Mission Statement, Goals, & Organizational Values

The City of Concord's guiding principles

Mission Statement for the Organization

Our mission is to join with our community to make Concord a city of the highest quality. We do this by providing responsive, cost-effective, and innovative local government services.

Our Vision for the Future

  • We will be a customer based, performance driven, results oriented organization, focused on finding the answer, solving the problem, and achieving positive outcomes.
  • We will partner with the Concord community to maximize resources, deliver high quality services, and be recognized as setting the standard for excellence.
  • We will be trustworthy guardians of the public's resources.
  • We will make Concord a premier business location.
  • We will collaborate to provide "seamless" services that benefit both our external and internal customers, streamlining our work processes and removing barriers wherever they arise.
  • We will accept the challenge of change and be committed to continually enhancing the safety, environment, quality of life, and economic vitality of our community.
  • We will constantly look for new and better ways to deliver services. We will seek to be innovative, take reasonable risks, learn from our mistakes and always strive for excellence.
  • We will welcome diversity in our community and our work place.
  • We will conduct our work in an atmosphere of trust, respect and courtesy with open doors and open communication for our customers and each other.
  • We will provide ethical, dynamic and effective leadership, establish clear direction and priorities, and model the mission and values in support of our common Vision.
  • We will be accountable for our performance and our organization's success, and be recognized for our achievements.