Strategic Profile

Minnetonka is an inclusive community committed to excellence where all residents, workers and visitors are welcome in a beautiful, sustainable place, supported by quality, dependable city services. The city council approved a new Strategic Profile in 2020. Each quarter, city staff tracks progress across six strategic priorities, collects data, and updates our community dashboard.

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Financial Strength and Operational Excellence

• Maintain a long-term positive financial position by balancing revenues and expenditures for operations, debt management and capital investments. Provide innovative, responsive, quality city services at a level that reflects community values and is supported by available resources.

Safe and Healthy Community

• Develop programs, policies and procedures that enhance the community’s well-being and partner with the community to provide engagement opportunities and build trust. Sustain focus on prevention programs, education, hazard mitigation and rapid emergency response.

Sustainability and Natural Environment

• Support long-term and short-term initiatives that lead to the protection and enhancement of our unique and natural environment while mitigating climate change impacts.

Livable and Well-Planned Development

• Balance community-wide interests and respect Minnetonka’s unique neighborhoods while continuing community reinvestment.

Infrastructure and Asset Management

• Provide safe, efficient, sustainable, cost-effective and well-maintained infrastructure and transportation systems. Build, maintain and manage capital assets to preserve long-term investment and ensure reliable services.

Community Inclusiveness

• Create a community that is engaged, tolerant and compassionate about everyone. Embrace and respect diversity, and create a community that uses different perspectives and experiences to build an inclusive and equitable city for all.