City of Friendswood Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Council and staff of the City of Friendswood to provide the highest level of service to our citizens at the greatest value.
City of Friendswood Vision Statement (adopted July 1, 2024)
The Friendswood City Council is dedicated to providing quality public services, fostering a vibrant economic climate, and ensuring robust emergency operations and fiscal responsibility.
Guiding Principles
- We Will Invest in our Personnel
- We Will Proactively Address Drainage, Flooding, and Mobility Issues
- We Will Diversify our Tax Base
- We Will Enhance Safety
- We Will Nurture a Strong Sense of Community
Council Philosophy
- To act in the best interest of the citizens
- To consistently demonstrate respect to the staff
- To invest our resources effectively for our future
- To handle our disagreements/conflicts in a respectful manner that keeps our image positive with the public and each other
Strategic Goals
Communication
- Build and expand external partnerships
- Better educate and inform our citizens to increase ownership and involvement in city government
- Utilize conflict/issue resolution processes
Economic Development
- Build and expand external partnerships
- Expand existing vision
- Systemize regional detention
- Educate and inform citizens to increase ownership in Economic Development
- Research economic viability before and after 2020
Preservation
- Build and expand external partnerships
- Shape future growth to preserve Friendswood’s distinctiveness and quality of life
- Preserve and maintain infrastructure
Partnerships
- Build and expand external partnerships
- Remove any distinction of citizenship based upon county location
Public Safety
- Build and expand external partnerships
- Ensure a safe environment
Organizational Development
- Leadership
- Communicate clear messages to citizens and employees about our values and why we are doing what we are doing
- Build team identity with boards, employees, council, and volunteers
- Values
- Communicate TRAQ as the core values to volunteers, citizens, council and all employees
- Continue to focus on issues—not people
- Personnel
- Develop a plan for staffing levels that result in quality city services and the accomplishment of our mission statement
- Provide training and development for City employees to meet current and future staff leadership needs
- Process and Planning
- Continue strategic planning process to meet future needs
- Continue to develop plans to increase community involvement throughout the City
