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Board agrees to update five-year strategic plan; retreat and community input planned
Summary
Trustees agreed by consensus to begin updating the village's five-year strategic plan, schedule a half-day retreat and consider targeted community input and staff evaluation of existing directives.
The Village Board of Ashwaubenon signaled support on June 24 for an update to its five-year strategic plan and asked staff to convene a half-day retreat and pursue targeted community engagement to inform the update.
Joel (village staff) told trustees the current strategic plan, adopted in 2022 after work beginning in 2021, included six directives covering quality of life, public safety, infrastructure, economic development, organizational/financial excellence, and communications. Joel said the plan's action-item report is updated quarterly and that staff recommends a focused retreat to evaluate which directives remain priorities and to decide how to gather community input.
Joel reviewed options for public engagement, including a blanket online survey and a statistically valid scientific survey (for example, through a college partner), and suggested adding focus groups for qualitative feedback. Board members generally supported a retreat this summer or early fall and asked staff to consult department heads and return with proposed dates and preparatory materials. One trustee recommended staff perform a frank internal assessment of which directives and action steps are working before the retreat.
Board members agreed informally that the strategic-plan update would proceed; staff will circulate retreat dates and prepare materials, with an initial half-day retreat anticipated.
