2024 was a foundational year for the Town of Newport, ushering in initiatives that take immediate steps to promote a more accessible, efficient, and transparent Town government as well as strategically plan for Newport’s future.

 

From overhauling the Town’s website and social media presence to establishing Town emails and phone numbers for officials, investing in municipal accounting and administrative software, and partnering with professional accounting, payroll, and human resource management firms, the Town has built a more modern workplace that better ensures compliance, consistency, and responsiveness.

 

By starting initiatives to create a ten-year comprehensive plan and review and modernize all Town laws, ordinances, and policies into one codified database, the Town is on track to ensure it has the clear legislation, policies, and procedures needed to plan, finance, and implement goals and projects set by the 2025 comprehensive plan.

 

That combination of immediate operational reform and long-term strategic planning will help to ensure we have a community-based vision to move our Town forward as well as the institutional knowledge, legislation, and resources to follow through on it.

 

Change takes time, but thanks to the hard work of all our Town officials and employees in 2024, we have made it easier for residents to access information, contact officials, and participate in decision-making and set the foundation needed to effectively move forward.

 

I look forward to continuing that important work in the year ahead. To view the full 2024 Year in Review Report: Building Foundations for Modernization and Reform, please click here.

 

All my best,

Town of Newport Supervisor