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Yavapai County supervisors adopt five strategic priorities at retreat; workplans to follow
Summary
At a two‑day strategic planning retreat beginning Aug. 18, Yavapai County supervisors agreed on five priorities — Infrastructure; Housing; Regional Economic Development; Public Safety; and Water & Open Space — and asked staff to draft implementation roadmaps and financing plans to reach measurable results.
YAVAPAI COUNTY — The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors used a two‑day strategic planning retreat that began Aug. 18 to set five priorities and ask county staff and consultants to prepare measurable workplans.
The board agreed the county’s primary priorities over the next two to five years will be infrastructure; housing; regional economic development (including workforce and entrepreneurial support); public safety; and water and open space. Consultants from the facilitation team said the list reflects alignment across three stakeholder groups — town and city managers, department directors and supervisors — from interviews and a community survey.
Consultant Jeremy Stevens told the board that the process is intended to produce “results” rather than lists of activities. “We’re not looking for you to come out of here with 20 goals,” he said, urging the board to choose a limited set of strategic results so…
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