The City Organization
A smart, sustainable, efficient, and effective City government organization supports a great community and our aspirations. Ensuring the City has the staffing, resources, tools, and infrastructure to deliver the services you depend on – both today and for the long-haul – is paramount for our collective success.
Financial sustainability is critical, allowing the City to meet ongoing and evolving community needs and aspirations over the long-term. Providing basic infrastructure and services that underpin a healthy natural environment, meaningful economic development, and a high quality of life for residents means carefully balancing the community’s ability to generate revenues and to match the cost of services and obligations over the long term.
Do residents of Port Townsend want both a better understanding of the financial considerations in providing City services to our community and the ability to weigh in on the City’s budget priorities?
Infrastructure is the set of fundamental facilities and systems that support the sustainable functionality of households and businesses. Examples of infrastructure include transportation systems, communication networks, sewage, water, and electric systems. These systems tend to be capital intensive and high-cost investments, and are vital to a city's economic development and prosperity.
