Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
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MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
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Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for discussion and appropriate action regarding the proposed five-year Harris County Strategic Plan.
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Background and Discussion:
In 2023, Commissioners Court embarked on the development of a five-year strategic plan to clearly communicate Harris County’s direction to residents, stakeholders, and employees while increasing alignment between the County budget and Commissioners Court’s priorities. Commissioners Court approved a strategic framework on April 23, 2024. The proposed strategic plan includes Harris County’s vision, purpose, and guiding principles; six goals, 23 objectives, and 83 initiatives; and a wide range of metrics for tracking the state of Harris County as a community and the progress of our efforts.
The strategic planning process has been informed by one-on-one meetings with each Commissioners Court member, a special meeting of Commissioners Court held on April 1, 2024, numerous workshops and meetings with the Strategic Planning Committee-which consists of representatives from each Commissioners Court office-multiple meetings with and other feedback from leadership from OCA-reporting departments, workshops with “County Champions” from various County departments, a community survey, a County employee survey, charettes (collaborative community planning work sessions involving community stakeholder individuals and organizations) hosted individually by each member of Commissioners Court, and workgroup sessions with subject matter experts for each of the six strategic goal topics.
Expected Impact:
A strategic plan approved and supported by Commissioners Court would clearly set the direction that Commissioners Court envisions for Harris County and define clear initiatives for the County to focus on over the next five years to achieve the County’s highest-priority objectives.
Alternative Options:
No action on this item would slow the progress of the strategic planning process, resulting in delays to implementation of the plan and integration of the plan with the County budget.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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10/31/2023 |
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Commissioners Court directed the Office of County Administration (OCA) to work with a Strategic Planning Committee comprised of one representative from each Commissioners Court office to conduct a two phased strategic planning process that substantially involves Commissioners Court members and department leadership and staff. The first phase, which should conclude no later than April 16, 2024, would result in a 5-year County Strategic Plan. The second phase, which should conclude no later than December 17, 2024, would result in departments that report through CA further developing their department-specific strategic direction and associated performance measures to align their work with the countywide strategic plan. Departments will be offered technical assistance to support this work. |
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12/19/2023 |
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Court approved the expenditure of $1,230,000.00 in funds under Job No. 21-0317 for the Agreement between Harris County and Ernst & Young LLP. The expenditure will provide facilitation and drafting of a multiyear countywide Strategic Plan (“Services”). |
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4/23/2024 |
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Commissioners Court adopted the Strategic Framework as drafted and directed OCA to continue facilitating the next stages of this strategic planning process. |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: October 8, 2024
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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator
Attachments (if applicable): Proposal final draft of the Harris County Strategic Plan