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Commission sets two‑year strategic plan process, agrees to public outreach and city survey
Summary
The commission asked each member to submit top priorities, discussed a two‑year planning horizon and agreed to a multi‑channel public outreach plan that could include a public town hall, online survey and staff‑compiled priorities. Communications staff outlined distribution channels.
At the Jan. 14 workshop the Sarasota City Commission set the framework for a new two‑year strategic plan and discussed how to solicit public input before finalizing commissioners’ priorities.
Commissioners were asked to prepare up to 10 project priorities each for a plan covering the next two years. Interim City Manager Jeff Cope told commissioners staff would collect the lists, assemble a combined project list and propose metrics for staff to track implementation. The commission agreed that every commissioner’s top priority would be carried forward automatically, with staff and the commission then selecting additional projects from the combined pool.
Why it matters: The strategic plan will guide city decisions and resource allocation for the next two years; the…
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