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FY 2010 City Commission Strategic Plan Update and Assignment of Sponsoring Commission Member to Strategic Initiatives (B)
The City Commission discuss the annual City Commission Strategic Planning Update and the assignment of a City Commission Member to each Strategic Initiative.
Explanation
Each year, the City Commission holds a Strategic Planning Retreat to develop and/or refine its strategic goals and initiatives to ensure that they align with the needs of our residents. For FY 2009, the City Commission held a retreat in December, 2007 and a follow-up retreat in June, 2008, which provided the newly elected City Commissioners an opportunity to comment on the City's Strategic Plan. At the June Retreat, there was a proposal to assign a City Commission member as a "champion" to each initiative. The elected champion, or "sponsoring commissioner," would advocate for the accomplishment of the initiative, provide feedback to staff on strategic direction, and provide observations to the City Commission and its Standing Committees on accomplishments related to the initiatives.
After the June retreat, the City of Gainesville Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2009/2010 was presented to the City Commission and adopted unanimously on July 28, 2008. On October 2, the City Commission adopted the alignment of the 25 City Commission Strategic Initiatives with City Commission Standing Committees and the Community Redevelopment Agency. By aligning the Strategic Initiatives to Standing Committees and the CRA, elected officials and City residents will have the opportunity to receive updates on the progress of each strategic initiative.
After the October 2 meeting, each Commission member was asked to select and rank six initiatives for which they would like to champion. The recommendation assigns two initiatives per Commission member. Each Commission member is assigned their number one choice, unless that created a conflict, at which they are assigned the...
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