Strategic Planning & Reporting
The Strategic Plan, Business Plan, and Annual Report are documents used for strategic planning and reporting. It is always the Town's intent to show how it is moving forward, year-by-year, and the progress it is making towards the goals set out by the Strategic Plan and Business Plan.
Strategic Plan
The Town has created a strong strategic plan with clear objectives to communicate Council's vision and priorities for the municipality. The Strategic Plan 2023-2027 is the Town's overarching roadmap for the current Council's four-year term. It sets out:
- Vision Statement: The Town's promise to residents and community partners
- Mission Statement: How the Town is working to deliver that promise.
- Values: The community's principles and beliefs that the organization's culture, decision-making and accountability.
- Strategic Pillars: Key priorities the Town is pursuing to realize its Mission and Vision.
- Strategic Directions: Actions taken and resources used to advance the Town's key priorities.
- Strategic Levers: Key competencies, capabilities and assets the Town uses to achieve those priorities.
Business Plan
The Business Plan is a roadmap for how Saugeen Shores achieves its strategic pillars within a calendar year. It also shows how the municipality is investing taxpayer's dollars for the benefit of its residents and the community at large. The Business Plan shows the following priorities:
- Major Initiatives: Significant projects that move the municipality forward.
- Division Highlights: Ways the Town's key business units are improving and enhancing services.
- Capital Highlights: Infrastructure projects, both traditional and virtual.
The Town believes that transparency and accountability are essential. Saugeen Shores publicly posts its progress towards the goals established in the current Strategic Plan and Business Plan. The Performance Measurement Dashboard shows how the Town is advancing its Major Initiatives and highlights, the Key Performance Indicators for each Department and Division, as well as the progress made towards realizing its overall Mission and Vision.
View the Performance Measurement Dashboard
Annual Report
This document is a year-end review of our actual progress versus the planned progress set out in the Business Plan.
It shows which work was completed and which work was carried over into the following year, as well as the final status of Key Performance Indicators.