Multnomah County presents draft three‑year strategic plan, schedules November vote and community survey

Multnomah County officials presented a draft three‑year strategic plan and a timeline for integrating it with the county budget, telling the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners that a community survey will be conducted in October and a final draft will return to the board in November.

The plan organizes county priorities into six focus areas — community health and wellness; a safe and just community; community vitality and resilience; accountability, collaboration and transparency; operational excellence; and investing in youth and families — and proposes outcomes, indicators and department‑level strategies that will be reconciled with the budget process. County staff said the plan will transition to ongoing performance tracking beginning with fiscal year 2027 (starting July 1, 2026) and that quarterly accountability check‑ins will produce written updates for the board.

Why it matters: County leaders said the plan is intended to link long‑range priorities to near‑term budget choices and operational work. Commissioners welcomed the connection to budgeting but urged staff to produce specific, measurable targets and clearer indicators before formal adoption.

The presentation, led by Hayden Miller, senior strategic initiatives manager in the Office of the COO and…