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Home My WebLink AboutWORKSHOP re: Strategic Plan - JUNE 22 WORKING DRAFT1 PROGRESS REPORTJUNE 2026 DRAFT - June 17 Objective 1 Increase opportunities for informed and effective civic engagement and participation in public forums and virtual events to promote a safe and healthy community. Performance Measures •Annual change in community knowledge of events as measured through annual survey. •Number of public and digital events led by Jefferson County aimed at the health and safety of our community. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 2 Engage with partners, schools, businesses, residents, tribes, and community organizations to plan and promote health and safety programs and practices. Performance Measure •Complete community health assessment (CHA) to update Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) and associated measures. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Community Resilience 3 Objective 3 Strengthen the community’s emergency preparedness so the county can recover from public health emergencies, environmental hazards, and natural disasters. Performance Measures •Attendance at the all-county picnic. •Number of residents participating in Neighborhood Preparedness Program annually. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 4 Prevent and control communicable diseases to improve the health, well-being, and safety of county residents. Performance Measures • Percentage change in communicable disease transmission rates annually. • Percentage change in vaccination rates annually. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Objective 5 Close health system gaps so a full continuum of care is accessible to all county residents. Performance Measures • Report on health system gaps from CHIP. • Number of county-supported wrap-around home healthcare visits. • Number of behavioral health crisis calls (e.g. 911 & 988 calls). •Number of Sheriff’s Office Mental Health Navigator Program calls compared to number of people served per year. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 1 Support economic development efforts on areas of the county with high job-creation potential. Performance Measure •Facilitate quarterly meetings with key stakeholders for the development of the Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area (UGA) and the Glen Cove Industrial Area. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 2 Complete Phase One of Port Hadlock sewer project. Performance Measure •Complete 50 sewer connections by the end of 2025. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 3 Support the closure of broadband connectivity gaps so residents and businesses have internet access that meets their needs. Performance Measures •Number of new high-speed broadband connections annually. •Percentage of new connections made among Jefferson County Public Utility District’s (JeffPUD) potential high-speed broadband customers currently without access. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Economic Vitality 5 Objective 4: Enhance multi-use and business-friendly zoning to encourage more business location and investment in Jefferson County. Performance Measure • Increase UGA multi-use zoning expanded following activation of sewer service. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 5: Lead planning efforts for Limited Areas of More Intensive Rural Development (LAMIRD) so that development is optimized. Performance Measures •Identify number of vacant LAMIRD acres available for potential development or redevelopment. •Periodic assessment to consider legally permitted changes to LAMIRD Logical Outer Boundaries. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 6: Promote balanced tourism strategies that incorporate quality of life factors for Jefferson County residents. Performance Measures •Tourism tax revenues year-over-year. •Number of jobs sustained by tourism industry. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 1 Balance development with the preservation of the county’s rural character, natural areas, and open spaces so that unique quality of life factors are sustained. Performance Measure • Complete 2025 Periodic Update of Comprehensive Plan and development regulations. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 2 Reduce community vulnerability to wildfires. Performance Measure • Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) completed by June 30, 2024. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 3 Improve the health of county-owned forest lands through a sustainable forest program. Performance Measure • Percentage of county-owned forest land actively managed. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Environmental Stewardship 7 Objective 4 Update the County’s Public Benefit Rating System used with the Open Space program under RCW 84.34 to reflect current priorities with a changing climate and population demographics. Performance Measure • Number of current participants and new applicants. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 5 Support expansion of electric vehicle charging stations to encourage increased ownership and use of electric vehicles. Performance Measure • Increase number of electric vehicle charging stations provided or facilitated by Jefferson County. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 6 Collaborate with community stakeholders to monitor and sustain the forest, agriculture, and aquaculture economies and the ecosystems on which they depend. Performance Measures • Identify and document active partnerships aimed at promoting the health of forest, agriculture, and aquaculture economies by December 31, 2024. • Number of active partnerships aimed at promoting the health of forest, agriculture, and aquaculture economies—and the ecosystems on which they depend. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8 Objective 7 Mitigate impacts of sea level rise through support of critical riparian and shoreline infrastructure projects. Performance Measures • Number of riparian and shoreline infrastructure and non-structural projects seeking permits annually. • Number of riparian or shoreline emergencies declared annually. