• Welcome
  • Why Dave?
  • Principles
  • Strategic Direction
  • Where I Stand
  • Résumé
  • Contact
  • Welcome
  • Why Dave?
  • Principles
  • Strategic Direction
  • Where I Stand
  • Résumé
  • Contact
Dave Thiede for Cottage Grove City Council
  • Welcome
  • Why Dave?
  • Principles
  • Strategic Direction
  • Where I Stand
  • Résumé
  • Contact
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Strategic Direction for Cottage Grove

City Council Mission:
  • Provide excellence in the delivery of public services to community residents, businesses and owners of property

City Council Vision:

The City Council continues its vision for the future as:
  • An accessible community with an appreciation for our environment, trees, hills, ravines, landscapes and river including quality park, green and open space areas
  • A good place to raise a family through its life cycle who are proud of their community of well maintained neighborhoods and property
  • To create and maintain a base of strong businesses that complement and engage with the community and provide jobs for the City and surrounding area
  • A fiscally responsible, engaged government with well maintained infrastructure, access to quality inter- and intra-community transportation and transit and safe residential and commercial neighborhoods and public spaces

Operational Guiding Principles
  • Be an employer of choice through a culture of continuous improvement, a spirit of collaboration between departments and divisions, a proactive approach to internal and external communications, job enrichment, employee growth and training, injury reduction and work place efficiencies
  • Achieve satisfaction in top 20% of peer communities across all metrics 
  • Meet or exceed financial targets toward improvement of rating agency outlooks
  • Create an environmentally focused and sustainable organization 
  • Ensure proactive evaluation of technology opportunities for business lines and service delivery as “return on investment” justifies implementation

Strategic Direction
  • Our STRATEGIC PLAN focuses on:
    MANAGING FOR SUSTAINED GROWTH
    REFORMING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
    BECOMING A RECREATION DESTINATION
    ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY

​2022 midyear Strategic Plan update
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Why vote for Dave?

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My Principles

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Strategic Direction

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Where I Stand

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My Résumé

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Contact Me



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