65 - Strategic Planning in District Operations

Planning is strategic when it helps move an agency from its current situation to its desired future. A three-year Strategic Business Plan (SBP) is the highest-level planning document for an agency and represents the Governing Board’s and Staff's direction for the future. The SBP identifies the Agency’s mission, vision, and core values while providing a set of goals and objectives that serve as a framework for decision‐making. The SBP is also a practical working tool that provides clear direction to the Staff regarding the Board's goals and objectives. It includes a work plan developed by staff to meet those goals and objectives. The Board and Staff regularly refer to it as a guide to the District’s actions during the period covered. The presentation will describe how a Southern California Mosquito and Vector Control Agency develops and implements a SBP to achieve its mission.