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Mission, Vision & Organizational Values

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Our Mission

The County's elected representatives and employees are committed to serve the community with pride to enhance the economic, environmental and social quality of life in San Luis Obispo County.

Our Vision

A Safe Community: The County will strive to create a community where all people – adults and children alike – have a sense of security and well being, crime is controlled, fire and rescue response is timely and roads are safe.

	A Healthy Community: The County will strive to ensure all people in our community enjoy healthy, successful and productive lives, and have access to the basic necessities.
	A Livable Community: The County will strive to keep our community a good place to live by carefully managing growth, protecting our natural resources, promoting life long learning, and creating an environment that encourages respect for all people.
	A Prosperous Community: The County will strive to keep our economy strong and viable and assure that all share in this economic prosperity.
	A Well Governed Community: The County will provide high quality “results oriented” services that are responsive to community desires.

Organizational Values

The employees and elected officials of San Luis Obispo County are guided by the following values. Our decisions and actions demonstrate these values. Putting our values into practice creates long-term benefits for stakeholders, customers, employees, communities and the public we serve.

Integrity

We are dedicated to high ethical and moral standards and uncompromising honesty in our dealings with the public and each other.
We behave in a consistent manner with open, truthful communication, respecting commitments and being true to our word

Collaboration

We celebrate teamwork by relying on the participation and initiative of every employee.
We work cooperatively within and between departments and the public to address issues and achieve results.

Professionalism

We are each personally accountable for the performance of our jobs in a manner which bestows credibility upon ourselves and our community.
We consistently treat customers, each other, the County, and the resources entrusted to us with respect and honesty

Accountability

We assume personal responsibility for our conduct and actions and follow through on our commitments.
We are responsible managers of available fiscal and natural resources.

Responsiveness

We provide timely, accurate and complete information to each other and those we serve.
We solicit feedback from customers on improving programs and services as part of a continuous improvement process.

San Luis Obispo County, California

Mission, Vision & Organizational Values