Strategic Plan Services

The Vendor is required to provide strategic planning, community engagement, and public-sector board operations to support the development of a 3-year strategic plan for the organization.
1. Environmental and governance review
•    Conduct a review of relevant legislative requirements, including obligations under the police act.
•    Assess alignment between board mandate, municipal priorities, and police department strategic direction.
•    Identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities affecting policing and to police governance (e.g., public trust, equity considerations, legislative changes).
•    Provide a summary report identifying key themes and strategic considerations to inform the planning process.
2. Community survey
•    Work with the board to design and administer a community-wide survey consistent of the police act to measure public satisfaction and attitudes toward policing. 
•    Ensure survey design reflects inclusive and representative engagement principles.
•    Analyze and present survey findings to the board, highlighting implications for both governance and operational priorities.
3. Community engagement plan
•    Develop a community engagement plan identifying key stakeholder groups, including community organizations, equity-seeking groups, indigenous partners, municipal representatives, and internal police stakeholders.
•    Facilitate engagement sessions in accordance with the approved plan. 
•    Collect and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data from engagement activities. 
•    Prepare a findings report identifying major themes, risks, opportunities, and areas of alignment or concern. 
•    Present engagement findings to the board prior to drafting the strategic plan.
4. Evaluation of current strategic plan
•    Review and evaluate progress against the objectives and performance measures contained in the current strategic plan.
•    Identify achievements, gaps, and lessons learned.
•    Provide recommendations regarding strategic areas requiring continuation, revision, or discontinuation.
5. Facilitated strategic planning process
•    Confirm or refine vision, mission, and values; 
•    Identify strategic priorities for the next three years; establish measurable objectives and outcomes. 
•    Ensure alignment between governance priorities and operational policing objectives while respecting the statutory distinction between oversight and operational independence.