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Sudbury Select Board reaffirms mission statement and lists guiding values
Summary
The Sudbury Select Board read its mission statement and published a set of values emphasizing fiscal responsibility, inclusion, public health and environmental sustainability, and noted the documents adoption in 2000 and later amendments.
The Sudbury Select Board presented its formal mission statement and a set of guiding values for town governance.
"The Select Board, as the chief policy making body for the Town of Sudbury, Massachusetts, will maximize and ensure the quality of life and well-being of Sudbury residents, today and in the future," the Select Board said when reading the statement. The board described its responsibilities as setting strategic direction, appointing certain boards, establishing policies and developing fiscally responsible goals to deliver municipal services.
The board also listed core values intended to guide decisions. Among them: "Protect and enhance the professionalism of the Towns staff, boards, and committees;" "Foster respectful civic engagement; promote transparency and effective communications;" and "Protect and enhance Sudburys environmental resources and sustainability." The values further emphasize promoting educational excellence, ensuring equitable access to facilities and programs, encouraging long-term capital management and supporting multimodal transportation options.
The statement includes the documents history: it was first adopted on May 10, 2000, and was amended and reaffirmed on 5/23/02, 6/1/04, 6/10/05 and 10/25/22.
The mission statement and values serve as the Select Boards public articulation of priorities and a framework for future policy and appointments; no formal votes or new policy actions were recorded during the reading.
