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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board:
1) Receive and file a presentation on the County Strategic Plan with updated priorities and action items, based on the Board’s Direction on March 24, 2026 (Legistar file 26-0486), and provide direction, if necessary; and
2) Direct all Department Heads to incorporate the updated County Strategic Plan priorities and action items into their departmental short, middle, and long term goals.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On January 30, 2024, the Board of Supervisors adopted the 2024 Strategic Plan (Legistar file 24-0207). This plan was developed over the course of more than a year of interviews and workshops with department heads and the Board, facilitated by an outside consultant as well as feedback from an open-ended public opinion survey. The annual Strategic Plan update serves as the County's process for complying with the County Charter requirement that the Board review adopted goals and make any necessary modifications prior to the end of the first quarter of each calendar year.
During a department head meeting in early March, the department head team held a discussion about the Strategic Plan. Overall, the team did not feel that there were any changes necessary to the Vision, Mission Statement, or Core Values. The team also felt that the five focus areas were still relevant and no changes were recommended. However, a review of the priorities and action items shows that many have been completed or are ongoing. The department heads felt this might be a good time to refresh the priorities and action items.
The Chief Administrative Office presented this information on March 24, 2026, and the Board directed that all department heads participate in an update to the Strategic Plan priorities and action items and return to the Board in the Fall of 2026 with recommendations for new or amended priorities and action items (Legistar file 26-0486).
Staff coordinated a countywide review involving...
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