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• Staff development
• Improving overall customer service
• Improving IT infrastructure
• Providing annual staff reports to the Council

3. Promote livability and community pride by creating an “identity" for Azle and improving
the overall appearance of the City. Priorities in this area include:

• Improve highway and overall city appearance
• Encourage commercial property improvements
• Develop new avenues of communication with residents and businesses

The Azle City Council and Staff will continue to offer the highest quality services and promote
livability within the city. Council and Staff will work to ensure the City’s priorities, which are
closely tied to our goals, are addressed in an effort to continually improve the quality of life for
the residents of our community.

Accomplishments

The following is a list of accomplishments over the past year. It is evident from this list that the
City goals and strategies can work as the framework for identifying targets for action and
establishing plans for the future.

Plan and prepare for the future needs of a growing city.

• Completed reclamation of Sandy Beach St., Scotland Ave., Oak St., Elm St., and
Ash Ave.
• Continued the update and revision of the Comprehensive Land Use Master Plan,
which includes the Thoroughfare Plan and Parks Plan as well as adding a
Downtown Plan.
• Maintained water and sewer rates.

Achieve excellence in city government services.

• Three (3) new positions were added – Dispatch Supervisor (Police), Receptionist
(Animal Control), and a Parks Maintenance Worker I.
• Equipment and fixture purchases include police pursuit vehicles (2); ambulances (2
– Fire); shoulder widening machine (Streets/Stormwater); mower (replacement –
Parks); and a vacuum/sewer truck (Utility Maintenance).
• Received the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award and Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 21
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consecutive year, as well as the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular
Annual Financial Reporting for the 8 consecutive year.
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• Continued the quarterly newsletter and monthly “City Page” in the Tri County
Reporter.
• Continued to evaluate and improve services.

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