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Be Strategic

Align the department’s efforts and resources with our mission, goals, and priorities, as directed by the Board
of Commissioners and County Administrative Office.

Office of the Director Planning and Development Services

• Function as a leader within the County and region by • Work regionally with other jurisdictions to leverage
instigating and participating in regional land use and funding and opportunities to work collaboratively
transportation policy development discussions on projects.
and implementation.
Engineering and Construction Services
• Continue to update LUT’s Five-Year Strategic Plan
annually to effectively plan for our future and help align • Approach challenges by anticipating and thinking
our resources with our mission and goals. critically to identify solutions that are aligned with

• Continue to increase staff awareness of LUT’s project and department goals.
strategic plan and emphasize its role in guiding
our future.

• Use the Washington County Transportation Futures
Study process to identify strategic actions that will
position the County for the future.

• Maintain a list of all road improvement candidates and
projects over a five-year period, with potential funding
sources.

Administrative Services

• Investigate streamlining Facility Permit processes by
developing strategic program management to enhance
cross-division collaboration.
Operations and Maintenance

• Complete a local debris-management plan for
emergency response operations. • Implement the newly adopted Target Service Levels
by scheduling maintenance activities based on asset
• Plan for a major analog-to-digital upgrade to our radio condition rather than time. Use the targets and asset
communications system. condition ratings to set maintenance priorities, ensuring
that limited resources are allocated effectively.
• Continue to work closely with Human Resources
to develop recruitment strategies, internal training • Refine and implement service request response
program(s), and conduct classification reviews to fill guidelines, more clearly delineating between the
positions targeting technical, highly desired personnel. County and property owner responsibilities in the road
right-of-way. Evaluate effectiveness of property owner
notification processes; improve compliance.

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