Future Guelph
Strategic Plan 2024–2027
Foundations
The internal investments needed to position Guelph to provide excellent services and programs, while maintaining both fiscal responsibility and accountability, to sustainably support Guelph’s long-term growth.
1. Be an employer of choice
- Develop a human resources strategy to ensure we have the right people with the right skills.
- Enhance our organizational culture of inclusion and belonging to attract and retain talent.
2. Advocate for our city
- Develop an advocacy strategy aligned to the strategic plan’s priorities.
- Advance reconciliation through an Indigenous Relations Framework.
3. Lead with accountability
- Increase trust and transparency through strategic plan reporting.
- Review the continued effectiveness of Council processes and its Advisory Committees.
- Manage organizational risks and identify opportunities by developing an Enterprise Risk Management program.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement.
4. Maintain the City’s healthy financial position
- Maintain our financial health by implementing the Long-term Financial Planning Framework.
- Update the Corporate Asset Management Plan to achieve the greatest benefit to our community.
- Maximize Guelph’s real estate opportunities to support growth.
5. Provide excellent service
- Improve customer service through the Service Simplified Strategy.
- Deepen engagement with the community by actioning the One City. One Voice. Shared Purpose. Plan.
- Remove barriers by integrating Guelph’s Equity Lens into everything we do.
- Protect our information and records by investing in our digital infrastructure.