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City Council adopts new strategic plan
Strategic Planning is sometimes referred to as a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what an organization is, what it does, and why it does it. As such, the effort requires broad-scale yet effective information gathering, clarification of the mission to be pursued and issues to be addressed along the way, development and exploration of strategic alternatives, and an emphasis on future implications of present decisions (Bryson, Strategic Planning - pg 6). As part of strategic planning effort we have first established our vision, the purpose of which is to develop a clear and succinct description of what the City of Saco (City), should look like as it successfully implements its strategies, achieves its full potential, and creates significant public value. What follows is a description of what the CityÕs vision of success is. Why have a vision of success? Having a vision of success is a necessary component of improving the CityÕs effectiveness, and maintaining a high performing government, and is intended to be widely shared with all employees, council members and citizens. As a whole, our vision is to provide suitable guidance and motivation. Within that framework details our mission, philosophy, core values, cultural features, goals, strategies, and performance measurement system, all of which create standards that serve the public and create public value. In 1995 the "Five Year" goal setting process with the Council was initiated and then again in 2000. In 2002, the Strategic Planning Committee assembled and in March of 2004 produced the "2004 Strategic Plan" adopted by the City Council. In 2005 an updated Strategic Plan was adopted, and again in 2006, a two-year plan was adopted. The intent of the plan is to provide strategic direction for the management of the City and to align departmental objectives with this direction. Each year the plan will be reviewed and updated with the Mayor, City Council, and staff. You may download the latest update to the plan by following this link |
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