Creating a Community Mission Statement

Contents

• Introduction
• City Mission Statements
• County Mission Statements
• Special District and Government Department Mission Statements
• Articles
• Related MRSC Pages
• Strategic Planning
• Creating a Community Vision
• Citizen Participation in Developing Community Vision

Introduction

A mission statement captures in a short concise paragraph the purpose of the organization's existence and what actions it takes to fulfill this purpose. Mission statements are directly connected to vision statements but, whereas a vision statement describes the desired future state of the organization, the mission statement describes how that vision will be achieved. Ideally, mission and vision statements are crafted through a collaborative process that involves a wide array of community stakeholders and elected officials, usually as part of an overall strategic plan.

City Mission Statements

• Bellevue Mission and Vision Statements (), A Report to our Citizens, 2010 - Includes organizational core values
• Camas Mission Statement
• Colville Mission Statement
• Des Moines Vision and Mission Statements (), adopted 02/04/2010 - Includes goals and strategic goals
• Enumclaw City Mission Statement
• Kenmore Mission Statement (), Budget at a glance, 2008
• Kent CARES Mission Statement
• Kirkland Mission & Values
• Lacey Mission Statement
• Port Angeles Mission Statement, Values, and Goals
• Pullman Mission Statement and Motto (), Council Meeting Agenda, 10/20/2009
• Renton 2011-2016 Vision, Mission, Business Plan
• Seattle Mission Statement
• Spokane Vision and Mission Statements, Strategic Plan Summary, 2007
• Sumner Mission, Vision & Values
• Tacoma Vision and Mission Statements ()

County Mission Statements

• Benton County Mission, Guiding Principles, and Objectives
• Clallam County Mission and Strategic Goals
• Grant County Mission Statement
• Island County Mission and Vision Statements
• King County Mission, Vision, and Goals
• Kitsap County Mission and Vision Statements ()
• Skagit County Mission Statement
• Thurston County Vision and Mission Statements

Special District and Government Department Mission Statements

• Bellingham Schoold District Mission and Vision Statements (), Distric Strategic Plan 2005-2010
• Island County Public Works Department Vision, Mission, and Motto
• Marysville Fire District Mission Statement
• Tacoma Police Department Mission Statement
• Walla Walla Police Department Mission Statement

Articles

• Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives . . . Oh My!, University of Maine, Cooperative Extension Publications, Bulletin #6107, 2004 - Includes a section on developing a mission statement
• Creating a Mission Statement, Setting Goals and Developing Strategies, by Don Hofstrand, Iowa State University Extension, Ag Decision Maker, updated 10/2009
• Proclaiming Your Dream: Developing Vision and Mission Statements, by Jenette Nagy and Stephen Fawcett, The Community Tool Box, Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas, Ch.8 Section 2, 2011