Strategic Plan

During the Board of Commissioners 2022 Retreat, the Board authorized staff to solicit proposals from vendors to assist in the creation of a comprehensive, Countywide Strategic Plan. In 2023, the Board approved a contract with Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC to create a Countywide Strategic Plan. The planning process was intended to produce a plan that prioritizes, focuses, and aligns County programs and services.

During the first half of 2023, the consulting team worked with staff and the Board of Commissioners to conduct an environmental scan that included stakeholder interviews and focus groups, an online engagement portal, Countywide community surveys, and visioning sessions. 

The first draft was released for public comment in December 2023, and the Board of Commissioners finalized the mission, vision, guiding principles, and strategic goals during its retreat in January 2024. During this same time, department directors worked together to create an implementation plan and performance measures.

The Plan (Plan Estratégico) includes six specific strategic goals:

The Board of Commissioners adopted the plan at its Feb. 20, 2024 meeting. The commissioners created a subcommittee to review and revise the staff-recommended performance measures and adopted the performance measures at its April 8, 2025 meeting.

Important documents, such as the annual operating budget, Capital Investment Plan, and agenda abstracts, are aligned with the Countywide Strategic Plan.

Progress is tracked regularly. Staff teams will evaluate and discuss progress on achieving the Board' s Strategic Goals quarterly and report progress to the County Manager' s Office. Twice each year, the County Manager's Office prepares an update to the Board for each Strategic Goal including specific milestones and challenges. On an annual basis, the County Manager' s Office prepares a year-end update detailing progress on each Strategic Goal.