Discussion Items 1.
Executive Committee
- Meeting Date:
- 05/14/2026
Organizational Transition Study 2025
SUMMARY EXPLANATION/BACKGROUND:
As part of the Advancing Strategic Initiatives Agreement with Whitehouse Group Inc., Task Work Order No. 18 was issued with the purpose of assisting the Broward MPO Executive Director with developing plans to prepare the MPO for leadership transition so that it may continue to deliver best-practice products and services despite changing political and financial circumstances as well as several impending executive-level retirements.
The effort began by examining the direction the MPO has been heading in over the last decade and the accomplishments along the way. Following the Board-approved Strategic Business Plan, the MPO has intentionally expanded to be able to better deliver on Board priorities, increase its capabilities, and pursue additional revenue sources and grants that enable the agency to expand its impact on the community. The diversification of the MPO's funding sources through successful competitive grant awards has grown the Organization's Unified Planning Work Program (budget) and allowed for larger planning programs, stronger delivery, and deeper partnerships. Examples of successes include the emergence of the MPO as a national leader when it comes to designing roads for all users; being among the first MPOs to institute a comprehensive Mobility Hubs program and long-range vision that integrates infrastructure hardening, technology, and transit; and the establishment of a dedicated safety program that drives annual capital project prioritization (the Broward Safety Action Plan).
Despite these successes, the MPO finds itself facing some challenges in the near future. Program-specific staffing needs have changed as a result of unpredictable Federal grant support, the end of the MPO's role in the prioritization of Broward County Mobility Advancement Program projects, and the reduction in scope of municipal-sponsored support services. In addition, the MPO is bracing itself for several executive-level retirements with the potential to cause disruption to the agency.
In keeping with the MPO's Strategic Business Plan, MPO staff are charged with regularly evaluating and, if necessary, reorganizing the MPO so that it remains capable of achieving its mission and the delivery of the best-practice products and services it has become known for nationwide. To that end, the MPO Executive Director has worked with consultant staff to conduct an Organizational Transition Study which ultimately found that expenditures are less than revenues through 2034 and that, should additional funding become available, management will have flexibility to adapt staffing levels. The Study does not prescribe actions, but rather serves to support further discussion between the Executive Committee, Board, and the Executive Director on evolving staffing levels and the financial stability of the MPO.
At the upcoming meeting, MPO staff will provide a presentation on the Organizational Transition Study and seek feedback from the Executive Committee. For the PowerPoint presentation, please see the Attachment.
The effort began by examining the direction the MPO has been heading in over the last decade and the accomplishments along the way. Following the Board-approved Strategic Business Plan, the MPO has intentionally expanded to be able to better deliver on Board priorities, increase its capabilities, and pursue additional revenue sources and grants that enable the agency to expand its impact on the community. The diversification of the MPO's funding sources through successful competitive grant awards has grown the Organization's Unified Planning Work Program (budget) and allowed for larger planning programs, stronger delivery, and deeper partnerships. Examples of successes include the emergence of the MPO as a national leader when it comes to designing roads for all users; being among the first MPOs to institute a comprehensive Mobility Hubs program and long-range vision that integrates infrastructure hardening, technology, and transit; and the establishment of a dedicated safety program that drives annual capital project prioritization (the Broward Safety Action Plan).
Despite these successes, the MPO finds itself facing some challenges in the near future. Program-specific staffing needs have changed as a result of unpredictable Federal grant support, the end of the MPO's role in the prioritization of Broward County Mobility Advancement Program projects, and the reduction in scope of municipal-sponsored support services. In addition, the MPO is bracing itself for several executive-level retirements with the potential to cause disruption to the agency.
In keeping with the MPO's Strategic Business Plan, MPO staff are charged with regularly evaluating and, if necessary, reorganizing the MPO so that it remains capable of achieving its mission and the delivery of the best-practice products and services it has become known for nationwide. To that end, the MPO Executive Director has worked with consultant staff to conduct an Organizational Transition Study which ultimately found that expenditures are less than revenues through 2034 and that, should additional funding become available, management will have flexibility to adapt staffing levels. The Study does not prescribe actions, but rather serves to support further discussion between the Executive Committee, Board, and the Executive Director on evolving staffing levels and the financial stability of the MPO.
At the upcoming meeting, MPO staff will provide a presentation on the Organizational Transition Study and seek feedback from the Executive Committee. For the PowerPoint presentation, please see the Attachment.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/PREPARER:
If you have any questions about this item, please contact Gregory Stuart at (954) 876-0035 or stuartg@browardmpo.org.