Our Mission

Serving our community together.

Our Vision

Organizational Excellence: Pride in our creativity, innovation, accessibility and responsiveness to the needs of the people we serve.

A Model of High Quality City Services: Our community has a continuum of excellent services and a solid infrastructure that sets a standard for others.

Financial Health: We promote economic vitality and responsible use of resources resulting in a fiscally sound city government.

Community, Economic and Environmental Sustainability and Stewardship: We are committed to utilizing our resources to build an economically, socially, and environmentally healthy community in a way that meets the needs of the people who live here today and in the future.

Taking Our Place As a Major Partner in the Health of a Dynamic Region: We create partnerships and alliances that result in collaborations of mutual benefit between the city and other public, private and non-profit entities in support of a healthier, better integrated region.

Wonderful Quality of Life For All: We are the cultural and educational center of Sonoma County; a well-planned, safe, family-oriented clean, beautiful community; a great place to live and work for people of all ages and incomes.