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Focus Areas

The focus areas were established by City Council as thematic goals to set the direction for our
organization and to provide clarity for implementation plans. These are key areas in which we must excel
Strategic Direction
in order to achieve our mission and vision, and deliver value to customers. Revisions were made in FY 2023
to better streamline the focus areas by reducing the number from six to four and each is described below.

The establishment and maintenance of protective measures and
policies that reduce danger, risk or injury to individuals who live,
Safety &
Security work or visit the City of Southlake and their property.

Capital assets that provide City services within Southlake, such as
parks, buildings, water, sewer, drainage systems, sidewalks, trails,
Infrastructure & and roadway systems, and quality development that ensures an
Development
attractive, safe, financially viable, and sustainable community.

The active promotion of alliances through community involvement
focused on giving time, energies, or talents to individuals and groups
Partnerships & for the enrichment of the Southlake community and its strategic
Volunteerism
affiliations.

The formalized, results-oriented method used to apply best
Performance management practices and fact-based decision making to measure,
Management monitor, and improve performance toward meeting strategic
& Service
Delivery objectives, providing services, and enhancing accountability.

Corporate Objectives
Objectives are strategy components; continuous improvement activities that must be done to be
successful. Objectives are the building blocks of strategy and define the organization’s strategic
intent. Good objectives are action-oriented statements, are easy to understand, represent continuous
improvement potential and are usually not ‘one-off’ projects or activities. The City has identified ten
Corporate Objectives (pictured on the next page) across the four perspectives.

FY 2024 City of Southlake | Budget Book 133