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<br />Strategic Opportunities and Challenges <br /> The Administration Department will continue to oversee and provide leadership to DX <br />Response legal and engineering team for the City. The City approved the design, <br />engineering and construction of a new treatment system and water treatment plant <br />expansion to treat 1, 4-Dioxane in 2017. In 2018 the City Manager’s office will continue <br />to provide oversight for the project. In 2017 and continuing into 2018 the Administration <br />Department will work on regular and timely communication in regards to both the water <br />treatment expansion project as well as water quality as a whole. The 2017 Citizen Survey <br />noted that 64% of residents believe that the information available about drinking water in <br />New Brighton is “about right”. This effort specifically relates to the Community <br />Engagement Priority that the Council identified at their 2017 team building retreat. <br /> The Administration Department will play a key role in the Comprehensive Plan update <br />that the City is currently undertaking. The update is a legal requirement, but is also a key <br />priority of the City Council. <br /> The Administration Department will be working to develop a staff training program to <br />engage our workforce and assist in cultivating leadership abilities across all levels of the <br />organization. The goal is to develop the most efficient workforce we are capable of in <br />order to continue to provide the high levels of service the residents of New Brighton have <br />come to expect. <br /> We will continue to oversee staff transitions and hiring processes. The Administration <br />Department has made it a priority to engage different departments through hiring process <br />in order to garner holistic and complementary views of potential new staff members. <br />Creating a more efficient as well as far-reaching recruitment process will continue to be a <br />priority of the Administration Department. <br /> The City will continue to work on enhancing its communication mediums. In 2018, there <br />will be a priority to engage our residents through social media in a more concentrated <br />manner. The Administration Department will also be overseeing a change to the City’s <br />newsletter as we try to make it a more dynamic, engaging and informative document. <br /> The City Manager’s office will continue to search for and be open to joint powers/shared <br />service type relationships with other public organizations in an effort to provide cost <br />effective services. One such example is the contract providing building inspection <br />services to the City of Saint Anthony Village. <br /> A significant challenge will relate to maintaining active engagement in legislative policy <br />discussions that impact New Brighton. One of New Brighton’s objectives is to strive to <br />have a diversified revenue base that is sensitive to community demographics and is stable <br />in meeting the community’s long term needs. <br /> The City continues to look at improving the overall wellness of the personnel. The City’s <br />wellness program will look at improving the overall wellbeing of staff in order to <br />potentially control costs of insurance, improve morale, and have healthier staff. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />12