Think of it as a job evaluation — but for an entire city.

The city of Sedona last week released its annual community report and touched upon the highs and lows of the past year, one that was difficult for most.

“I’m most proud that when you look at our efforts as a city, they flow very nicely from the city’s Community Plan,” City Manager Justin Clifton said of the report after it was made public. “We’re making progress in areas like economic diversification, sustainability, transpor­tation and bike and pedestrian facilities. All of these are areas that the citizens asked us to pursue and we’re making progress. That’s on top of programs we’ve run for years that continue to perform strongly.”

In the report, Mayor Sandy Moriarty wrote, “As we continue to weather the COVID-19 storm, rest assured that city council is committed to the health and safety of residents. I know that we have all sacrificed so much in 2020. I am grateful for the financial prudence we took as a city council, which sets us up to come out of this pandemic stronger. Stay safe and healthy.”

Moriarty lists in the report the priorities set forth by council that were addressed in 2020. Those include:

■ Implement Sedona in Motion traffic improvements

■ Expand diverse housing opportunities

■ Pursue environmental sustainability

■ Implement the Sustainable Tourism Plan

■ Promote economic diversity

■ Address short-term rentals issues

■ Improve emergency preparedness

■ Continue develop­ment of Community Focus Areas

Regarding city finances the report states that the city plans and measures finances in fiscal year increments, from July 1 to June 30. Comparing FY 2019 to FY 2020, due to COVID-19, combined sales and bed tax collec­tion decreased by 7%.

“However, most recent data from the beginning of FY 2021 shows that from July 1, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2020, combined sales and bed tax collection was up 10% compared to the same period in 2019,” the report states. Initial estimates are showing that the last six calendar months of 2020 sales and bed taxes, conserva­tive spending and federal CARES Act funding the city received made up for the deficits in the city’s budget from the first six months. The city was fortunate to have no employee layoffs in the organization.

“We weathered the pandemic as well as we could have imagined and continued to make prog­ress in the toughest times we’ve seen in many years,” Clifton said. “This has been a real group effort with a strong and visionary council, a dedicated team of public servants and numerous external partners and engaged citizens.”

The full 2020 Community Report can be viewed at sedonaaz.gov.