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Lane County commissioners review revised strategic goals and ask staff for tighter objectives
Summary
At the March 19 work session, the board reviewed updated goal language and asked Moss Adams and county staff to focus objectives and activities so the plan can be actionable and measurable over the next three years.
Commissioners and county staff reviewed proposed revisions to the draft strategic goals on March 19, emphasizing the need for concise goal language and measurable objectives. Consultants from Moss Adams presented revised wording and the group discussed how goals, objectives and activities should stack together in the final plan.
Why it matters: Clear goals and measurable objectives will determine where the county focuses staff time and limited resources over the next three years. Board members repeatedly asked staff to avoid a “laundry list” and instead prioritize a smaller set of achievable items.
Major takeaways included support for retaining the four top-level goal areas (safe and healthy county; vibrant communities; resilient infrastructure; people and organizational health) while tightening language and reducing duplication. Participants flagged the need to link objectives to measurables and to separate strategic-level goals from departmental plans that contain detailed tactics.
Participants also directed staff to refine the relationship between the strategic lenses (stewardship, equity and partnerships) and the goals, and to ensure that objectives are actionable within a three-year horizon. The board asked staff to return a draft that reconciles those constraints before going to public outreach.
Next steps: Moss Adams will update goal wording and compile objective-level activities for the board to review. Staff will align measures and clarify which items require separate departmental or partner plans versus being called out as county priorities.
