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County says strategic plan is 32% complete; HR reorganization and economic development post noted
Summary
Del Norte County's CAO presented the quarter‑three strategic plan update, reporting 32% completion of initial tasks, a completed HR reorganization and a proposed economic development manager position for next fiscal year.
Del Norte County officials told the Board of Supervisors on March 4 that the organizational strategic plan adopted last summer has reached 32% of its first‑year milestones and remains a five‑year initiative.
"Happy to report today that we're at 32% completion," Randy Hooper, the county's presenter on the plan, said during the 10:30 a.m. update.
Hooper said the plan is organized by four focus areas — county staffing and capacity; infrastructure and economic development; law, justice and homelessness; and general governance and budget — and that the county view‑portal available to staff and the public tracks progress at a granular level. Achievements cited in the quarterly report included the reorganization of Human Resources into a standalone department and hiring of an HR director; the board's creation of an economic development manager position for possible allocation in the 2025–26 fiscal year; and ongoing progress on the county's homelessness response led by the Department of Health and Human Services.
The county said 63 employee survey responses informed the update; respondents prioritized reducing vacancy rates, improving recruitment and lowering turnover. The report showed strong support for maintaining and improving county facilities and for many of the homelessness and justice‑involved youth goals but also found staff were more cautious about the county engaging in additional external strategic planning beyond the organizational plan.
Hooper recommended the newly formed Technical Advisory Committee work through the portal data and forward recommendations to the full board, and he noted annual reviews are required under the board's strategic planning policy. Several supervisors asked how the plan would be used to hold departments to timelines; Hooper said the board's two representatives on the advisory committee will help shepherd recommendations back to the full board and that departments must feed data into the portal for the plan to be effective.
Public commenters, including union representatives, urged attention to vacancy rates and to the real‑world impact of staffing and funding decisions on county employees and services.
Ending: Staff will return with another quarterly update before the end of the fiscal year and the Technical Advisory Committee will review stakeholder data and submit recommendations to the board.
