In January 2008, the City Council adopted a comprehensive Strategic Plan that will serve as a vision for the organization in how the City delivers services to its residents, businesses and visitors.The intent of such a plan is to define the purpose of the organization, establish realistic goals and objectives, present a vision of success that will guide the ongoing direction of the organization, and help to ensure the most effective use of City resources by focusing the resources on the key priorities.
The preparation of the plan included extensive involvement from the City Council, City Manager, Department Directors and many representatives from all City departments.As part of this effort, several workshops were conducted and two City Council Study Sessions were held.A driving force behind the preparation of the plan was a subcommittee of Department Directors and included extensive involvement from many City employees.
The Strategic Plan will become a guiding force in the preparation of the City’s annual Operating and Capital Improvement Budget.Consequently, the annual Workplans included in the City’s budget will be used to identify the specific actions and initiatives that will be undertaken in pursuit of the Strategic Plan and its Goals and Strategies.As such, the specific actions and initiatives of the Strategic Plan will be updated annually with the adoption of the City’s Budget.
