Council sets city priorities
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The Mayor and City Council identified four top priorities for San Bernardino: fiscal sustainability, becoming an organization of excellence, improving quality of life, and economic growth and development.
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What this means
At the goal-setting session, the Council said it wants to focus on the city’s finances, internal operations, neighborhood conditions, and economic development. The priorities included tax revenue, an investment portfolio, a citywide forensic audit, succession planning, smart city innovation, housing, reducing homelessness, blight removal, business corridor redevelopment, and job creation. For residents, this means future city decisions and resources are expected to be guided by these four themes.
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- Identified fiscal sustainability as a top priority, including tax revenue, the investment portfolio, a citywide forensic audit, and review of the recent class and compensation study.
- Identified becoming an organization of excellence as a priority, including succession planning, smart city innovation, strong and stable leadership, and organizational values.
- Identified improving quality of life as a priority, including culturally relevant city events, addressing blight, increasing housing, and reducing homelessness.
- Identified economic growth and development as a priority, including redevelopment in business corridors, job creation, leveraging city-owned property, and workforce development.
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Special Meeting of the Mayor and City Council - Goal Setting (To view the video please visit - https://reflect-sanbernardino.cablecast.tv/internetchannel/show/5670)
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