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Des Moines city manager outlines strategic priorities after wide public engagement
Summary
City Manager Catherine Caffrey told the Des Moines Citizens Advisory Board that more than 1,000 survey responses and other outreach informed six strategic priorities — led by financial stability and economic vitality — and that a draft strategic plan will be presented to council on May 7 before a May–June adoption.
Catherine Caffrey, Des Moines city manager, presented a strategic-plan update to the Citizens Advisory Board at its March 25 meeting, saying the city received "over 1,000 surveys" and combined that feedback with focus groups, town halls and council and staff interviews to identify six priorities for the next three to five years.
The priorities, Caffrey said, are financial stability, economic vitality, public safety, a connected and engaged community, the natural and built environment, and organizational excellence. "If we can get those two things right —…
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