Strategic Planning Consultant Services

The Vendor is required to provide to maintaining a clear and actionable strategic plan that guides the city council, administration, and departments in achieving long-term goals and delivering high-quality services to the community.
1. Strategic direction and resource alignment
•    Develop a strategic planning document that outlines key focus areas, goals, and priorities to guide annual budget appropriations. 
•    This includes providing directions for budget development and capital project planning.
2. Measurable outcomes and accountability
•    Establish specific, measurable benchmarks and deliverable actions to measure the city's progress toward achieving its goals. 
•    Execution of the plan is tracked via a "route for next year" and subsequent progress matrix or status reports.
3. Stakeholder engagement
•    Conduct background interviews with the mayor, city council members, and city administrator, to gain background, identify key issues, and focus workshop topics. 
•    The plan will also incorporate citizen’s workshops to solicit candid input from residents and stakeholders on community perceptions and critical issues facing the city.
4. Organizational and operational review
•    Analyze existing city organizational strategies and performance. 
•    This includes reviewing past accomplishments and utilizing department head feedback to assess departmental successes, major challenges, current management activities, and short-term priorities.
5. Executive collaboration
•    Work closely with the city council and city administrator to define the strategic planning process, deliverables, activities, and timelines. Interviews will specifically identify and discuss current issues and opportunities on the horizon.
6. Foundational principles and strategic framework
•    Define the city's fundamental values and guiding principles that will shape strategic decision-making. 
•    Construct the strategic framework anchored by our core beliefs to establish the foundation for organizational conduct and performance expectations.
7. Work plan and facilitated workshops
•    Strategic planning workshops i and ii for the management team e.g., full day sessions focused on vision review, goal setting, and action item planning. 
•    Leadership and strategic planning workshop i and ii for the mayor and city council (e.g., sessions focused on vision, mission, goal development, plan drafting, refinement, and finalization of the 2027 action agenda). 
•    Community input workshops i and ii (e.g., one hour long sessions gathering feedback on critical issues and community perceptions).