The EVP process outlined by the Strategic Planning Team, includes the following:
1. Community and business input - accomplished by two distinct surveys. One engaging the community and one engaging local businesses.
2. Hiring a neutral third party facilitator (Barney & Worth) to lead effort
3. Document review – looking at all the economic related planning guides, studies and strategies that have been developed over time. The information will be used by a facilitator to identify themes for four focus area team to use.
4. Focus Area Teams will meet twice before the Town Hall Meeting and twice afterward.
5. A Town Hall strategic planning event to be held in May or June and to identify areas of special interest for focus groups.
6. Focus Areas Teams meet two more times to refine strategies and incorporate feedback from the Town Hall Meeting
7. A second Town Hall Meeting may be held, if deemed necessary, to present the refined strategies and receive more feedback from the community
8. At the end of the planning event, Barney & Worth will create a strategy document that includes 1, 5 and 20 year goals with work plans for the next 1-5 years. Work plans must show well identified objectives, local champions, work teams, deliverables, budgets and deadlines.