NORTH BATTLEFORD — A new plan is in place for the City of North Battleford for the next four years.
Council recently approved the proposed strategic plan that will be in effect from 2025 to 2029.
The plan will help guide council and administration in the coming years.
"When we were all elected, we heard a lot of priorities from the community. And those might be some reinforced priorities from the previous years, but they may be new priorities," Mayor Kelli Hawtin told 蘑菇视频短视频. "So it's really important that council takes the time to put all those priorities in order, create the strategic plan, which then follows through with administration resourcing to fulfill the plan."
"The plans are always based on ... priorities we've heard from the community. And sometimes we're going to need to make some changes internally," she added. "Now that the council has adopted this four-year strategic plan, administration will take this document and, for example, the city manager will evaluate the departments we have. They may say, you know, maybe these departments don't align with the strategic plan. They have to align staffing resources with the priorities that council has set."
The strategic plan focuses on four key strategic pillars, according to the city's release:
Community well-being:
- Living in an attractive and well-kept community
- Innovative solutions in policing
- Implementation of the Community Safety and Well-being Plan and review of the city’s housing strategy
Infrastructure renewal, maintenance and investment:
- Infill development program
- Access Communications Centre replacement/rehabilitation
- Reduction in derelict commercial/residential properties
Economic diversity and community growth:
- Commercial and residential assessment growth
- Working in collaboration with partners for the new North West College development
- Formal Economic Development Program and the establishment of an Economic Development Advisory Committee
Governance, partnerships and advocacy:
- Continue implementation of the Regional Recreation Plan
- Encouragement of regional investments, including Indigenous opportunities
- Advocacy to address complex social and health issues with other levels of government
According to the city, along with the identified values of "collaboration, integrity, respect, trust, professionalism, civic pride, and accountability and communication," the 2025–2029 strategic plan will be used to guide administrative work plans and to inform and support council decision-making.
"All city projects and initiatives will be required to align with the strategic plan to ensure the outcomes support council’s strategic direction for the community," the city said.
Hawtin said the plan also has long-range goals for the future.
"This guides us for four years, but this strategic plan, if we're looking at 10 or 20 years down the line, this is where we want to go," she said. "It might change in four years, depending on the council in four years. But these are our big goals, our long-term community goals that we want to work towards."
