[Durham INC] Durham Seeks Strategic Plan Input

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  December 1, 2009

 

City of Durham Seeks Citizen Input for First-Ever Strategic Plan

Online Survey Available Until December 18

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Durham residents who want to give input on the future
direction of the City of Durham now have their chance thanks to an
online survey.

 

As part of the process to create the City's first-ever strategic plan,
the City is reaching out to Durham residents, City Council members, City
employees, and other community stakeholders for input on the
organization's strengths and weaknesses and where it should be focusing
its resources.

 

>From now until December 18, 2009, residents are encouraged to visit 
www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=hUuXs3FrV2hWzpYiyqncAw_3d_3d and complete
an online survey to give input on how the City should define its
strategic direction and allocate its resources going forward.  

 

According to City Manager Tom Bonfield, an honest assessment of the
organization will enable the City's leadership to understand the
numerous environments in which the community exists, establishes
consensus about a shared vision for Durham, and will ultimately
illuminate the actions and resources required to make that happen.  

 

"Resident input at this juncture in our process is critical to our
understanding for where we, as an organization, are at right now as well
as where our residents think we should focus our resources to achieve
community-wide, desired outcomes," Bonfield said.  "Input from these
submitted online surveys will be compiled with data from our Coffee with
Council meetings, annual citizen survey, staff forums,
Boards/Commissions/Committees forum, departmental surveys, and a Durham
Convention & Visitors Bureau analysis to complete our information
gathering and analysis period.  All of this data will go into a draft
strategic plan, which will be presented to City Council for their final
input and approval in June 2010 and put into place immediately beginning
with the FY 2010-2011 budget year."

 

In addition to the online survey, residents can also pick up hard copies
of the survey from the Durham One Call desk, located in the lobby of
City Hall.

 

To learn more about the City's first-ever strategic planning process,
visit the City's Web site at 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms/strategic_planning_process.cfm or
contact Bertha Johnson, director of the City's Department of Budget and
Management Services, at (919) 560-4111, extension 20285 or via e-mail at
bertha.johnson at durhamnc.gov. 

 

About the Department of Budget & Management Services

The mission of the City of Durham's Department of Budget & Management
Services is to inform and enhance management and City Council
decision-making to ensure the accountability of all City funds and to
evaluate and recommend the best use of public resources.  To learn more
about this department, visit the City's Web site at 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms/> . 

 

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