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A Strategic Plan 2003-2024  •  Written by the Citizens of Paulding County, Georgia

Strategies - Government Foundation

A. Encourage all levels of government in Paulding to endorse the Vision Plan and provide the leadership and resources to implement the Strategies, Visions, and Key Benchmarks and use the Core Values in guiding decision making.

B. Develop an open communication process that provides an opportunity for effective interaction between citizens and their governments. This interaction process will begin well before final decisions are made on issues and provide alternative positions on issues for discussion purposes. Present issues to citizens in an open and user friendly format so that citizens can ask informed questions and make informed decisions. Listen and respond to citizen input in a non-critical manner. These processes will be particularly important in implementing our Growth Management Strategies in a fiscally responsible way.

C. Develop innovative means of communicating issues and news to County residents in hard copy, e-mail, websites and other delivery means including:

• Quarterly newsletters,
• Alternative position statements and questionnaires on issues pending before the County Commission, School Board, City Councils and the Legislature well in advance of making a decision,
• Posting agendas and minutes of all government meetings on the appropriate government websites.
• Televising County Commission and School Board meetings on county-wide cable television.
• Make the government website more informative.
• Reinstate the Paulding County Community Development Digest and put it on the website.

D. Expect all government elected officials and employees to be customer friendly, helpful and informative in all interactions with their customers. This should facilitate interaction between citizens and the government.

E. Implement a Paulding County code of ethical conduct for elected officials, employees and suppliers of goods, services and professional services that will include a strong statement eliminating conflicts of interest.

F. Encourage Paulding County, Dallas, Hiram, Braswell and the School Board to work together in harmonious, forward-looking and fiscally responsible relationships.

G. Expect all elected officials in Paulding County to meet at least quarterly to collaborate on the implementation of Planning for Paulding.

H. Consider the sharing or consolidation of services and facilities to conserve our limited county resources and to provide more efficient and effective services.

I. Encourage the development of Public-Private Partnerships to help implement our Strategies.

J. Enforce all county ordinances uniformly and fairly to everyone.

K. Increase voter turn-out by publicizing districts and voting places and other action steps.

L. Ensure that libraries have copies of:

• Comprehensive land use land and infrastructure master plans
• Ten-year capital improvement plan that eliminates infrastructure gaps and provides for growth
• Short Term Work Programs
• Code of Ordinances
• Annual financial reports
• Regional comprehensive plan
• All information for those who may not have the use of a computer or be able to go to the various county offices during the business day
• Voting districts and places

M. Consider possibilities for increasing attendance and communications at governing body meetings including meeting times, meeting format, and content of meetings.

N. Expect all government elected officials and employees to be competent, honest, and accountable.

O. Increase trust in government.

P. Ensure that the Planning Commission public hearings are not on the same day that the Board of Commissioners votes on their recommendations.

Q. Provide an opportunity to obtain your Driver’s License in Paulding County.

R. Communicate the requirements and reasons for having closed governing body meetings each time such a meeting is held. Post the meeting minutes when the need for confidentiality has passed.

S. Publish and make available the County Ordinances.

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The highest priority strategies within each foundation are indicated by green type.