Title
Approve a status report on the development of milestones to implement the 2014-2015 Monterey County Strategic Initiatives and Key Objectives.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a status report on the development of milestones to implement the 2014-2015 Monterey County Strategic Initiatives and Key Objectives.
SUMMARY:
In December 2013, the Board conducted an all-day public workshop with department heads to create initial consensus on priorities for recommendation to the Board of Supervisors in the form of updated strategic initiatives and key objectives. At the March 25, 2014 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board approved the 2014-2015 Monterey County Strategic Initiatives and Key Objectives. The CAO-Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs (IGLA) Division continued to work with County departments to develop policy area milestones, timelines, department and/or program leads and success indicators. The purpose of this report is to provide the Board with an update to briefly describe the milestones and how they will help us achieve the key objectives of each strategic initiative policy area.
DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives and Key Objectives address the five broad policy areas as follows: Economic Development, Administration, Health and Human Services, Infrastructure and Public Safety. They are included as Attachment A. Department head and staff work groups have developed a set of policy area milestones, timelines and success indicators that we refer to as the Strategic Initiative Management Plan, included as Attachment B. The Management Plan is the blueprint of how we will map the "things we do" to achieve the desired outcomes.
The milestones describe the "things we do" to achieve the key objective. Department and/or programs leads have been identified for each milestone. Milestones reveal what we intend to do and what we intend to achieve. They will engage C...
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