
procedures up-to-date and that staff has the training and tools to do their
jobs and ensure safe operations of our town.”
MAYOR’S DRAFT BUSINESS PLAN 2013 - 2017
4. Organizational Excellence
Leadership should continuously improve the delivery of
effective and efficient service to our citizens. We will encourage staff and
volunteers with the Town’s vision; and foster the ability to work with and for
the good of the overall community. Staff and volunteers must have the tools
needed to do the job.
Provide Responsible Leadership:
• Provide responsible leadership
and government for the community. (Report
to date: Both Council and staff attend meetings and courses throughout the year
each designed to improve skills needed. 75% done )
• Maintain tax rates including property and other taxes and
user fees, which are competitive with other communities in the North East
Saskatchewan Region. (Report to date:
Sharing of information and networking with other communities is ongoing. We
even share some equipment costs through a joint association membership.
)
• Maximize public resources through competition, privatization
and optimization. (Report to date: Some work has been review, none that can be reported.)
• Strengthen work-life environment where employees are
motivated, productive and fairly compensated in order to retain and attract
qualified personnel. (Report to date:
A wage review has been done and put in place, training is a large part of employee
reviews each year. Work Safe programs are in place. 80% done)
• Use information technology to enhance information
gathering and analysis in order to improve processes and service delivery. (Report to date: Review is ongoing)
• Serve a growing population while
maintaining administrative costs at current or near current levels. (Report to date: Much work has been done
around our staffing needs for today and the years ahead. The plan put in place
in 2013 has been met with trained employees that meet the needs of our town
mandate. 75% done )
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