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Commissioners agree to refresh county strategic plan; consultant facilitation to be considered
Summary
County administration proposed a high-level refresh of Carver County’s strategic plan and asked the board to provide direction on priorities and whether to hire an outside facilitator. Commissioners signaled support for narrowing the document to 4–6 top priorities and for staff to return with a scoped plan.
County Administrator David Hemsey told the board he plans to update Carver County’s strategic plan and asked commissioners whether they support a shorter, higher-level plan that sets four to six board priorities and gives clearer guidance to division directors.
Hemsey said the plan in its current form runs about 19 pages and is useful for staff but can be too detailed for the board’s policy-level role. He proposed bringing in an external facilitator to help the board and staff identify top initiatives and to…
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