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Committee tables plan for council mission, vision and core values for 30 days
Summary
Councilor Israel Rivera presented orders seeking a council-wide mission statement, vision and core values. The Public Service Committee agreed to package items 4–6 and table them for 30 days so Rivera can draft examples and share them with colleagues for wider input.
Councilor Israel Rivera asked the Holyoke City Public Service Committee on March 25 to develop a council-wide mission statement, vision and list of core values, and the committee voted to table the matter for 30 days while Rivera prepares drafts.
Rivera told the committee he had pulled examples from other cities and wants the council to adopt a “living and breathing” document that provides guidance and transparency to residents. “What I did was take a couple examples from other…
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