The City Commission authorized an amendment to the professional‑services agreement with FutureIQ Inc. for up to $20,000 to translate the newly adopted five‑year strategic action plan into implementable objectives and key results (OKRs) and department‑level work plans.
Deborah (Deb) Allen, assistant city manager, said staff and FutureIQ have prepared a draft dashboard and proposed a four‑month process to align the community priorities captured in the strategic plan with departmental budgets and operations. David Burrow of FutureIQ described the work as translating community aspirations into measurable organizational priorities and said the engagement will include interaction with commissioners (both collectively and individually), department heads and public components.
Commissioners discussed timing relative to the upcoming election and seating of a new commission. Burrow said the work can be phased so that step 1 and most of step 2 could be completed before the election and the final recommendations shared with newly seated commissioners in late fall or early winter. Commissioner Jackie Treadwell moved the amendment, supported by Commissioners Anderson and Stanley; the motion passed.
Next steps: Staff will execute the amendment subject to city manager and city attorney review of substance and form, begin the phased process with FutureIQ, and integrate the resulting OKRs into the department work plans and capital planning and budgeting cycles. The commission framed the work as an ongoing budget‑alignment exercise and requested periodic updates.