The document outlines a city's strategic planning process which includes: an annual council retreat in January; reviewing and approving the strategic plan in March; identifying future workshop items; developing department service plans and the annual budget; and reporting performance measures with a mid-year review. It identifies seven key initiatives for the strategic plan: good governance, financial sustainability, core services, neighborhood integrity, economic growth, mobility, and sustainability. Progress will be measured through annual updates, mid-year reviews concurrent with the budget, quarterly reports, the annual budget, and department business plans.

1. March 14th 2013

2.  Annual Council Retreat January 28th & 29th
 Review and Approval of Update Plan (March
14th)
 Identification of Strategic Plan Related Future
Workshop Items (March 14th)
 Development of Dept. Service Plans
 Development of Annual Budget
 Reporting of Performance Measures
 Mid-Year Review of Strategic Plan (Prior to
budget hearings)

3.  Plan the Work then Work the Plan

5.  Seven Key Initiatives
 Good Governance
 Financially Sustainable City
 Core Services and Infrastructure
 Neighborhood Integrity
 Diverse Growing Economy
 Improving Mobility
 Sustainable City
 Strategies for Each Initiative
 Performance Measures for Plan

6. How will we measure progress?
Progress in implementing this strategic plan will be monitored by regular
reports, reviews, and updates. Each of these will be informed by an
appropriate set of performance measures. The following is a list of the
regular reports, reviews, and updates:
 Annual Update (Conducted at the beginning of each year in
preparation for the development of the following year’s budget)
 Mid-Year Review and Update (Conducted in the summer of each
year concurrent with Council review of the City Manager’s proposed
budget)
 Quarterly Report (Presented by the City Manager every quarter)
 Annual Budget (Incorporates Strategic Plan and related
Performance Measures)
 Department Business/Service Plans (Prepared annually following
Council adoption of the Strategic Plan/incorporate Management
Performance Measures)
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7. Questions?