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
  • Positioning Cottage Grove for Growth
  • Making Cottage Grove a Recreation Destination
  • Engaging the Community and Forming the Vision
  • Reforming the Organizational Culture​

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