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PURPOSE <br />The underlying goal of Ramsey's strategic planning effort was to create an open, transparent working environment among the elected officials and <br />staff in order to restore the faith and confidence in the City of Ramsey, build an effective elected governing body, and help build staff morale. <br />The specific goals were to: <br />• Develop a shared working mission and vision; <br />• Develop a Three - Year Strategic Action Plan including measurements; <br />• Develop measurable goals and a tracking system that is monitored monthly; <br />• Develop clear roles, responsibilities and deliverables for elected officials, appointed commission members, and staff; <br />• Design a transparent governance structure for both elected officials and staff that includes: guiding and operating principles, code of <br />conduct, conflict of interest policies, etc.; <br />• Determine current staff structure's capacity to deliver high - quality services, and <br />• Develop a common understanding of what a vibrant, healthy community looks like. <br />The following plan establishes a solid foundation and framework to truly have "A New Day...A New Beginning" for the City of Ramsey. <br />There is a high degree of confidence that the plan will be successfully implemented because the planning process was highly interactive with the <br />mayor, city council, and leadership team, including input from appointed commission members and staff. Candid and open discussions occurred in <br />the workshops and staff meetings, which strategically helped shape the plan. Everyone had a voice in the planning process, which helps achieve <br />buy -in of the plan. <br />IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGE <br />The Three - Year Strategic Action Plan is dependent on the level of funding that is approved by the City Council for 2014 and subsequent years. It <br />is also dependent on the `political will' of identifying and implementing new funding sources. The 2013 budget is not sustainable long -term — the <br />current staffing level is stretched to the maximum, and no long -term financial solution is in place for meeting the road maintenance and <br />reconstruction requirements. <br />Duckor & Associates <br />•, <br />• • <br />• <br />Page 4 of 17 <br />