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 8 Collaborate and share resources with WSU to promote environmental education throughout the community. Performance Measure • Number of WSU-coordinated partnerships with the community. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 9: Encourage alternative work schedules and sustain use of volunteer base for park maintenance, community education, and access to parks spaces and facilities. Performance Measure • Number of volunteer hours year-over-year. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 1 Shorten the planning and permitting review and approval process. Performance Measures • Create a performance tracking system for permitting by 2025 or sooner. • Migrate to a fully digital permit application and processing system by December 31, 2024. • Establish a baseline and set a goal for annual percent decrease in permit processing times by June 30, 2025. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 2 Identify and consider re-zoning areas to increase development opportunities and housing supply; eliminate restrictions on neighborhood density where practical and lawful; and encourage development of multi-family housing. Performance Measures •Increase in number of total housing units; complete assessment of needs by income group and set targets by June 30, 2025. •Increase in number of targeted income group dwelling units. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9 Housing Accessibility 10 Objective 3 Identify and remove physical and digital barriers to access so County services, facilities, and spaces are accessible to all. Performance Measures • Number and type of additional housing units created by non-commercial residential property owners • Reduce conditional use permits on the shoreline. • Number of housing units developed using pre-approved stock plans. • Increase the Planned Rural Residential Development (PRRD) applications. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 4 Use fiscal measures to incentivize housing development. Performance Measure • Number of affordable and workforce housing units constructed using fiscal incentives. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 5 Increase number of housing units within LAMIRDs. Performance Measure • Quantify and increase number of housing units added within LAMIRDs. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Objective 6 Collaborate with community partners to reduce homelessness. Performance Measures • Number of unhoused people across Jefferson County year-over-year. • Annual number of unhoused people transitioned into housing by Jefferson County in collaboration with community partners. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 1 Foster a work environment that attracts and retains a quality workforce. Performance Measures •Review and implement equitable and competitive salary and benefits by the end of 2024. •Implement flexible work schedules where practical. Review and report how many are in place. •Percent decrease in employee vacancy rate. •Median length of employee tenure. •Average length of advertised position vacancy. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 2 Develop and increase training and development of supervisors and managers so that leadership and management skills are enhanced. Performance Measure Manager and supervisor training program developed by September 2025. June 2024. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Organizational Health Note: Proposed adjustments to performance measures for this objective based on observations during implementation. Needs discussion and action. 13 Objective 3 Create opportunities for cross-department collaboration so that silos are reduced and communication i s enhanced. Performance Measure Conduct three ‘Lunch and Learn’ annually and number of attendees total.. programs by March 31, 2024. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 4 Develop and implement a robust employee recognition program to recognize outstanding performance of County staff. Performance Measure Employee recognition program established by December 2025. June 30, 2024. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 5 Enhance employee engagement to achieve a more satisfied and higher-performing workforce. Performance Measure Year-over-year improvement in employee engagement measured by annual engagement survey; first survey completed in 2024. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14 Objective 6 Prioritize programs and identify needed staffing to provide critical, essential, and/or enhanced services. Performance Measure Secure resources for staffing and training for 2024-2025 budget. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 1 Celebrate the culture, heritage, and diversity of the people in Jefferson County through events and programming. Performance Measures •Instances of outreach from Jefferson County aimed at celebrating culture, heritage, and diversity reported annually. •Numbers of partnerships with organizations that highlight culture, heritage, or diversity in their mission statement. •Number of proclamations that have follow-up actions. •Number of proclamation-related activities attended by County officials or staff. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 2 Increase the availability of youth-focused activities to offer more opportunities for youth to be engaged in community life. Performance Measures •Youth participation rates in Parks & Recreation activities annually. •Number of youth representatives serving on boards and committees. •Number of community partnerships serving youth in Jefferson County. •Increase in events over the baseline. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15 Thriving People 16 Objective 3 Identify and remove physical and digital barriers to access, so County services, facilities, and spaces are accessible to all. Performance Measures • Update Jefferson County’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan by 2025. • Percent change in Jefferson County’s website accessibility score in accordance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 4 Promote access to recreational and wellness activities. Performance Measures • Number of events and reservations for recreational and wellness activities across Jefferson County facilities. Completed In Progress ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________