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GaAL: The City's Workforce <br />Improve the City government's existing workforce, work environment and human development <br />systems to ensure that South Bend has the human resources necessary to achieve all its goals for <br />the next five years. <br />City Mission Statement and De artrnent Pur ose Statements <br />The City provides services to its customers through thirteen administrative departments. These <br />departments have unique purposes that are intended to support the citywide mission statement <br />which is "to be recognized as a model city." Each department has developed a purpose <br />statement which identifies their specific role. <br />Ma or's Gffice: Leading the community to become a model city through formulating <br />Y <br />policy, d~rect~ng operations and respondvrig to customer concerns. <br />Common Council: Making certain that our City government is always responsive to the needs <br />of our residents and that the betterment of South Bend is always our <br />highest priority. <br />Ci Clerk's Gffice: Preserving all City Ordinances and Council meeting minutes for <br /> <br />enerations yet to be, and providing fair and consistent treatment of our <br />g <br /> Ordinance Violations Bureau customers. <br />Administration <br />' ~ <br />and Finance. <br />Providin financial and organizational stability for the City through sound <br />g <br /> financial management while ensuring the existence of a safe work <br /> environment uali employee benefits and equal treatment for all City <br />q tY <br /> employees. <br /> <br />Legal Department. ovidin su erior rofessional and ethical legal services for our client, <br />Pr g p ~ p <br /> the City of South Bend. <br />• ~ <br />Police Department. otectin the life, ro erty and personal liberties of all individuals; <br />Pr g p p ~ ~ ctivi and <br />nal a ty <br /> im rovin the overall quality of life by deterring crun~ <br />p ~ g ~ im art~al law enforcement <br />res ecting cultural diversity; delivering fair and p <br />p <br /> services to all residents. <br />. . <br />Fire Department. ' in the hi est level of Fire and Emergency Medical Services <br />Proved g gh . <br /> <br />ible to all of our customers, saving lives and property, and striving to <br />ons <br /> p <br />odel Fire De artment for other cities in an efficient and cost- <br />become a m p <br /> effective manner. <br /> <br />Code Enforcement. ' tainin and im roving the physical quality of life in our <br />Main g p <br /> neighborhoods. <br />XVl <br />