Planning Resource Center
Planning Resource Center
The role of planning in local government
Purpose of Planning
Primary Planning Purpose | Long-Term Financial Planning | Strategic Planning | Financial Policies | Capital Improvement Planning | Budgeting |
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Establish an organizational vision | X | X | |||
Achieve organizational alignment | X | X | X | X | X |
Forecast long-term revenue | X | X | |||
Identify unfunded liabilities | X | X | |||
Assess infrastructure condition | X | ||||
Determine long-term debt capacity | X | X | |||
Conduct a general environmental scan | X | ||||
Conduct an analysis of the external economic environment | X | ||||
Conduct analysis of the fiscal environment | X | X | |||
Prioritize services, initiatives, and programs | X | ||||
Set goals | X | X | |||
Determine long-term impact of priorities and goals | X | X | |||
Allocate resources | X | X | |||
Set short-term service level goals based on priorities | X | X |