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Champion Great Neighborhoods

Goal 2: Expand and Enhance the City’s Image
Objective 1: Promote Community Engagement
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
CGN City‐wide Volunteer Volunteer Service Hours Strategic Support (HR and Court),
2.1.1 Recruitment Expansion Neighborhood Services (Library, Parks, Police,
and Fire), Economic Development and Capital
Investment (CDP), and Management Resources
Summary:
Volunteerism and community engagement play a
vital role in the success of an organization. In FY Volunteer Hours
2018, the City will continue to increase volunteer 50,000
levels to support service delivery and engage
residents. 40,000

Below are the key components of the program: 30,000
 Continue volunteer orientation and
20,000
actively recruit new volunteers
 Train, support, and acknowledge 10,000
volunteers to encourage long term
volunteering 0
 Create additional activities and leadership 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
opportunities, thereby creating a self‐
sustaining program similar to Animal FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018
Shelter and the Police Department
 Maximize awareness of the benefits of
volunteers to City employees
 Initiate a volunteer growth program that
helps distinguish different levels of
volunteers

Update:
The fourth quarter was down from last year at this
time.

Below are some highlights of changes from FY 2017
to FY 2018 and quarter to quarter:
 Animal Services saw a decrease in
volunteers and hours, potentially due to
not having a Volunteer Coordinator.
 Library saw a decrease in FY 2018
compared to FY 2017 due to no longer
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having AmeriCorps CISTAs. 4 quarter
hours decreased with ESL volunteers due
to school summer break.
 Parks hours decreased due to multiple
rainouts.
 Police saw an increase from FY 2017 and
remained stable from last quarter.

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