Mayor announces the framework of the Council Action Plan

Council and management define priorities in two-day retreat

January 25, 2012: Whistler, BC –  Mayor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden announced the priorities of this term of council during the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) regular council meeting January 24.

Council has set out the following priorities:

• Fiscal responsibility
• Accountability and engagement
• Client-focused service delivery
• Open for business
• Progressive resort community planning

“Council’s goal is to help position the resort for an optimistic and prosperous future, while ensuring the RMOW is a responsive, accountable partner in the resort,” said Mayor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden. “Council recognizes the great work that has been done over the years under the leadership of previous councils and partner organizations in the resort. We want to focus on the RMOW’s role in building on that success.”

These priorities, along with the associated deliverables identified by council and management, will be articulated in a Council Action Plan that will be presented at the February 21 Council meeting. 

“Most of you who paid close attention to the election won’t be surprised to hear these. They sound like generalities but we will have very specific deliverables under each area along with departments responsible and timelines. We want to ensure we have sufficient time to ensure the deliverables and timelines we set out in the retreat can be formulated into a realistic workplan before releasing all of the details,” added the mayor. 

Some of the deliverables the community can expect to see include a more extensive annual financial planning process, a number of new systems to build customer service, enhanced organizational planning and accountability measures as well as a streamlined organizational structure.

Council developed the priorities during a retreat with the senior management team January 17-18. During the retreat, staff provided background on the operations of the RMOW and relevant resort and organizational metrics, as well as key projects, issues, and background. Council provided their insights regarding challenges and opportunities faced by the resort, where they see the resort and organization going, and overall guidance around the RMOW’s focus.

The goal of the retreat was to help set the stage for this term of council and provide an information sharing and planning exercise for the organization.  It resulted in productive discussions, team-building between council and senior management and the opportunity to set direction for the next three years.

The retreat took place at Brew Creek Centre and was managed and facilitated by RMOW staff. 

About the Resort Municipality of Whistler

The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is Whistler’s local government led by an elected council and administered by an executive team and staff on behalf of 10,000 residents and two million annual visitors.

Whistler’s vision is to be the premier mountain resort community as it moves toward sustainability. Whistler was the proud Host Mountain Resort for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

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