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,tee <br /> L <br /> 519RE W <br /> ANDREORMPOW <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: March 28, 2001 <br /> TO: All Employees 61)t) <br /> FROM: Ken Bounds, Superinte <br /> • <br /> SUBJECT: Department of Parks and Recreation Workplace Expectations <br /> Department Mission: Seattle Parks and Recreation will work with all citizens to be good <br /> stewards of our environment, and to provide safe and welcoming opportunities to play, <br /> • <br /> learn, contemplate and build community. <br /> Since 1989 our Department has operated with the guidance of a document, the Workplace <br /> Expectations, developed during that year to outline our expectations of each other in the <br /> workplace. It was designed to go beyond the "elements" of the work we do - -how many <br /> plants we grow, work orders we complete, program participants we register, memos we <br /> send - -to HOW we do that work and how we relate to each other as a team with a single <br /> mission. <br /> The Workplace Expectations, which were revised most recently in 1997, reflect our <br /> mission, our workplace values and the systems and technologies that connect us to one <br /> another. I believe we, as employees of Parks and Recreation, share a unique bond because <br /> of the positive, hopeful services and message we bring to our customers and because of <br /> the thousands of daily contacts we initiate with them and each other. In the Workplace <br /> Expectations document we've tried to capture the values, purpose and sensibilities we <br /> bring to our work and what we expect of each other. It is divided into two sections: <br /> expectations for everyone, and additional expectations for those of us who supervise other <br /> employees. <br /> The Workplace Expectations document was produced by our Human Resources Unit after <br /> compiling comments and observations from people throughout the Department. I look <br /> forward to working with you in the spirit of the courtesy, respect and competence it calls <br /> for in all of us. <br /> I cannot overemphasize the importance of the Workplace Expectations. It is the umbrella <br /> for all of our policies and procedures, and it will provide a great deal of the basis on which <br /> each of us is evaluated on how well we do our jobs. Please take a few minutes to read it. <br /> Go over it with your supervisor. Talk about it with your co- workers. Ask for clarification <br /> if you need to. If every one of us makes the effort to -live up to these expectations, the <br /> Department of Parks and Recreation will be truly accomplishing our mission. <br /> Labrel /divi sion/workplacecover32801 <br />