NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS	SERIES 100 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	UPERSEDES: AR 107 (07/20/03)
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS MANUAL	ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 110 MISSON STATEMENT	EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/06/04

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PURPOSE

AUTHORITY

RESPONSIBILITY

DEFINITIONS

APPLICABILITY

PROCEDURES

110.01             MISSION STATEMENTS

REFERENCES

ATTACHMENTS

MANDATORY REVIEW DATE 07/20/05

PURPOSE

To define for the employees and the public the purpose, intent, and objectives of the Department and it’s institutions, facilities and divisions.

AUTHORITY

NRS 209.131

RESPONSIBILITY

The Director shall develop objectives and goals as a Mission Statement for the Department.

The Division Heads have the responsibility for developing and implementing a mission statement within the context of the Department’s Mission Statement.

DEFINITIONS

DEPARTMENT – The Nevada Department of Corrections.

DIVISION HEADS – Those individuals responsible for the major divisions of the Department

such as Personnel, Inmate Services, Fiscal, Inspector General, Procurement, Accounting, Offender Management, Stores, Medical, Prison Industries and Correctional Programs.

DIRECTOR – The Director of the Nevada Department of Corrections.

MISSION STATEMENT – A written statement defining the goals and objectives of the Department, institutions, facilities, and divisions. (3-4001)

APPLICABILITY

This regulation applies to all employees and inmates of the Department.

PROCEDURES

110.01 MISSION STATEMENT

1.1       All Mission Statements will be reviewed annually, or as needed, and updated as necessary. (3-4002)

1.2       The Director will approve the Mission Statement of the Department as well as all of the institutions’/facilities’ Mission Statements.

1.3       All Mission Statements will be displayed prominently so that staff, inmates, and the public can review.

1.4       Objective and measurable criteria will be developed in order to indicate the staff success in reaching their goals and objectives on an annual basis, or as needed. (3-4003)

1.5       The Mission Statement should be developed and/or reviewed through staff meetings, suggestion programs, employee councils or similar formats. (3-4004)

REFERENCES

ACA Standards 3-4001 through 3-4004

ATTACHMENTS

Department Mission Statement

_______________________________________________              _______________

Jackie Crawford, Director                                                                    Date

CONFIDENTIAL      ___                  XX

                                    Yes                  No

THIS PROCEDURE SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR WRITTEN PROCEDURES ON THIS SPECIFIC SUBJECT.