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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," by the creation of a new Article 802 entitled "Strategic Planning," in order to establish a uniform process for establishing long term goals for the County's operations.
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WHEREAS, in the simplest of terms, strategic planning delineates long term goals for organizations in both the private and public sectors;
WHEREAS, strategic planning serves a variety of purposes in an organization, including clearly define the purpose of the organization and establishing realistic goals and objectives consistent with that mission in a defined time frame within the organization's capacity for implementation, and communicating those goals and objectives to the organization's constituents; and
WHEREAS, strategic planning also ensures that the most effective use is made of the organization's resources by focusing the resources on the key priorities and provides a base from which progress can be measured and establish a mechanism for informed change when needed; and
WHEREAS, it is Council's desire to create a basic structure for strategic planning within the County;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," is hereby amended by the creation of a new Article 802 entitled "Strategic Planning," comprised as follows:
§5-802.01. Strategic Planning.
A. No later than October 1, 2008, the Allegheny County Manager shall, with the cooperation of the Departments of Budget and Finance, Economic Development, Public Works, and Parks and any other administrative departments deemed necessary, create a strategic plan for Allegheny County. Upon finalization, a copy of the strategic plan shall be forwarded to Allegheny County Council, and the strategic plan shall be made available to the public both in hard copy and on the County's website.
B. The strategic plan shall establish goals and objectives for the operation of the County government and the provision of services to the County's residents for a five year period, beginning with its publication. The strategic plan shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the County's goals and objectives with regard to:
1. Road and bridge maintenance;
2. New road and bridge construction;
3. Park maintenance and construction;
4. General economic development strategies;
5. Maintenance of existing County properties;
6. Disposition of existing County properties;
7. Construction of new County facilities;
8. Consolidation, elimination or modification of existing County entities; and
9. Projection of cash flow to support the needs as established by the various departments.
C. In all years subsequent to 2008, the Allegheny County Manager, with the cooperation of the Departments of Budget and Finance, Economic Development, Public Works, and Parks and any other administrative departments deemed necessary, shall update the strategic plan no later than October 1 of each year.
SECTION 2.
If any provision of this Ordinance shall be determined to be unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be considered severable from the remaining provisions of this Ordinance which shall be in full force and effect.