Council has articulated our City vision "to be a community of choice". It is a vision that sees a vibrant city, with residents, businesses and visitors seeking to make Medicine Hat their "community of choice". In pursuit of our vision, Council has committed to a mission of striving to go the "extra mile" with our service offering. Specifically our mission is "to exceed expectations in the value of our services".
Council has directed that economic development services will be provided by agencies outside of the City of Medicine Hat. At the same time Council emphasized that a business "point of contact" be retained in the City of Medicine Hat corporation to respond to the needs of local and new business/industry. The BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICE is the business "point of contact" at the City of Medicine Hat.Business Support Office
VISION
"To help make Medicine Hat a great place for business"
MISSION
"To facilitate healthy and meaningful two-way communication and understanding between the Corporation of the City of Medicine Hat and the local business community."
This Mission will be achieved by:
- Maintaining close contact with the business community
- Understanding City operations, processes and practices
- Working towards streamlining City processes/services affecting business
- Facilitating communication between the City and the business community
- Preparing and distributing information relevant to business
- Utilizing technology to help the City be more accessible to business
- Maintaining a collaborative working relationship with local and regional economic development agencies