Mecklenburg County
Monica R. Allen, PhD Director, Strategic Planning & Evaluation
Presentation to the North Carolina Local Government Budget Association July 12, 2018
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Monica R. Allen, PhD Director, Strategic Planning & Evaluation
Presentation to the North Carolina Local Government Budget Association July 12, 2018
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relationship) + 2 business partners (Mecklenburg Emergency Services – MEDIC and Charlotte- Mecklenburg Public Library)
BOCC Community Vision 3-Year Department Strategic Business Plans Livable Meck Plan (broader region/community)
Community
Organization
Community Pulse (external environmental influences) Corporate Strategic Business Plan (goal areas, goals, strategies, measures)
Th The V Ver ery F First St Step t the Co e County t too
Create a a Strategic P Plann anning ng F Fram amework
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development of the strategic business plans
develop strategic business plans
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Changes
Core Plan Structure:
The ask: Identify costs for each fiscal year in which the actions will occur Align to the four categories: 1. Human Capital 2. Information Technology 3. Communications 4. Assets and Facilities 5. Other
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Strategic Planning
(July-Dec.)
Budget
(Jan.-June)
Evaluation
(July-June)
Update plans annually to ensure relevancy to business
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Budg udget F Forms
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Track cking A Acti ctivity ty (Ex Ex: O Office of
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Q1 Status Q2 Status Q3 Status Q4 Status In Progress In Progress Completed Completed In Progress In Progress In Progress Completed In Progress In Progress In Progress Completed
GOAL 1: Maximize Tax Collections
Objective Notes Objective 1: Expand Legal Services Vendors are onboard and operational. Objective 2: Implement a Comprehensive Foreclosure Strategy Foreclosure policy completed. Revolving fund
selected. Objective 3: Maximize Use of and Acquire Existing Technology Completed Phase II - Taxpayer Transparency Initiative. Budgeted Amount for Goal Expense Amount for Goal % Spent To Date 660,000 $ 660,000 $ 100%
Lessons ns L Learne ned
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Strategic planning requires a different way of thinking (i.e., culture shift, paradigm shift) about how to do business Need to allow a sufficient time to inspire and implementation strategic business plans. Recommend at least 1 ½ years before you want to implement Aligning (budget) resources to plans can be a challenge given it may be hard to identify true costs to achieve goals and
Each of the 24 lines of business may require customized approaches to strategic business planning; there is not a good one size fits all (i.e., people-focused business units vs. hard services)
Lessons ns L Learne ned d (cont’d ’d)
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Ever changing landscape makes it hard to always “predict” what information should be used in the environmental scan Change in leaders requires
“newcomer” trainings on a regular basis You do not have to have a full team of individuals to carry this
department staff to support you in this effort If you align the strategic business plans to budget development, then recognize that you will need to be intentional in your messaging on the front end i.e., make aware of limited resources.
Continue to provide training on strategic business planning; build capacity throughout the
Streamline strategic business plans (more focused strategies, actions, costs, etc.)
Build a health and human services integrated service delivery plan (reflects the collective impact of the work by four departments)
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persons trained across the enterprise in strategic business planning
County strategic business planning teams
County department plans developed for FY2017-2019
department goals
department
key themes reflecting department goals and
million est. new and
redirected funding identified for dept. plans in FY2017
million est. new and redirected funding identified for dept. plans in FY2018
million est. new and
redirected funding identified for dept. plans in FY2019
Monica R. Allen, PhD Director, Strategic Planning & Evaluation Mecklenburg County Government County Manager’s Office Strategic Planning & Evaluation 600 E. 4th Street, 11th Floor Charlotte, NC 28202 980.314.2901 Monica.allen@mecklenburgcountync.gov
mecknc.gov/CountyManagersOffice/Pages/Strategic-Planning-Evaluation.aspx
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Monica R. Allen, PhD Director, Strategic Planning & Evaluation
Presentation to the North Carolina Local Government Budget Association July 12, 2018