2008 Goals, Outcomes and
Challenges
At the conclusion of the
fourth year with a County Administrator, the department accomplished or
completed significant progress in all areas of the Administrator’s Work Plan
Priorities as submitted / reviewed by the County Board. This work plan is
updated every 2-years and annual progress reports are provided to the Board as
part of the Administrator’s Evaluation at the conclusion of each year.
The major challenge for La
Crosse County will be our response to inadequate mandate cost relief from the
state and federal government, while budgeting within a state imposed levy
freeze, all the while striving to meet the most difficult policy problems
confronting the community.
Highlight of specific
new goals to be addressed in 2008 include:
Criminal Justice system
enhancement
LEC Addition, Assessment
Center, Mental Health issues, Evidence Based programming, measuring
effectiveness (recidivism), Delaying need for future phases of LEC expansion
as long as possible
Sustainability
Initiatives – The Natural Step
Energy Savings,
Alternative Technologies and Collaboration; Promoting LEED / Recycling and
Reuse / Community strategies; Monitoring Waste-to-Energy environmental impacts
Economic and Community
Development
Housing Affordability /
Workforce Housing; Alt. Energy & Biomass options; Tax Base solutions to our
most difficult community challenges; Coordination with local governments on
priorities and business movement
Performance Improvement
Public Sector
Performance Measurement; Process Improvement Teams / Lean processes / Six
Sigma; Transformative Leadership and Succession planning; Take the lead in
Customer Centered Government.
