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Strategic Plan Dashboard
Not startedHigh-Performing Government

Review and update Community Development Fees

Public-proof read

This objective is not done until the receipts are public.

ARP checks this promise against the City's own standard: owner, deadline, budget tie, measure values, update trail, and source records residents and neighbors can inspect.

Plan score

16/100

Medium pressureScore 58

Why it rises: due within 180 days / budget proof missing / no public progress yet / high public impact

Objective profile

Lead department

Community Development

Due date

Dec 30, 2026

Budget status

Unknown

Progress

0%

Goal

Revenues are diverse and resilient

Partners

None listed

Success measures

Voluntary turnover rate

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Human Resources reporting / annual

Annual hours redirected due to process improvements through collaborative use of resources

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Department process improvement reporting / annual

Percent of employees who are proud to work for the City of Albany

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Employee survey / annual

Annual hours redirected due to technology process improvements

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Department process improvement reporting / annual

Percent of departments with active performance metrics

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

City Manager's Office performance reporting / quarterly

Annual cost savings due to process improvements overall

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Finance and department reporting / annual

Percent of recommended reserve balance for the General Fund

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Finance reporting / quarterly

Percent of employees who feel they receive proper training for their work

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Employee survey / annual

Ratio of annual revenue growth to expenditure growth in the General Fund

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Finance reporting / annual

Percent of survey respondents rating overall customer service by Albany employees as excellent or good

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Biennial community survey / biennial

Annual hours redirected due to process improvements overall

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Department process improvement reporting / annual

Percent of survey respondents rating value of services for taxes paid to Albany as excellent or good

Baseline: TBDCurrent: TBDTarget: TBD

Biennial community survey / biennial

Update trail

CompleteSource checkMay 2026

Council adopted the 2026-2030 Strategic Plan

The strategic plan was officially adopted by the City Council following presentations by Deputy City Manager Kayla Barber and Ashley Sonoff (Strategy Associate with SSW Consulting). ARP is treating implementation records as the next accountability trail.

Budget alignment begins with the 2027-2029 biennial budget cycle.

WatchSource checkSummer 2026

City strategic plan website and dashboard promised for summer 2026

The implementation section says the Strategic Plan website and dashboard go live in summer 2026. ARP will track whether it publishes source data, owners, deadlines, budget ties, and update history.

No public budget crosswalk has been produced yet.

WatchQuarterly strategyFY 2026-2027

Quarterly strategy and financial updates are now a standing watch item

The plan says every year includes quarterly strategy and financial updates, annual reports on accomplishments, and annual department updates.

Quarterly financial updates should show funded versus unfunded objective work.

What still needs proof

Budget source or unfunded amount
Status evidence beyond a plan label
Baseline, current, and target values

Source IDs

albany-strategic-plan-fy2026-2030-report

Records trail

This objective should be checked against future quarterly strategy updates, financial updates, department work plans, and annual reports.

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© 2026 Albany Records Project · Source-backed records desk · Albany, Oregon