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Council Goals
The City Council met with a facilitator Elizabeth Olson in April 2005 to develop a set of Goals & Objectives for its tenure. An Overall Council Legacy of solid fiscal decisions producing solutions on city contracts, water fund and education funding for long term improvements of Newport was also determined. Goals, objectives and their status are listed below. |
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Objective 1:
Cost effective funding of a quality educational delivery system. |
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Bershire study |
Completed |
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Meet with legislators |
Completed |
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RFP to abandon Lenthal School
will be placed on tax rolls |
Completed |
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All unions--school and city--meet to explore ways to reduce costs of health insurance |
To Be Addressed |
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Objective 2:
Improve delivery of public services in a cost effective way
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City Manager in place |
Ed Lavallee hired 10/05. |
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Survey to public |
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Program audits - Police & Fire |
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Objective 3:
Improve quality of life for residents and guests
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Street paving, explore bonding through a workshop and continue following plan |
Completed. On the Ballot - Please Support!. |
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Develop a Communication Plan to citizens; assign a council member as coordinator |
Being Developed. Department Head Reports each month at Council meetings, Monthly appearances by Manager on WADK and newsletter for 2006. |
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Budget workshop covered on T.V. |
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Objective 4:
Secure new revenue sources
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Ensure grant writer is in 2006 fiscal budget |
Completed |
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School property disposition |
Planning Department Developing Plan |
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North End RFP issued |
Resolution Approved at 11/9/05 Meeting |
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Meeting with Portsmouth and Middletown |
Completed. Resolution for meeting introduced by C. McGrath |
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Objective 5:
Make water enterprise fund self-sustaining
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PUC Rate filing |
11/05 - 20% increase approved by PUC. |
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Without full funding, Council will explore other options--prioritization, collaboration with other communities, etc.) through workshops |
To be Addressed
Timing: 4Q05 |
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Work agreements with Middletown/Portsmouth |
To Be Addressed
Timing: 2006 |
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© Colleen McGrath 2005
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