Sponsor: County Manager's Office
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Ramsey County Vision, Mission and Goals
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Recommendation
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Reaffirm Ramsey County’s Vision, Mission and Goals as follows:
Vision: A vibrant community where all are valued and thrive.
Mission: A county of excellence working with you to enhance our quality of life.
Goals:
1. Strengthen individual, family and community health, safety and well-being through effective safety-net services; innovative programming; prevention and early intervention; and environmental stewardship.
2. Cultivate economic prosperity and invest in neighborhoods with concentrated financial poverty through proactive leadership and inclusive initiatives that engage all communities in decisions about our future.
3. Enhance access to opportunity and mobility for all residents and businesses through connections to education, employment and economic development throughout our region.
4. Model forward-thinking investment, fiscal accountability and transparency through professional operational and financial management.
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Background and Rationale
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On January 25, 2022, the Ramsey County Board met in a Board Strategic Work Session to review the county’s vision, mission and goals. The vision, mission and goals provide the strategic direction that aligns staff, departments, county programs and service teams to better serve Ramsey County’s residents and businesses. The vision, mission and goals are intended to be long-term statements that will last through several budget cycles with minimal adjustments. As in the past, they will be effective as soon as they are reaffirmed by the Ramsey County Board and will be used by the County Manager, service teams and departments during the preparation of the 2023-2024 supplemental performance measures of the biennial county budget.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☒ Well-being ☒ Prosperity ☒ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
Ramsey County is one of the most racially and ethnically diverse counties in the state of Minnesota, with 35% of residents being people of color. More than 130 languages or dialects are spoken in Ramsey County. Words matter, and racial equity is fundamental to the realization of the vision, mission and goals for all residents and a required component in Ramsey County’s Strategic Plan and biennium budget process to achieve our vision of a vibrant community where all are valued and thrive. With the Ramsey County Board’s recent approval of further investments in racial equity and foundations of excellence in the county budget, it provides capacity building, continuous improvements and investments in living Ramsey County’s core values of People, Integrity, Community, Leadership, and Equity.
Community Participation Level and Impact
The vision, mission and goals drive all of Ramsey County’s community engagement efforts. To strengthen well-being, cultivate economic prosperity, enhance access to opportunity, and model fiscal accountability, Ramsey County leaders and staff must continuously and consistently engage the county’s communities in how the county achieve its goals. Ramsey County’s Strategic Plan showcases various continuums of community engagement in the strategies and actions in achieving the strategic priorities.
☒ Inform ☒ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
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County Manager Comments
No additional comments.
Last Previous Action
On January 25, 2022, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners met in a Board Strategic Work Session to review the county’s vision, mission and goals.
On March 23, 2021, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners adopted the Ramsey County’s vision, mission and goals (Resolution B2021-149).
Attachments
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