SUBJECT:
Title
2026 DRAFT Preliminary Work Plan
Department
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager's Office
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Malcolm Fleming, Town Manager
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Time
TIME ESTIMATE: 30 minutes
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For time estimate: please put 0 for Consent items.
Fiscal
FISCAL SUMMARY: NA
Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
The annual Work Plan reflects projects and issues that staff works on over and above the day-to-day work required to manage normal Town operations and programs. The Work Plan is intended to ensure the Town is focused on and devoting adequate resources, including Council meeting time, to the highest priority issues, while also maintaining high-quality day-to-day services.
Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Review the report, consider the Town Manager's comments, and provide any additional comments to clarify Council direction on this so staff can use it to finalize the Work Plan and help guide staff's development of the 2026 Recommended Budget.
Body
SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
* In July, Mayor Moore asked Council Members to list the highest priority issues they want to focus on during the next year. Mayor Moore forwarded that list to Town Manager Fleming, and he shared that list with staff and asked them to add any additional projects/issues they thought should also be on the list.
* During Council's September 6 Retreat, staff asked Council Members to rank all the issues on the combined list as high, medium, or low priority. The attached summary table reflects those rankings and lists the issues based on the average score of all Council Members.
* Staff also added information for each project reflecting the projected Council meeting time to address each issue. The total projected Council time for all issues suggests there is not adequate time for Council to consider all issues. Consequently, it's necessary to either defer some issues, or streamline Council consideration of multiple issues if Council wants staff to complete the...
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