PUEBLO WEST, Colo. ' Board members and staff on the Pueblo West Metropolitan District discussed holding a full-day special work session in November to take an in-depth look at the district's five-year strategic plan and whether any priority adjustments are warranted.

District Manager Christian (last name not specified in transcript) told directors the strategic plan was developed in a multi-day process and is intended to set a five-year end state and ranked priorities to guide operations without frequent course changes. Chief Administrative Officer Katrina Peter said the plan helped departments coordinate joint goals and identify cross-departmental impacts.

Board members said they support keeping the plan as a living document rather than discarding it, but some asked for rearrangement of priorities given current circumstances such as the aquatic center and an administration building. Directors discussed whether a brief work session would suffice to review priorities or whether a long-form, multi-hour or single-day meeting would be required if the board intends to revise the document.

Several directors noted external factors'including ballot measures and county-level levies'could affect fiscal assumptions and should be considered in any revisions. Staff and directors agreed to poll the board to find a date in November when all five board members could attend a full-day special work session, if required, and to provide supporting materials in advance so that a lengthy review would not be improvised during a single 30-minute meeting.

The board did not take formal action at the work session; staff were asked to circulate the current strategic-plan materials and to poll directors about scheduling a potential special session.

Looking ahead, directors said they expect the strategic plan to remain the district's primary guiding document but acknowledged it can be adjusted if circumstances change materially.