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Councilor Laurie Key elected chair of Lebanon strategic plan task force
Summary
Councilor Laurie Key was unanimously elected chair and City Manager Andrew Hosmer was chosen vice chair; the task force set a target to complete its recommendations by the end of November 2026 and agreed on early-morning meetings to coordinate with staff.
Councilor Laurie Key was elected chair of the Lebanon Strategic Plan Task Force at the group's July 28 meeting, after a nomination by Councilor Tim McNamara and a second from another member. City Manager Andrew Hosmer was selected as vice chair; members indicated the votes were unanimous among those present, while alternate Fran Cassell did not vote.
The task force's immediate objective is procedural: to set a work program that will deliver recommendations to the City Council in time for December 2026 budget deliberations. City Manager Andrew Hosmer summarized the timeline: "The timeline for this is for our task force has been that we would complete our work by the end of November" and recommended aligning the task force's work with the budget process.
Members agreed to regular early-morning meetings to facilitate staff participation. The group set the next session for the following Tuesday at 08:30 a.m. and discussed holding recurring 08:30—:00 a.m. meetings to move the work forward quickly. The meeting concluded with a formal motion to adjourn, which the task force approved.
Next steps include assigned homework to review master-plan chapters circulated by staff and preparing for a substantive discussion at the next meeting.
