Wood County employs nearly 750 people throughout the county, with 10 locations in Wisconsin Rapids and Marshfield, as well as 4 County Park locations.
Mission: To provide quality, innovative, and cost-effective services that enhance quality of life, health, and safety, by a team committed to excellence, integrity, accountability, and respect.
Vision:
Make Wood County a community of choice with safe and vibrant neighborhoods, businesses, educational services, and cultural opportunities.
Core Values:
- Integrity: We honor our commitments and hold ourselves accountable while promoting respect, honesty, and trust in everything we do.
- Professionalism: We hold ourselves to the highest of standards, work collaboratively, and represent Wood County as leaders in our respective fields.
- Service: We believe in making intentional decisions that put internal and external customers above ourselves without the expectation of recognition or reward.
- Compassion: We seek to understand the perspective of others and value human dignity.
- Diversity: We are intentional about welcoming and valuing persons with different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds.
- Initiative: We foster creativity and innovation through self-motivation to complete our respective work with the goal of exceeding expectations and achieving positive results.