MISSION STATEMENT

     The Town of Minden is and will remain, within the limitations of its operating revenues, a municipality whose guiding principle is excellence.  The Town prides itself on:

1. Maintaining a state of the art water system; properly designed and regularly maintained streets.
2. Professionally monitored drainage in all areas of new development.
3. Refuse disposal utilizing technologically advanced receptacles and trash disposal trucks.
4. Adequate street lighting taking into consideration the sensitivities of residents to brightness of night lighted areas.
5. The only non-school public facility in Douglas County capable of presenting a full theatrical production.
6. The best parks and recreational facilities in the County, encouraging regular use.
7. A quaint picturesque, historical business district; extremely friendly merchants.
8. An unusually effective, continuing dialogue between business and development interests, on the one hand, and agricultural interests on the other.
9. A remarkable wetlands area containing several migratory and indigenous bird rookeries.
10. The most committee diligent, educated, helpful Town staff in the State with customer service a top priority.

The Town of Minden promises to provide any persons or entity a fair opportunity to explain in a public forum the desires of that person and, insofar as it is proper, ethical and feasible, the Town promises to facilitate the process of providing this forum to any person.

 

Town of Minden Value Statement:

WE VALUE TRUST
     We are committed to uncompromised honesty and integrity in all our actions.

     We believe our actions should be reliable, dependable and consistent.

     We want teamwork and a spirit of cooperative effort.

     We strive for a record of honesty, fairness and approachability.

WE VALUE QUALITY
     We strive for excellence, professionalism, and pride in everything we do.

     We believe in providing the best quality of service and facilities.

     We expect quality from employees, vendors and contractors.

WE VALUE INNOVATION
     We have a bias for action and support reasonable risk-taking.

     We strive to recognize and take advantage of any opportunity that arises.

     We encourage fiscal innovation that creates new revenue sources.

     We accept that innovators have their share of failures.

WE VALUE THE WORTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL
     We respect individuals and are sensitive to their needs.

     We are committed to the fair treatment of people.

     We seek ideas and participation from all levels.

     We encourage individual initiative and acceptance of responsibility.

WE VALUE EFFECTIVE SERVICE
     We believe in timely, efficient and effective public service.

     We set trends and provide leadership in municipal services.

     We conduct sound and prudent financial operations.

     We take pride in conserving public resources.

     We place a high value on cooperation with other public and private entities but will 
     not sacrifice the best interest of the citizens of Minden.

WE VALUE FUTURE ORIENTATION
     We want to make decisions that will endure the test of time.

     We will foster economic success in the private sector and develop new resources in
      the public sector.

     We will promote the Town financial security and independence.

     We strive for economic development, employment, housing diversification, cultural
     and leisure opportunities.

     We want to build a place you would in which you would like to live.