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| ROCK 31 201 N. BROADWAY |
MARCH 16, 2024 | 8:00 AM-1:00 PM |
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cole
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2024 City Council and Leadership Team Retreat Agenda
8:00 am Public Comment: Please keep comments under 3 minutes
8:15 am Do we have the right goal statement and objectives for goal #1?
Strategic Goal - Improve the health and safety of Billings for all citizens.
Objective 1 – Reduce family violence by 10%.
Objective 2 – Reduce violent crime rates by 10%.
Objective 3 – Improve downtown safety through quality design, education, and enforcement.
Objective 4 – Enhance traffic safety by reducing traffic violations and accidents by 10%.
Objective 5 – Reduce property crime by 10%.
Objective 6 – Reduce emergency response times by 10%.
Objective 7 – Improve quality and resilience of medical response services.
Objective 8 – Continue to maintain a high compliance rate of 90% or better.
Objective 9 – Invest crime prevention dollars to catalyze evidence-based programs to improve opportunities for our children.
Policy Discussions:
1. Crime/staffing demands/CPSM Analysis update (Center for Public Safety Management).
2. What's next or what is our focus with crime prevention and what is the City's role. Are we serious about improving the "health" of our city?
3. Legislative changes to expand use of technology for traffic enforcement.
4. The future of emergency medical services, expanding MRTs, CRU's.
5. 911 dispatch issues impacted by rural fire and ambulance services.
6. Other items identified during the meeting.
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Do we have the right goal statement and objectives for goal #5?
Strategic Goal - Cultivate a High-Performance Organization Principled in our Core Values of Integrity, Service, Stewardship & Collaboration.
Objective 1 - Refine the City's vision, mission, and core values in 2025.
Objective 2 – Strengthen citizen trust through effective communication and transparency.
Objective 3 – Digitize all essential records for proper storage and access by citizens and staff.
Objective 4 - Adopt legislative priorities for the 2025 session focused on improving the safety and economic stability of Billings.
Objective 5 – Establish market based competitive compensation system to retain and recruit excellent workforce (pay and benefits).
Objective 6 - Increase City general fund reserves from 29% by adding $400,000 to 500,000/year.
Policy Discussions:
1. Commitment to set aside time to define a vision for our City.
2. Commitment to increase reserves.
3. Other items identified during the meeting.
10:45 am Restate and affirm guidance provided on strategic plan/priority setting.
11:15 am Next Steps – including scheduling a Vision process.
11:45 am Public Comment: Please keep comments under 3 minutes
Adjourn at noonish.
One significant question to ask is: When completed, have your ideas been "heard" and "represented" in this plan?
8:00 am Public Comment: Please keep comments under 3 minutes
8:15 am Do we have the right goal statement and objectives for goal #1?
Strategic Goal - Improve the health and safety of Billings for all citizens.
Objective 1 – Reduce family violence by 10%.
Objective 2 – Reduce violent crime rates by 10%.
Objective 3 – Improve downtown safety through quality design, education, and enforcement.
Objective 4 – Enhance traffic safety by reducing traffic violations and accidents by 10%.
Objective 5 – Reduce property crime by 10%.
Objective 6 – Reduce emergency response times by 10%.
Objective 7 – Improve quality and resilience of medical response services.
Objective 8 – Continue to maintain a high compliance rate of 90% or better.
Objective 9 – Invest crime prevention dollars to catalyze evidence-based programs to improve opportunities for our children.
Policy Discussions:
1. Crime/staffing demands/CPSM Analysis update (Center for Public Safety Management).
2. What's next or what is our focus with crime prevention and what is the City's role. Are we serious about improving the "health" of our city?
3. Legislative changes to expand use of technology for traffic enforcement.
4. The future of emergency medical services, expanding MRTs, CRU's.
5. 911 dispatch issues impacted by rural fire and ambulance services.
6. Other items identified during the meeting.
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Do we have the right goal statement and objectives for goal #5?
Strategic Goal - Cultivate a High-Performance Organization Principled in our Core Values of Integrity, Service, Stewardship & Collaboration.
Objective 1 - Refine the City's vision, mission, and core values in 2025.
Objective 2 – Strengthen citizen trust through effective communication and transparency.
Objective 3 – Digitize all essential records for proper storage and access by citizens and staff.
Objective 4 - Adopt legislative priorities for the 2025 session focused on improving the safety and economic stability of Billings.
Objective 5 – Establish market based competitive compensation system to retain and recruit excellent workforce (pay and benefits).
Objective 6 - Increase City general fund reserves from 29% by adding $400,000 to 500,000/year.
Policy Discussions:
1. Commitment to set aside time to define a vision for our City.
2. Commitment to increase reserves.
3. Other items identified during the meeting.
10:45 am Restate and affirm guidance provided on strategic plan/priority setting.
11:15 am Next Steps – including scheduling a Vision process.
11:45 am Public Comment: Please keep comments under 3 minutes
Adjourn at noonish.
One significant question to ask is: When completed, have your ideas been "heard" and "represented" in this plan?
ADJOURN:
Note:
- This meeting is an "informal" meeting of the City Council. The content of the Agenda is subject to change at the meeting.
- In the event there is a Closed Executive Session, the sole purpose is to discuss litigation strategy. The other parties to the case(s) discussed are not public bodies or associations as described in Section 2-3-203(1) and (2), MCA. The meeting is closed, as allowed by Section 2-3-203(4)(a), MCA, "to discuss a strategy to be followed with respect to litigation when an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the litigating position" of the City of Billings.