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Tulsa Animal Services adopts mission statement and workplace culture pledge ahead of new facility move
Summary
Tulsa Animal Services presented a newly adopted mission statement and a workplace culture pledge to the Animal Welfare Commission, describing an off-site all-team meeting with mental-health training and a signed pledge vetted by HR and the union.
Sherry Carrier, operations manager at Tulsa Animal Services, told the commission the department has adopted a mission statement and a workplace culture pledge in preparation for operations at the new facility.
Carrier said the department held an off-site "all team" meeting with mental health training and a question-and-answer session. The workplace culture pledge was vetted by the human resources department and the union president and presented as a voluntary agreement intended to support teamwork and communication rather than serve as a disciplinary tool.
"This is not a punishment tool. This is for us to be together," Carrier said, and she noted she was the first person to sign the pledge.
Commissioners praised the approach as appropriate for a high-stress workplace and said aligning staff culture before opening a larger facility was important. Carrier read the mission statement into the record: "to provide resources, education, care, and protection for people and animals in our community for an enhanced quality of life." She said vision and values work will follow.
The commission did not take formal action on the mission statement at the meeting; staff said the statement has been implemented for team use and that further work on vision and values is planned.
