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The City of Gainesville Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016 (B)
This item seeks approval of the City of Gainesville Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016. *ESTIMATED STAFF PRESENTATION 20 MINUTES*
Explanation
The City Commission Strategic Planning Retreat was held on June 11-12, 2014 at the Gainesville Police Department. Commissioners began the day by presenting their respective key strategic issues for the upcoming fiscal year. Staff then provided detailed updates of the cost estimates, estimated completion dates, and stage of progress for each existing strategic initiative. Staff recommended to sunset initiatives that were accomplished; have become part of everyday operations; or are outside of the sole capacity of the City. Commissioners completed scorecards based upon the staff presentation in order to develop a starting point for a prioritization discussion. Following input from several citizens, the Commission collaboratively sunset eight initiatives, added eight new initiatives and organized all initiatives into three categories: highest priority, higher priority, and high priority. The established prioritization will assist staff in resource allocation when there is more than one initiative competing for the same pool of resources.
Using a ballot process, the Commission selected initiatives to sponsor. Each Commission member was given the opportunity to select and rank initiatives they would like to sponsor. Among the ranked selections, each participating member has been assigned three to four initiatives, including their number one choice as its sole sponsor. During discussion, Commission members may elect to sponsor additional initiatives.
Each of the Strategic Initiatives will be aligned with City Commission Standing Committees and the Community Redevelopment Agency through ongoing referrals.
Fiscal Note
The strategic planning and budgeting processes are linked to assure that the City's budget reflects the City Commis...
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