Ozaukee County

The 2020-2024 Ozaukee County Strategic Plan focuses on six key areas: enhancing safety for at-risk populations, providing a safe and efficient transportation system, enhancing quality of life assets, promoting the county and engaging citizens, developing the county’s culture and employees, and streamlining county processes and building a performance excellence culture. The plan aims to improve services for the aging population, increase behavioral health treatment and support, evaluate the need for specialized courts, strengthen reintroduction services for people leaving jail, create healthy and safe environments for families, assess existing highway operations, focus on highway transportation planning, implement innovative public transportation solutions, expand regional transportation services, increase preservation and restoration of important environmentally sensitive lands and farmland, improve water quality, develop recreational and cultural destinations, enhance communications, website, and marketing, highlight and promote Ozaukee County as a premier location and destination, maintain competitive wages and benefits, study and improve organizational culture, develop proactive leadership, develop and deliver staff training, improve internal communications, recruit and retain qualified employees, improve employee recognition, strengthen long-term financial and budget processes, develop and implement performance management, and simplify and improve internal and external communication and information provided. The plan emphasizes a performance excellence culture built on communication, information, innovation, and data-driven decision-making, aiming for improved efficiency, transparency, and accountability.

The 2020-2024 Ozaukee County Strategic Plan outlines six key strategic goals: enhancing safety for at-risk populations; providing a safe and efficient transportation system; enhancing quality of life assets; promoting the county and engaging citizens; developing the county’s culture and employees; and streamlining county processes and building a performance excellence culture. The plan aims to improve public services, transportation infrastructure, environmental stewardship, community engagement, employee satisfaction, and internal efficiency. Specific objectives and strategies are detailed for each goal, focusing on areas such as aging population needs, behavioral health services, transportation improvements, environmental protection, communication enhancements, employee development, and financial management. The plan emphasizes data-driven decision-making, proactive approaches, and collaboration with stakeholders to achieve its objectives.

The strategic plan for Ozaukee County focuses on enhancing safety for at-risk populations, providing a safe and efficient transportation system, enhancing the quality of life assets, promoting the county and engaging citizens, developing the county's culture and employees, and streamlining county processes to build a performance excellence culture.

The Ozaukee County Strategic Plan prioritizes initiatives across six key areas: Safety for At-Risk Populations (addressing aging populations, behavioral health, specialized courts, reintroduction services, and safe family environments); Safe Transportation System (assessing operations, highway planning, innovative public transportation, and regional service expansion); Quality of Life Assets (preserving environmentally sensitive lands, improving water quality, and developing recreational and cultural destinations); Promoting the County and Engaging Citizens (enhancing communication and marketing, and promoting Ozaukee County as a premier location); Developing County Culture and Employees (maintaining competitive wages and benefits, improving organizational culture, developing leadership, delivering staff training, improving internal and external communications, recruiting and retaining employees, and improving employee recognition); and Building a Performance Excellence Culture (strengthening financial and budget processes, implementing performance management, and simplifying communication and information). The plan involves a prioritization process to allocate resources effectively.

The Ozaukee County 2020-2024 Strategic Plan outlines six key areas of focus: enhancing safety for at-risk populations, providing a safe and efficient transportation system, enhancing quality of life assets, promoting the county and engaging citizens, developing its culture and employees, and streamlining county processes and building a performance excellence culture. The plan aims to improve the quality of life for all citizens through proactive, innovative, and responsive service delivery in a fiscally responsible manner. Specific initiatives include improving water quality, developing recreational and cultural destinations, enhancing communication and transparency, maintaining competitive wages and benefits, strengthening financial processes, and implementing performance management systems. The plan also emphasizes environmental stewardship, citizen engagement, employee development, and the creation of a performance excellence culture.