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Black Hawk County unveils three-year strategic plan, names champions for mental health and staff training

5775081 · August 28, 2025
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The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors presented a three-year strategic plan at a public rollout, highlighting top priorities including mental health, professional development, economic development and facility safety and naming departmental leaders to champion those priorities.

BLACK HAWK COUNTY, Iowa — The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday presented a three-year strategic plan that the board and staff say will guide county decisions on services and investments and is intended to remain flexible as needs change.

Chairman Davis Hall, chairman of the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors, told attendees the process involved broad participation and extensive staff time: "We've totaled 1,973 collective hours that we poured into strategic planning to this point." He said the plan is intended as "a start of the next step" rather than a final roadmap.

The plan, developed over nine months by a group of about 30 participants that included the board, other elected officials, department heads and frontline managers, sets a three-year horizon and a set of priorities the county will work to move from strategic initiatives into operational practice.

"Our 3 year plan provides a clear…

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