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MISSION

The mission of Kalamazoo County government is to provide responsive, innovative and cost effective services.

PRINCIPLES

To achieve our mission, Kalamazoo County government adheres to the following principles:

• treat citizens with dignity, respect, honesty and fairness.
• foster an accessible and responsive process for citizen involvement.
• improve citizen understanding of the role and structure of county government.
• promote effective and responsive Board decision-making.
• encourage a spirit of teamwork.
• exercise the highest standards of financial stewardship and accountability, assuring financial integrity.
• respect the independence and interrelationships among all governmental units.
• seek opportunities to collaborate with other public and private institutions in Southwest Michigan.
• adopt a pro-active, innovative, nontraditional approach to program development and implementation.
• strengthen the diversity and improve the stability of the community economic base.