City Manager Mark Sigler told the Shelton City Council on Jan. 13 that staff will begin delivering a recurring monthly performance report to study sessions to give the council and public a clearer snapshot of permitting, court activity and other day-to-day metrics. “I think this will provide council and the public an opportunity to hear a little bit about what’s happening every day,” Sigler said.

The reports are intended to be a regular handoff from staff to the council, covering the previous month’s activity and highlighting programs and projects that require council attention. Sigler said staff will refine what metrics to show and invited council members to request additions. He proposed using the reports to link budget and work-plan requests to strategic goals and KPIs moving forward.

The council agreed to formally begin a strategic-planning refresh this winter with consultant-led workshops. Sigler said he expects a Feb. 21 all-day retreat with council leadership and staff, followed by a second session in March and a public forum in April. He described the effort as focused on landscape mapping, identifying roadblocks and producing tactical actions with measurable progress goals.

Council members asked staff to add clearer separation in the reports between residential and commercial permitting, and to include an ongoing status line for large subdivisions so the council can track whether projects are at notice-of-application, civil-review or final-plat stages. Sigler said adoption of any comprehensive-plan changes will wait for the required Department of Commerce review period; hearings may begin while the 60-day review is still open but formal adoption must wait until the review closes.

The retreat timeline and monthly-report format are the most recent procedural steps; no formal council action or ordinance change was taken at the Jan. 13 study session.