Title
Receive a report on the Hitchcock Road Animal Services (HRAS) strategic plan as approved by the HRAS JPA Board of Directors in June 2025.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Receive a report on the Hitchcock Road Animal Services (HRAS) strategic plan as approved by the HRAS JPA Board of Directors in June 2025.
SUMMARY:
Hitchcock Road Animal Services Agency has completed its first strategic plan, which will be implemented over the next 3 years. The 2025-2028 plan includes a mission and vision statement as well as 3 key goals and strategies.
DISCUSSION:
At the August 15, 2024, JPA meeting, the HRAS Board of Directors directed staff to contract with a facilitator of choice to facilitate the strategic planning process as early as October 2024. Staff determined that Raimi and Associates was able to provide the needed strategic planning needs in the time frame requested at no additional impact to the HRAS approved budget. Kym Dorman from Raimi and Associates worked closely with staff to create roadmap for a strategic plan to be completed by the end of June 2024. This strategic plan was specific to include input from various stakeholder and staff input over those 9 months.
The initial strategic planning meeting with the HRAS Board took place on 11/21/24. Board feedback allowed an opportunity to revise the initial scope, which included:
1. Project kickoff meeting and ongoing project management.
2. Conduct rapid environmental scan (a. document review; b. conduct up to 6 virtual stakeholder interviews and up to 2 virtual focus groups; identify key takeaways.
3. Plan and facilitate 4 in person Strategic Planning Team Meetings (with HRAS Board of Directors)
4. Finalize Animal Services' Strategic Plan.
Raimi and Associates prepared an Environment Scan document which was presented in February 2025 (Meeting #2). By that time, they had or had planned all the stakeholder interviews, which included HRAS staff, the HRAS Advis...
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