“Our goal is to strengthen the citizens, their families, and the community by promoting excellence in character, and thereby to become known as a Community of Character.

Therefore:

WE WILL endeavor to gain the support of our community leaders in modeling and promoting good character;

WE WILL learn how character is built into the lives of individuals and adopt character initiatives that apply to each segment within our community;

WE WILL strive to establish a community culture that encourages, recognizes, and rewards good character;

WE WILL emphasize character, not achievement, since achievement with excellence, by its very nature, requires good character;

WE WILL evaluate every decision, policy, and law on the basis of whether it rewards good character or promotes bad character;

WE WILL assess all of our activities on a regular basis to ensure we are making progress toward our goal of becoming a county known for the good character of its citizens.