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Commissioners weigh strategic plan and shorten public-records policy; KB COG engagement proposed

Somerset County Commission · August 21, 2025
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Somerset County commissioners debated whether to develop a formal strategic plan and agreed to solicit public input through KB COG; they also proposed shortening the county's public-records policy to a one-page statement that defers to state FOA/FOIA statutes.

Commissioner S7 introduced a draft strategic-plan framework for Somerset County that would lay out mission, vision, goals and implementation steps and suggested engaging KB COG to facilitate public input and department-level engagement.

"What we've put together here is really just mission, vision, goals, strategies, and action plans," S7 said, reading a draft that included goals such as public-safety improvements, fiscally responsible budgeting, customer-focused…

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