The Portland Parish Council is committed to and endorses the following:
- Accountability - we believe that each individual must be held accountable for his or her actions.
- Transparency - we believe that all transactions embarked on should be transparent
- Efficiency - we believe that this should be the driving force behind all the councils operations
- Volunteerism - we are committed to engage members in the communities to give back willingly to the community so as to improve existing conditions.
- Tolerance - we believe that tolerance should be exercised when it is needed
- Courtesy - we believe that this is important and should be a part of our customer service
- Cohesiveness - we believe that this is an important factor that brings our team members together
- Sustainability - we believe that our plans and programmes must have this important ingredient
- Fairness - we believe that our customer should be treated fairly
- Inclusion - As the local government on the ground we will strive to make the process of governance inclusive by engaging all stakeholders at the various levels.