Title
Resolution adopting the 2023 Strategic Plan update for Lake County and authorizing the County Administrator to oversee its implementation.
Staff Summary
• The Lake County Board previously updated its strategic plan every two years per County Board Rules. Following a rules change, the County Board now updates its Strategic Plan a minimum of every four years.
• Lake County engaged residents and stakeholders in a multi-faceted public outreach effort to obtain input into the Strategic Plan and understand the priorities, including use of an interactive website, two public input sessions (one virtual and one in-person), stakeholder input sessions, and a series of staff leadership work sessions.
• The County Board participated in individual County Board Member interviews in April and May and two in-person strategic planning sessions in June and August, to review and update strategic goals to guide future action.
• The Strategic Plan includes an updated Mission Statement, Vision Statement and Values, as well as Strategic Priorities and Goals with supporting Strategies and Performance Measures.
• The Strategic Priorities include: Safe Communities, Economic Opportunities, Adaptive Infrastructure, Sustainable Environment, Healthy and Inclusive Communities, and Superior County Operations and Services.
• This Resolution adopts the 2023 Strategic Plan Update and directs the County Administrator to oversee its implementation.
• The Strategic Plan Attachments were updated to include amendments made during the Thursday, September 7, 2023 Finance and Administrative Committee meeting.
• The Strategic Plan was further amended and approved at the September 12, 2023 County Board meeting.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Lake County Board updates its Strategic Plan a minimum of every four years, per County Board Rules; and
WHEREAS, Lake County engaged residents and stakeholders in a multi-faceted public outreach effort to obtain input into the Strategic Plan and understand the priorities, including use of an interactive website, two public input sessions (one virtual and one in-person), stakeholder input sessions, and a series of staff leadership work sessions; and
WHEREAS, The County Board participated in individual County Board Member interviews in April and May and two in-person strategic planning sessions in June and August, to review and update strategic goals to guide future action; and
WHEREAS, The Strategic Plan includes an updated Mission Statement, Vision Statement and Values, as well as Strategic Priorities and Goals with supporting Strategies and Performance Measures; and
WHEREAS, the County Board has identified six Strategic Priorities, which are: Safe Communities, Economic Opportunities, Adaptive Infrastructure, Sustainable Environment, Healthy and Inclusive Communities, and Superior County Operations and Services; and
WHEREAS, the County Board now wishes to formally adopt the 2023 Strategic Plan for Lake County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County Illinois, that the 2023 Strategic Plan for Lake County, a copy of which is attached hereto and made part hereof, is hereby adopted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Administrator is hereby directed to oversee the implementation of the Strategic Plan and to make periodic status reports back to the County Board.
DATED, at Waukegan, Illinois, on September 12, 2023.