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Sedgwick County presents updated strategic plan; commissioners receive and file amid calls for broader public review

5549184 · August 7, 2025
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Summary

County manager Tom Stoltz and Wichita State’s Public Policy and Management Center presented a three-page strategic plan update with five themes and KPIs. Commissioners voted to receive and file the plan after questions about how it replaces the 2019 plan and requests for additional public/advisory-board review.

Sedgwick County officials presented an updated strategic plan to the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 6 and commissioners voted to receive and file the document while requesting more outreach to citizen advisory groups before final adoption.

County Manager Tom Stoltz and Sarah Gooding of Wichita State University’s Public Policy and Management Center (PPMC) described a yearlong process of interviews, division‑level reviews and staff focus groups that produced a streamlined plan with five themes — service and resource optimization; workforce and culture; technology; internal communications; and public trust — each paired with strategies and key performance indicators that county…

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