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Council directs staff not to execute consultant agreements, forms council subcommittee to set strategic plan scope
Summary
After debate, council voted 4–1 to stop execution of a consultant contract for a new strategic plan and instead form a council subcommittee to draft the scope and process; Mayor Harnick was the lone dissent.
The Palm Desert City Council voted 4–1 on June 26 to direct staff not to execute consultant agreements for the proposed 10‑ or 18‑month strategic plan and to form a council subcommittee to draft a council‑driven scope and process for updating the city’s strategic plan. Mayor Harnick cast the lone no vote.
Councilmembers debated whether to proceed immediately with a consultant‑led update or to begin with an internal assessment and greater council direction. Staff had presented two options: a 10‑month timeline and a longer 18‑month schedule that would allow additional engagement with newly…
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