According to the report of the Communications and International Affairs Department of the Municipality, the first meeting of the Administrative Council of the Arak Municipality in 1404 was held under the chairmanship of Alireza Mahmoudi, the mayor of Arak, with the presence of municipal managers.
The mayor of Arak, in this meeting, while appreciating the efforts made over the past year in the urban management system and providing honest service to citizens, said: One of the most important issues that must be prioritized in any service-providing organization is transparency and administrative integrity, as transparency in work leads to gaining the trust of citizens and increasing public oversight over the behaviors and performance of the municipality. He described transparency and administrative integrity as adhering to the principles and regulations governing the organization, considering the previously designed administrative order, and added: Municipal officials must perform their duties well for optimal productivity while maintaining administrative integrity.
The mayor of Arak continued by stating that any organization for long-term success needs to maintain order within the organization and uphold work discipline, saying: Administrative order and discipline create a positive and healthy work environment and ensure the correct performance of that organization. For this reason, one of the main responsibilities of the municipality's human resources unit is to develop disciplinary guidelines and ensure that employees adhere to them.
He stated in the meeting of the Administrative Council of the Municipality: The strategic plan of the municipality is a comprehensive and forward-looking plan designed for urban management and sustainable development, which specifies long-term and short-term goals through a precise analysis of the city's needs and challenges. Mahmoudi emphasized that planning in urban management, which seeks to improve the quality of life for citizens and enhance urban infrastructure, will lead to the effective implementation of plans and projects that will result in the growth and flourishing of the city.
The mayor of Arak stated that the necessary mechanisms in the municipality for providing desirable and effective services to citizens have been defined under the title of the Respect and Satisfaction of Clients plan in the administrative system, adding: Given that managers and officials in the municipality have direct contact with clients, respecting and increasing their satisfaction plays a significant role in better urban management, which must be institutionalized among employees through effective communication skills training.
Mahmoudi referred to the acceleration of affairs with the highest quality among employees by strengthening administrative automation systems in the municipality and said: Considering that the administrative automation system is one of the basic systems in the municipality, it must be planned in such a way that these systems can provide diverse service needs in the future in the service of the city and its citizens.
In the first meeting of the Administrative Council, he referred to solidarity and synergy in the development and prosperity of the city and stated: In urban management, consensus and solidarity are always the keywords for serving citizens and developing urban affairs, and I hope this solidarity and synergy this year will lead to progress and prosperity in the implementation of more construction projects, strengthening recreational and tourism facilities, and the quantitative and qualitative development of urban services.
At the end of the meeting of the Administrative Council of the Municipality, Alireza Mahmoudi, the mayor of Arak, referred to cooperation and coordination with other organizations, institutions, and agencies to improve the quality of services and added: Municipalities, due to the wide range of services provided to citizens, always need cooperation and cohesive relationships with other institutions to ultimately provide better services to citizens. Therefore, all managers of the organization are expected to achieve this important goal with complete internal and external organizational coordination.