Mission
Statement
It
is the mission of Animal control to provide protection and service
to all of the citizens of our community. Our mission is to end all
unnecessary euthanasia, to educate towards humane and responsible
pet ownership, and to enforce the state and city ordinances. Our mission
will be guided by the values of our department, which we categorize
under the headings of service to our community, integrity, responsibility/accountability,
professionalism, and pride in, and enjoyment of our profession.
Values
We recognize our contribution to the quality of life and safe environment
in our community through the provision of professional animal control
services. We will meet the challenge of providing these services by
basing our thoughts and actions of the following shared values.
Our foundation
is: We value the opportunity to provide service in a manner which
is fair, courteous, responsible and efficient. We will possess
an attitude of respect for, and the protection of, the worth dignity
and rights of all we service.
We will endeavor to rid this community of unnecessary euthanasia cost
through education towards humane and responsible pet ownership. We
will enforce state and city ordinances in a fair and unbiased manner.
We value candor, honesty and ethical behavior in the members of
our department. We are committed to uphold our positions of
trust by maintaining the highest ethical standards of Professional
Conduct and Ethics.
Promise
We promise
to have a clear sense of commitment, perspective and direction.
We will encourage teamwork, innovation, and constant evaluation
of ourselves. This professional attitude is dedicated to quality,
timeliness, and excellence in our service to the community.
We believe our work to be a source of enjoyment and satisfaction.
We are proud of our accomplishments as an integral part of our community.
We promise not to take ourselves so seriously that we fail to have
fun doing what we choose to do: Serve
in the Animal Control Service Profession.
