Strategic Planning

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The Strategic Planning Process

PHASE I – The Foundation

• Framing the issues and opportunities
• Data development: Demographic trends - Society and municipal trends - Financial projections - Service level projections - Business climate - Economic development trends - Housing trends and projections - School trends and projections - Human services trends and projections
• Benchmarking - A couple communities to compare to
• Citizen input session
• Employee input survey

PHASE II – The Direction

• Data and SWOT analysis workshop
• Strategic planning sessions – broad direction (city council only)
• Staff update session on broad direction
• Strategic planning session – specific direction (city council and key staff leaders)

PHASE III – The Implementation

• Staff implementation session – action planning
• Strategic plan document creation
• Final review workshop