FY 2023-25 COUNCIL
GOAL-SETTING
WORKSHOP
GROVERBEACH.ORG
March 6, 2023
Council Goal
Setting
Workshop:
March 6
Work Programs
Budget Adoption
Community
Input
Fiscal
Condition
Current
Projects &
Goals
Today
Workshop Agenda
3:00 - Welcome, workshop purpose
3:05 - Public comment
3:15 - Overview; process and guidelines
3:45 - Review consolidated goals (build goal “ballot”)
4:15 - Break (while ballots prepared)
4:30 - Goal rating by Council members
4:45 - Tabulation of rating and rankings
5:15 - Results, proposed tiers
5:45 - What’s next in the budget process
6:00 - Adjourn
Today’s Process – 5 Steps
1. Start with goals proposed by each Council member,
organized by theme
2. Where goals are similar, staff/facilitator will draft proposed “synthesized” goal statements
3. Review draft goals for clarity and understanding
4. Finalize “menu” of proposed goals
5. Weight and rank goals
10 Goal Categories (alpha order)
• Building & Facility Improvements
• City and School Partnership
• Code Compliance
• Community Engagement
• Economic Development &
Community Promotion
• Environmental Sustainability
• Housing and Homelessness
• Public Safety
• Street Maintenance & Complete
Streets
• Water Supply & Resiliency
Goals navigate the way
Proposed goal statements are concise; drafted to
set the course ...
Note: Added detail will
be helpful in drafting
work programs
... but not row the boat.
Final Ballot & Rating Scale
Most important, highest priority for the
City to focus on over the next 2-3 years
Important goal to achieve
Address if resources are available
Defer to next two-year budget for
consideration
Not a priority goal
Avoiding Rating Inflation
Total points are limited to focus on priorities
2 points per “menu” goal
With 10 candidate goals, 20 points total
Ballot Results
COUNCIL GOAL-SETTING PRIORITIES
Goal Statement Mayor Bright
Mayor Pro
Temp Miller
Council
Member
Robert
Council
Member
Rushing
Council
Member
Weirick Total Average
TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0
Likely Result: 3 Priority
Tiers
Major City
Goals
Other Important
Objectives
Address as Resources
Permit
Most important, highest
priority goals for City to
achieve/advance in the
next 2-3 years
Detailed Work Programs
developed as part of
recommended budget
Major City Goals
Tiers matter ... but all proposals valuable
Tiers/priorities inform the budget process (for Council, staff and community)
Help “break ties” in deciding where time/money goes
All ideas are valuable “grist” for the budget and work plans Goal-setting is just the start
Not the end: many added opportunities for community
input during the rest of the Council’s budget process
April – Work Program Review
June – Budget Presentation/Hearing
By June 30 – Budget Adoption
Next Steps
GROVERBEACH.ORG
1. Review draft statements for clarity
2. Final ballot prepared by staff
3. Rating by council members
4. Break for ranking; recommended tiers
5. Review outcome
QUESTIONS?
Rating & Sending (15 minutes)
Most important, highest priority for the City to
focus on over the next 2-3 years
Important goal to achieve
Address if resources are available
Defer to next two-year budget for consideration
Not a priority goal 20 Total Points