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March 23, 2015 (Board Retreat) Page 2339 Patrick Coughlin, Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation, joined the discussion at 1:48 p.m. Rran lr p.m. The Board took a short break at 1:54 p.m. The meeting resumed at 2:16 Cabarrus County Vision, Mission, Goals, Values The Board discussed the Cabarrus County Vision, Mission, Goals and Values. Commissioner Mynatt suggested the addition of "partnering with similar counties'. Vision Our vision for Cabarrus is a county where our children learn, our citizens participate, our dreams matter, our families and neighbors thrive and our community prospers. Mission Statement (7— 1 � Through visionary leadership and good stewardship, we will ensure public safety, administer state requirements, determine county needs and provide services to continually enhance quality of life. 1. Preserve and enhance the quality of life by addressing growth with sound public policies that sustain resources, provide high quality services, and fund infrastructure needs. 2. Achieve community -wide preparedness to protect public safety, respond to routine and catastrophic events, and maintain and restore the well -being of all residents. 3. Use resources wisely and responsibly by protecting assets, minimizing risk, creating partnerships, and using technology to maximize the value of county investments, expenditures, and services. 4. Help build a fully engaged community with.a shared understanding of its issues and challenges working together to achieve its goals. 5. Ensure that all citizens have equal opportunity and access to education, health care, and economic prosperity and encourage citizens to fulfill their potential and contribute to their community. f' --- If,I „na 1. Accountable /Responsible 2. Collaborative 3. Integrity (Principled) 4. Respect • Mission and vision are flexible because they are broad, open to interpretation - but are we practicing our core values? • Goals are fine, but don't stop there - we need to add detail to keep our plan from sitting on the shelf. • Goals themselves are fine, but it's the actual implementation that is more challenging. • Core values impact how we get to where we're going, for example, how we do "cooperative" and "collaborative ?" Actions and Next Steps There was discussion to develop a plan to support goals and objectives. Key Feedback Regarding Who, What,_Why, and How? Who • Elected officials must lead • Collaboration extends to the whole community -> private sector in addition to municipalities and public sector • Bring boards together as equals, include board members in outreach to other entities to encourage their participation.