Government

Turlock City Council

City Strategic Plan

Strategic planning is a process by which the City of Turlock will control its destiny rather than allowing future events to do so. By appraising future opportunities and our current and future strengths and weaknesses, we can enhance the chance for success and minimize identifiable problems. The Strategic Plan will provide the essential element for a more effective means of determining priorities, allocating limited resources and measuring progress. While direction (goals, objectives, levels of service) is the responsibility of the City Council, execution of the Plan is primarily carried out by the City Manager and Executive staff.

As a process, strategic planning is not a one-time endeavor. It must be constant and ongoing. As conditions change, the Strategic Plan can be amended. Strategic planning must continue because our environment is always in flux. Recognizing this constantly changing environment, the City Council may want to regard the Strategic Plan as a two year “road map.” The Strategic Plan would best serve a City Council if, shortly after a Council election, the newly constituted Council scheduled a goal setting workshop. This workshop would then provide policy direction for the development of a Strategic Plan.

The City’s annual budget, in turn, can be developed to reflect the policy initiatives identified in the Strategic Plan. In the second year of the Strategic Plan, staff will provide updates to the Council on progress to implement the Plan and the annual budget will again be developed as a reflection of the Strategic Plan.

In conclusion, considering all the options for Turlock’s future, a strategy is needed to ensure that our vision statement translates into a plan for a well governed City. Through the Strategic Plan, opportunities will evolve into actions that ultimately achieve positive, measurable results.

Download the 2007-2009 Strategic Plan