A. Healthcare Support: To have good, quality healthcare and facilities that meet the healthcare needs of the community is a primary goal of Price City. Existing healthcare facilities, such as the IHC Castleview Hospital, currently provide a foundation for quality healthcare. The health of the community is an issue that should always concern city leaders. One method Price City has identified to address healthcare issues and needs in the community is the creation of healthcare committee, comprised of representatives of local healthcare providers, governmental leaders and interested citizens. The tasks of such a committee should include performing a comprehensive healthcare needs assessment, and developing a community healthcare plan for continued and improved services in Price. (See also appendix A, "Price City: A 21st Century Community, Healthcare Issues", as referenced in the ordinance codified herein, on file in the city.)
B. Telecommunications: Price City has strong interest and has taken a proactive role in the planning and encouragement of updated and quality telecommunication systems in the community. Sponsoring technology workshops and hosting the Smart Utah Conference have brought the importance of using and understanding telecommunications systems to the residents. Efforts to increase the community's involvement and understanding of these systems is an ongoing goal of the city.
Providing municipal business services to the community through internet services, including utility department functions and business licensing, is a city priority. (See also appendix A, "Price City: A 21st Century Community, Telecommunications Issues", as referenced in the ordinance codified herein, on file in the city.)
PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES GOALS
Goals | Strategies | Actions | Timing | Agency |
Goals | Strategies | Actions | Timing | Agency |
1. Provide effective and efficient public services to the community. | A. Maintain sufficient levels of staffing and programs to serve the public needs, which are administered with a customer friendly attitude. | i. Provide efficient functioning and a service oriented atmosphere in the city administrative offices. | 0-20 years | City council, community director |
ii. Expand and improve the services available at the city library. | 0-20 years | City council, library director | ||
iii. Continue to meet the demands for the efficient and quality delivery of public utilities and public works services in an orderly and diligent manner. | 0-20 years | City council, public works director | ||
iv. Maintain a police force which is dedicated to the ideal of a crime free society, which enforces the law in a fair and impartial manner. | 0-20 years | City council, police chief | ||
v. Maintain a fully staffed, trained and certified fire department to provide to the community excellent service in fire suppression and emergency medical services. | 0-20 years | City council, fire chief | ||
2. Provide sufficient water resources and systems to support the future growth of the community. | A. Develop additional community water resources. | i. Explore the development of water resources through well extraction or reservoirs at or near the following locations: 1) White River; 2) various mountain streams; 3) behind the Carbon Country Club; 4) southeast of Wellington; and 5) other area possibilities. | 0-10 years | City council, public works |
ii. Purchase private water shares whenever possible. | 0-20 years | City council, public works | ||
B. Provide for the community needs for reuse of gray water and secondary water. | i. Develop reuse gray water and secondary water systems south of Highway 6 near the Price River. | 0-10 years | City council, public works | |
3. Provide excellent support to educational institutions. | A. Encourage and facilitate the improvement of elementary and secondary education in Price. | i. Meet on a regular basis with Carbon County School District representatives to support efforts to improve education for Price citizens. | 0-20 years | City council, community director |
B. Continue to support the growth and development of the College of Eastern Utah. | i. Meet on a regular basis with leaders at the College of Eastern Utah to understand the current issues, challenges, needs and community impacts of the school and campus. | 0-20 years | City council, community director | |
4. Provide excellent support to community services. | A. Take a responsible role in seeing that the community healthcare needs are served through good, quality healthcare facilities and programs. | i. Create a community healthcare committee, with responsibility for performing a comprehensive healthcare needs assessment, and developing a community healthcare plan. | 0-5 years | City council, community director |
B. Maintain a proactive role in planning and encouraging updated and quality telecommunication systems in the community. | i. Continue efforts to increase involvement and understanding of telecommunications systems, such as the sponsoring of technology workshops and conferences. | 0-20 years | City council, community director | |
ii. Provide municipal business services to the community through internet services, including utility department functions and business licensing. | 0-5 years | City council, community director | ||
(Ord. 2004-01, 2004)