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GOAL FIVE: The City's Responsiveness Efficiency, and Effectiveness <br /> Improve the responsiveness, efficiency, and effectiveness of City government to ensure that the <br /> City's customers get the value they expect and deserve. <br /> GOAL SIX: The Citv's Infrastructure <br /> Improve the City's infrastructure to ensure that South Bend can support physical growth and <br /> economic development; and offer an excellent quality of life to all of its residents and other <br /> customers. <br /> GOAL SEVEN: The City's Financial Condition <br /> Improve the financial condition of City government to ensure that South Bend has the financial <br /> resources necessary to achieve all of its goals during the next five years. <br /> GOAL EIGHT: 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 <br /> during the next five years. <br /> City Mission Statement and Department Purpose 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 /> Mayor's Office: Leading the community to become a model city through formulating <br /> policy, directing operations and responding 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 /> City Clerk's Office: Preserving all City Ordinances and Council meeting minutes for <br /> generations yet to be, and providing fair and consistent treatment of our <br /> Ordinance Violations Bureau customers. <br /> Administration <br /> and Finance: Providing financial and organizational stability for the City through sound <br /> financial and human resources management while ensuring the existence <br /> of a safe work environment, quality employee benefits and equal treatment <br /> for all City employees. <br /> s <br />