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<br />7A <br />Page 12 <br /> <br />Glossary of Terms <br /> <br />Vision - Description of what community will be; vivid, guiding image of community's <br />success <br /> <br />Mission - What organization will do to make vision a reality; what organization intends <br />to pursue <br /> <br />Core Purpose and Core Values - How the operation operates; how organization <br />implements Council policy and direction <br /> <br />Strategic Initiatives - Long term initiatives. They should be revisited every five years <br />at Strategic Initiatives Review Session. They will replace what we now refer to as <br />council priorities (big headings) <br /> <br />Objectives ( Long Term and Short Term) - These items may come up at Strategic <br />Initiatives Review Session (every five years) or Strategic Initiatives Progress Sessions <br />(annually); may include some items currently listed under the Council Priority headings; <br />may also be staff driven; should include resource allocation if needed <br /> <br />Action Plans - Developed at departmental level; may include short term objectives; <br />plans to implement items above; can take the place of objectives formally in budget <br />document <br /> <br />Evaluation - includes reporting on action plans and use of performance measures <br /> <br />SWOT Analysis/Environmental Scan - Assesses strengths, weaknesses, <br />opportunities and threats to the organization and community; is provided every two <br />years, with annual updates; information would be provided to Council in January, and <br />may include: <br /> <br />· Orqanizationallnput <br />· City Wide Annual Report (new document) <br />o Performance Measures <br />o Trends <br />o Future opportunities and challenges <br />o External forces that impact our work i.e. state budget, new legislation <br />· General plan <br />· Departmental reports <br />· Departmental presentations <br />· Consolidated plan <br /> <br />6 <br />