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Staff outline department priorities as council prepares two‑day public strategic‑plan retreat
Summary
Department heads presented detailed priorities ahead of the Jan. 18 council retreat. Recommendations ranged from homelessness coordination, grant writing support and staff development to long‑range planning, permitting software, stormwater planning and parks master plan work.
City department heads presented priorities and programmatic needs to inform development of a two‑year strategic plan covering FY 2025‑26 and FY 2026‑27.
Assistant City Manager Ryan Kinst framed general‑government priorities that included greater public engagement, a proposed homelessness‑services coordinator, hiring or contracting for professional grant‑writing services, enhanced emergency management and preparedness support and continued staff recruitment and compensation review. Kinst said the city has a limited staffing base and recommended…
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