2014-06-26 Budget Meeting Attachment A

Our values - what is important to us

As one with our community - We recognise that our community has a high level of ownership of our Council and fought hard to win its re-establishment.
We recognise that commitment by our community and aim to keep our end of the bargain by working with our community, not just for it. We know that our
community wants to talk to real people who can help them. We aim to provide personal friendly service to our customers and where possible, go the extra yard to
provide great service.

Innovation - While the Noosa Council has a long and proud tradition, we also recognise that we are a Council that needs to develop new ide as and new ways
of operating. The old ways are not always the best. We need to seek out the best possible solutions for our Council.

From good to great - There are a lot of good local governments but for Noosa Council, that is not good enough. We strive for excellence in everything we do.
We do not accept that good is good enough.

Be brave, not stupid - We are not afraid to make mistakes. In fact, we worry if we don't ever make mistakes because that would mean that we are not trying
something different. We would rather try something new and make a mistake than not try anything new at all. If we make a mistake, we don't try to cover it up.
Rather, we learn from it and don't make the same mistake again.

No secrets - We believe that our community has the right to know what is going on at our Council. We aim to make as much information as possible available to
our community and to conduct our business with open scrutiny. We would only withhold information when there is a legal requirement to do so. Being open with
our community builds trust and confidence.

No bureaucracy - We pride ourselves on getting the job done, not filling out forms. Where possible, we aim to reduce the level of government s tyle
bureaucracy and also avoid bureaucratic attitudes.

One team - Our Mayor and Councillors have an open relationship with our staff. We work as one team to achieve the same goals. We avoid silos and work
together to come up with solutions for our community. We never say “that's not my job” but get stuck in and help each other. We like to talk face to face to our
colleagues about solving a problem or developing new ideas rather than sending a memo


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