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Strategic Work Plan
We are pleased to present the 2022-2024 City of St. Helens strategic work plan. This plan is the result of a series of organizational development workshops, community input and a deeper look at how we can best serve all residents of our city. Through this process, our Council has taken the City’s mission to heart, evaluated our vision and goal areas and, in this time of great opportunity, is looking strategically to our future.
About this Plan
This annual effort began in 2005 with the development and adoption of a Strategic Plan. This plan adheres to the vision of that first plan and strives to meet that same need: to determine if our City government is structured and working in the best possible manner, to meet the needs of the community and to provide Council and staff a “report card” on how we are doing in leading and serving the City. The work 15 years ago defined the mission of the City which sets our core reason for serving.
Our city is growing rapidly. We have welcomed over 3,000 new neighbors since our last strategic plan 17 years ago. Today we serve close to 14,600 residents and are poised to grow rapidly in the next decade.
This plan serves as a road map to meet today’s needs and lays a strong foundation for the future in service to you, our residents. This plan will guide the work in core goal areas: effective and efficient organization, community and civic engagement, livable and safe community, economic development and long-term planning.
This approach keeps us transparent and holds us accountable to focusing resources on strategies that best serve the needs and aspirations of our community. In the coming years we will need support and partnership from all across our community to further St. Helens’ continued livability, smart growth and prosperity. Every six months, during City Council Work Sessions, these action plans are reviewed and updated between department managers and the City Council to ensure that everyone is staying on track. New projects may be added by the City Council at any time and the intention of this Strategic Work Plan is to create a living document that guides daily work. Please read the work plan, ask questions, and share your input so that we can continue to progress together.
Goals - Tactics - Projects
The Strategic Plan is outlined with our main objectives, identified tactics, and specific projects with notes on what department is leading the effort and associated costs (if known).
Department and Board/Commission reports give easy-to-understand overviews of projects, steps to completion, and any barriers that might cause the project to be delayed or changed.
