FY 2024 Popular Annual Financial Report | Page 31

Popular Annual Financial Report FY 2024
CITY OF ARLINGTON ' S FY 2025 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES:
Leveraging Technology can improve processes, boost efficiency and expand access to information and resources, empowering residents to live more connected and informed lives. In FY 2025, new projects will improve efficiencies in special events permitting, document management and timecard software replacement.
• Build Unity: Conduct a diversity audit of the library’ s juvenile fiction.
• Champion Great Neighborhoods: Launch the Clean Corridors Program and use goats to tackle invasive plant species.
• Enhance Regional Mobility: Pilot a new rideshare model and test autonomous vehicle food delivery.
• Invest in Our Economy: Develop a satellite manufacturing facility with E-Space, creating 400 jobs.
• Leverage Technology: Upgrade permitting, document management and timecard systems.
• Support Youth and Families: Expand the Family Self-Sufficiency Program to boost economic stability.
Through the Supporting Youth and Families priority, several programs are designed to empower individuals and families. The Family Self-Sufficiency( FSS) Program is a voluntary component of the Housing Authority’ s Housing Choice Voucher program. This program supports individuals and households in achieving their goals related to employment, education, savings and credit scores. The FSS program empowers families to become self-sufficient and improve their economic stability
In FY 2025, the City of Arlington will continue to promote and support the American Dream that residents and citizens can thrive though sustainable communities, economic opportunities and inclusive initiatives.
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