NAVIGATION
Mission Statement
The City of Lake Worth Beach is a City of Neighborhoods committed to provide the highest quality of public service through a commitment to integrity, hard work and a friendly attitude. Through mutual collaboration and inclusion of the residents and the business community, we will foster safer neighborhoods, encourage community pride, build a vibrant and diverse economy, plan thoughtfully for the future, and preserve and enhance our natural, historical and cultural environment.
Vision Statement
Bold and Beautiful
Exciting & Enthusiastic
Ambitious & Artsy
Compassionate & Confident
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Core Values
Team Work
“Team work makes the dream work”. A group of people coming together to accomplish a common goal/dream. Working together; sharing a commission vision, using clearly defined goals and objectives to achieve a goal.
Ethics
Doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason. Supporting the code of interpersonal behavior/norms considered right or acceptable in society.
Accountability and Transparency
Responsibility for results. Accepting and admitting to mistakes and failures = Growth without fear and by developing a culture of openness.
Commitment to Innovation and Excellence
Embracing new technologies and ideas to improve our community within a diverse workforce.
Honesty and Integrity
Be authentic; transparent. A refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way. Strong moral principles.
Pillars
Positioning Lake Worth Beach to be a competitive viable location of choice
- Ensure effective economic development incentives and zones
- Adopt and implement clear, concise, consistent, predictable and unified rules, regulations and processes
- Optimize business district traffic patterns and parking assessments
- Foster the assessment and planning for City owned assets including beach, golf and marina
- Provide superior public amenities and services to retain existing and entice new residents and businesses
Strengthening Lake Worth Beach as a ‘Community of Neighborhoods’
- Diversify housing options
- Continue crime reduction and prevention in achieving a safe, livable and friendly community
- Sustain infrastructure investments
- Preserve the character and protect historic resources
- Deliver sustainable indoor-outdoor leisure opportunities (Parks and Open Spaces)
- Collaborate with schools to foster rich, diverse and culturally enriching educational opportunities for all
Celebrating the unique, historical, coastal and cultural diversity of the City
- Expand branding and marketing outreach as the central Palm Beach County location for ‘Live, Learn, Work and Play’ within a culturally diverse, artistically vibrant, historically authentic, and intrinsically Old Florida Beach Community
- Preserve, Restore, Repurpose, and Activate Historic City Owned Assets
- Encourage tourism by increasing options for visitors to stay and experience the city
- Inspire arts and culture through City events and programs
Navigating towards a sustainable community
- Achieve economic and financial sustainability through a versatile and stable tax base
- Focus on technology innovations to support sustainable development, improve resilience, meet residents’ expectations and attract investment, new business and talent
- Facilitate environmental sustainability through infrastructure investments, environmental resiliency, capital improvement planning, training, and regional partnership and planning
- Influence the supply and expansion of jobs
- Ensure facility placement, construction and development that anticipates and embraces the future
- Support Improve emergency preparedness to build resiliency and ensure recovery from natural and manmade disasters
Affirming Government for All
- Ensure effective, efficient, consistent and seamless services that exceed customer expectations
- Establish a workplace culture of high performance, continuous improvement, and human-centered innovation that encourages employee growth and collaboration
- Strengthen state of the art, standardized, and repeatable processes
- Maximize technology to enhance efficiency, productivity, security and convenience
- Support and foster an environment of inclusion and social consciousness