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Gaston County staff present updated countywide strategic plan, emphasize employee culture and efficiency

5566427 · August 12, 2025
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County management outlined a five-goal strategic plan update focused on workplace culture, organizational efficiency, civic infrastructure, sustaining growth and talent development; department-level plans and metrics are next steps.

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — County staff presented an update to Gaston County’s fiscal year 2428 strategic plan Tuesday, laying out revised vision and mission statements, five strategic goals and the next steps for department-level planning and reporting.

Scott Adaway, financial and management services director, told commissioners staff began the update with the board’s January budget retreat and continued through a series of leadership workshops, staff focus groups and public engagement events involving the county’s nearly 1,900 employees. “The manager is very intentional about making this a ground up process of involvement throughout the whole county’s almost 1,900 employees,” Adaway said.

The updated vision presented by staff reads: “Gaston County…

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