Strategic Plan - Customer Service

We will deliver a welcoming and consistent customer service experience centred around the people we serve.


Objectives

  • Embrace innovative technology and processes to efficiently meet customer needs, fostering greater engagement with the City
  • Ensure the City is inclusive and accessible for customers across all services. Establish policies and practices that enable respectful, fair, and equitable treatment.
  • Build and maintain customer trust through addressing customer requests and responsive communication
  • Foster a culture of collaboration within internal departments for a consistent customer service experience
  • Engage with customers to understand their needs, expectations, and preferences

Actions

Customer service plan and implementation

Image of the entrance of the At Your Service Niagara Falls customer service room at the MacBain Community Centre. Showing the City logo and name at the top and glass doors and windows. The service counter is inside the room in the background.

60% complete | On track

Establish a knowledge base portal

People having a meeting a a board room table

75% complete | On track

Implement a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system

Person smiling at a laptop wearing headphones serving a customer online.
75% complete | On track

Online chat function for residents

Woman sitting at a table in a cafe, looking at her laptop.
10% complete | On track

Website and intranet updates

People at a shared work table engaging and looking at their computer screens
90% complete | On track

Customer service renovations at MacBain Community Centre and City Hall

Exterior of the MacBain Community Centre in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada.
95% complete | On track

New electronic building permitting software

Two storey house under construction
100% complete | On track

New electronic bidding software

Keyboard with a bids button
80% complete | On track

Upgrade "back-of-house" programs and systems to allow for seamless integration of customer interactions and workflow

Staff serving a customer at the counter
10% complete | Pending

Establish a three-year people plan to become an employer of choice and implement strategies and initiatives to attract, develop, and retain top talent

Group of people at a table chatting
100% complete | On track

Contact Us

City of Niagara Falls
4310 Queen Street
P.O. Box 1023
Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5
Canada
905-356-7521
service@niagarafalls.ca